Members of the Blacksburg High School student body are petitioning against the new attendance policy.

The restrictions put fourth by the BHS administration for the 2016-2017 attendance policy state that a student with 10 or more tardies/check ins/check outs/ & absences-regardless of reasoning- will be labeled as a student not in good standing; meaning the student at fault will have their extracurciular lives severely limited.

Our interpretation of this policy is unfairly punitive, fails to take into account unavoidable circumstances, and weighs all absences the same way.

By creating this petition, it is the goal of the BHS student body to be given a fair opportunity in creating a fair, but equal attendance policy.