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Radford schools reset tardy counts for fourth quarter and shift enforcement to classroom teachers
Summary
Radford administrators will reset student tardy counts to zero for the fourth quarter and shift consequences to teacher-level, same-day 30-minute detentions to encourage on-time arrival; McCargue Elementary was recognized as March attendance champion.
School division staff told the Radford City School Board on March 25 that the division will reset student tardy counts to zero entering the fourth quarter and move enforcement to the teacher level to provide faster consequences and encourage punctuality.
Principal/administrator remarks explained that students' accumulated tardies can build to numbers that are hard to track and enforce at the administrative level. "Going…
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