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There\nhas been a lot of controversy regarding the new tardy and attendance policy at\nPueblo this new school year, but early on, a lot of people have expressed their\ndisapproval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thus far, administrators have not lessened the penalty for being late. Tardy lines from primarily during first period, and sometimes this line is excessively long\u2014sometimes as long as 100 feet. Students have to stand in long, hot lines until they reach the attendance counter where they receive \u201cthe go\u201d to proceed to their first teachers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Also,\none minute has been shaved from this year\u2019s passing bell schedule. If students\nare even remotely late to class, they must return to the attendance office for\na pass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI\nwould prefer students just going to class late and not having to come up here,\u201d\nsaid Pueblo\u2019s attendance clerk, Ms. Angelica Aros. \u201cIt takes students forever\nto sign in, and the lines can be very, very long\u2014even now at the end of the\nfirst quarter.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Administration\nfeels that the tardy policy is helpful and gets our students prepared for the\nreal world, but most students think that the tardy lines are unnecessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cOur\nintention is to get our students to realize the importance of being on time,\u201d said\nAssistant Principal Steven Lopez. He does, however, acknowledge that five\nminutes may not be sufficient time to get to class.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cMaybe\nwe need to put that one minute back into the schedule,\u201d Lopez said. \u201cWe\u2019re\nstill evaluating the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
History\nteacher Ms. Josephine Rincon said, \u201cWe teachers end up being the \u2018bad guy\u2019\nbecause we try to get our students to be responsible and to get to class on\ntime. My job description is to grade and plan and to communicate with parents\nabout how their children are doing. This tardy policy turns me into a\ndisciplinarian, and when I have to be the disciplinarian that messes up the\npure relationship between student and teacher.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Most\nstudents at Pueblo are opposed to this year\u2019s strict tardy policy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Junior\nMarcopolo Moreno said, \u201cIt\u2019s a waste of our time! Even if we\u2019re a minute late,\nwe have to stand in line sometimes up to 40 minutes\u2014sometimes the entire\nperiod! Traffic is very bad in the mornings, and being late is not our fault\nsometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another\njunior David Miramontes said, \u201cThe tardy policy is an irony\u2014because in the end,\nit makes us miss more class than necessary.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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