AF Amistad High School Family Handbook 2017-2018 | 64 Bereavement Policy: When a scholar experiences the death of an immediate family member (defined as parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins), AFAHS understands how important it is that scholars be able to participate in the family’s mourning process. Consequently, we excuse up to three days for the death of an immediate family member. Tardiness Showing up on time is a key to success in school as in life. At AFAHS, the learning begins from the moment scholars walk in the door. Late scholars miss academics, and tardiness can develop into a bad habit that will be challenging to your child in their professional careers. In life beyond school, one of the most common reasons that people lose their jobs is persistent tardiness. Definition of Tardiness Our doors open at 7:25 am each morning. Scholars must arrive between 7:25 am and 7:35 am. Scholars arriving after 7:35 am are considered tardy. In cases when a school bus arrives late, those scholars arriving on that bus will not be considered tardy. Arrivals after 10:30 am are recorded as absences per state law which requires scholars be in attendance for at least 5 hours to be recorded as present. Consequences for Absences and Tardiness Since every five tardies will be recorded as an absence, excessive tardiness becomes an attendance problem. If a scholar is absent fifteen times (and some or all of these absences may actually be due to excessive tardiness), the scholar is at risk of not being promoted to the next grade (see attendance policy above). The Wolf Point System Discipline Philosophy Without consistency, discipline is unjust. One of the single most important elements of discipline from a moral, political, and just perspective is that it strives to be consistent and applied equally. Our school provides a similar structure in our merit system. The Wolf Point System is a way of tracking and recording both positive and negative student behaviors, as well as reinforcing the behavioral expectations that will be required of students when they one day enter the working world. Our goal is for students to learn the habits by which the professional world operates, by teaching them the soft-skills they need to gain access to important fields. The Honor Code Honesty: means fairness and straightforwardness of conduct; implies a refusal to lie, lie by omission, steal, or deceive in any way.