Rachcel Carson Middle School Ridiculous Tardy Policy

[Anonymous]

I have never seen another school with such poorly designed drop-off traffic. At Rachel Carson, there is only one lane to enter the school, whether you are dropping off a student or parking. Everyone must then drive through the circle past the parking lot to exit. During the morning rush, it is always heavily congested.

The tardy policy has also become much stricter. The main entrance closes at 7:25 a.m., and now the school has implemented a rule that even if a student enters the building before 7:25, they will still be sent to the office for a tardy pass if they cannot reach their classroom by that time. I don’t understand the reasoning behind this—surely it takes time for students to walk from the entrance to their classrooms.

Even more concerning is that students who enter the classroom carrying their backpacks are being sent to the office for a tardy pass, yet there is no written policy stating this requirement.

What I don’t understand is why, in elementary school, most teachers and staff are very supportive and approachable, but the experience seems to become increasingly rigid in middle school and high school.

[Anonymous]

Crappy traffic followed me from navy to carson.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Crappy traffic followed me from navy to carson.

Easy answer: school bus

[Anonymous]

It has always been the policy that kids must be in their classrooms before the period starts. I am glad they are enforcing that.

Very few kids should be dropped off. If the kids are walkers, they should walk. If they are bus riders, they should ride a bus. If the line is long, it is because too many parents are choosing to drive their kids. In that case, they need to choose to leave earlier so their kids can get to class on time.

[Anonymous]

Students need to be seated in their classrooms by 7:25am. If they are not, they are tardy. I am glad that Rachel Carson is trying to get a handle on the ridiculous number of tardy students. Please have a little more respect for your child's education.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crappy traffic followed me from navy to carson.

Easy answer: school bus

Line for security is for bus riders too. There is chaos. My child is perpetually late even though bus arrives at 7:10-7:25. It’s an administrative failure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crappy traffic followed me from navy to carson.

Easy answer: school bus

Line for security is for bus riders too. There is chaos. My child is perpetually late even though bus arrives at 7:10-7:25. It’s an administrative failure.

If the bus arrives late, then your child gets an excused tardy. How often is their bus arriving late? Contact transportation if it is occurring more than once a month.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crappy traffic followed me from navy to carson.

Easy answer: school bus

Line for security is for bus riders too. There is chaos. My child is perpetually late even though bus arrives at 7:10-7:25. It’s an administrative failure.

If the bus arrives late, then your child gets an excused tardy. How often is their bus arriving late? Contact transportation if it is occurring more than once a month.

Ha, hello Carson admin. Passing the buck again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Crappy traffic followed me from navy to carson.

Easy answer: school bus

Can't do much on the days it doesn't show up

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Students need to be seated in their classrooms by 7:25am. If they are not, they are tardy. I am glad that Rachel Carson is trying to get a handle on the ridiculous number of tardy students. Please have a little more respect for your child's education.

Might go faster if you got rid of the security theater.....

[Anonymous]

The security theater at Carson is the tip of the iceberg. Teachers are wonderful, but admin is making their life extremely hard with policies like making announcements threatening 3 tardies equal a suspension and telling teachers they have to lock their doors at 7:25. My 7th grader has multiple tardies and we just ignore it at this point because it is only first period class and we see she arrived to the front of school on time via my bus app. Admin is a mess, cannot executive plan on an appropriate level and passes the buck onto unruly students. Good luck suspending a kid for tardies during first period only when they are standing in your poorly run security line out front.

[Anonymous]

I have never heard of kids on a school bus being counted as tardy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of kids on a school bus being counted as tardy.

It’s not the bus. Bus arrives on time before 7:25. But then the kids are stuck in the security lines. It’s not that hard to understand.

[Anonymous]

The kid is in classroom before 7:25am with backpack, and was sent back to office to get tardy pass because she carried backpack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Students need to be seated in their classrooms by 7:25am. If they are not, they are tardy. I am glad that Rachel Carson is trying to get a handle on the ridiculous number of tardy students. Please have a little more respect for your child's education.

are you reading the message? the kid is in classroom before 7:25am. But was sent back to office to get tardy pass because she carried her backpack.