Tulsa Public Schools Policy 2614: Tardiness and Truancy
PURPOSE: To define tardiness and truancy.
Definitions
Tardy - Reporting to an assigned area late constitutes tardy; reporting to school late constitutes tardy.
Truancy - Failure to report to school or an assigned area without a valid excuse constitutes truancy.
Assigned areas for students during the school day are established by individual schedules and other directives by the principals or teacher. Failure to report to the assigned area constitutes truancy. Once a student has arrived at school, the student is expected to remain there for the full school day unless excused in writing by the principal or designee and notification of parent/guardian. Some students in the high schools may have irregular schedules because of their participation in cooperative work programs or other legitimate reasons.
Students are expected to be punctual in arriving at assigned areas. Tardiness to class should not be reported as a school tardy. A student is tardy to school who has not reported when scheduled to the homeroom teacher or person responsible for checking attendance. A student is tardy to class who has not reported to class or assigned area when scheduled.