Frederick High Introduces New Tardy Policy Owen Willis, Staff Writer • January 12, 2022 With the start of the second semester underway at Frederick High School, students and staff are getting used to the new tardy policy that went into place on Monday, January 10. The policy states that any...
![Mrs. Jennifer Santos, Assistant Principal at Frederick High, scolds senior Jillian Margheim for being late to class. Starting on January 10, any underclassman who gets marked tardy 20 times or more will lose the ability to have off-blocks in the 2022-2023 school year, and any upperclassman who gets more than 20 tardies will lose the ability to attend Prom in April. “[Being tardy really] takes away from instructional time [especially] for students [who] come in 15 minutes late, [because those students end up] missing the whole setup [and introduction to class] and, ultimately, [being late] does impact your grade," says Ms. Swanson.](https://fredericklantern.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/IMG_5531-900x675.jpg)
