Tardiness

Hinsdale Central is committed to the philosophy that students and teachers need and want to take full advantage of the 50 minutes of instructional class time.  Therefore, it is important that all students be in the classroom on time.  In some situations a student may have an approved reason to be late to class.  In this case, a student must have a pass from the previous teacher or office.  If a student is not in the classroom prepared to start when the bell rings, the student will be considered tardy.  Students who arrive late to class by more than 15 minutes shall be recorded as absent.

The number of tardies and their correlating consequences are listed below.

             Number of Tardies      Consequence

                    1 to 3               Between teacher and student

                    4 to 6               Deans’ detentions

                    7 to 9               Saturday detention

                10 or more             Out of school suspension(s) and parent meeting

Any student arriving late to school must enter through the main  entrance (the main entrance is located by the flagpole on the 55th street side of the building), go to the Greeter’s Desk, receive a hall pass and then proceed directly to class.