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.
Updates
August 11, 2016
I have requested a formal meeting with the school administration to review the specific language of the current attendance policy. We are now preparing a document that outlines alternative frameworks for tracking student absences. Expect a report on their response once the scheduled discussion concludes.
Reached 100 supporters
August 11, 2016
16 Comments
The new attendance policy is WAY too strict. Saying that getting into a car accident on the way to school MIGHT be an excused absence is just not fair. I'm not even a senior and out of all the new rules and policies, taking away seniors getting out a couple weeks before everybody at the end of the year is one of the most bs things I've ever heard.
The new attendance policy gives little thought to the fact that school should not HAVE to be for everyone, all the time. Things happen in peoples lives that affect their attendance, and can not simply be justified with a doctor's note. In the end, if a student wants to be "in good standing," whatever that means, they will CHOOSE to attend school. But if a student is having personal issues or just simply needs an actual nights sleep once in a while, and feels forced to go to school anyways, that will build a lot of resentment that I don't think MCPS will want to deal with. That's the issue with the strict attendance policy.
The BHS Administration should offer the incentive of a more relaxed attendance policy to students in good standing, it would promote better grades while staying fair to all seniors.
Having a more loose attendance policy will better prepare us for time management in college. We will have a lot more going on, tougher classes, but more freedom with how we spend our time.
I don't want to be punished for the way seniors behaved last year when I did not miss more than 3 days of school.
Yessss
It's ridiculous
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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.
Updates
August 11, 2016
I have requested a formal meeting with the school administration to review the specific language of the current attendance policy. We are now preparing a document that outlines alternative frameworks for tracking student absences. Expect a report on their response once the scheduled discussion concludes.
Reached 100 supporters
August 11, 2016
16 Comments
This rule is ridiculous. I have a job after school and sometimes I have to leave early to make it there. Its not fair to punish me for working hard.
The new attendance policy is WAY too strict. Saying that getting into a car accident on the way to school MIGHT be an excused absence is just not fair. I'm not even a senior and out of all the new rules and policies, taking away seniors getting out a couple weeks before everybody at the end of the year is one of the most bs things I've ever heard.
The new attendance policy gives little thought to the fact that school should not HAVE to be for everyone, all the time. Things happen in peoples lives that affect their attendance, and can not simply be justified with a doctor's note. In the end, if a student wants to be "in good standing," whatever that means, they will CHOOSE to attend school. But if a student is having personal issues or just simply needs an actual nights sleep once in a while, and feels forced to go to school anyways, that will build a lot of resentment that I don't think MCPS will want to deal with. That's the issue with the strict attendance policy.
The BHS Administration should offer the incentive of a more relaxed attendance policy to students in good standing, it would promote better grades while staying fair to all seniors.
Having a more loose attendance policy will better prepare us for time management in college. We will have a lot more going on, tougher classes, but more freedom with how we spend our time.
I don't want to be punished for the way seniors behaved last year when I did not miss more than 3 days of school.
Yessss
It's ridiculous
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This rule is ridiculous. I have a job after school and sometimes I have to leave early to make it there. Its not fair to punish me for working hard.