Since the beginning of the new school year, the administration has enforced tardy sweeps in hopes of motivating students to get to class on time. Although tardy sweeps were once a rare occurrence, the administration has now implemented a new rule stating that tardy sweeps will be mandatory on Mondays and Fridays.

In an effort to encourage students to not be late, tardy sweeps will happen weekly during first period every Monday and second period every Friday starting Dec. 1. Due to an immense success with tardy sweeps this year, many faculty members believe the new policy will be effective and a great way to decrease truancies in the future.

“I think the new policy will raise the expectation that students are to be here every single day on time,” said principal C.J. Foss.

When caught in the mandated tardy sweep, students will report to the attendance office to get assigned trash pick up, and a faculty member will give students a pass which will allow them to return to class. Although the administration will make exceptions when students run into a local accident, CHS staff members believe it is a student’s responsibility to be on time to class. While some see this policy as an eye-opening rule for students, others believe there are more cons than pros.

“Honestly I think this rule will just increase tardies,” said junior Holly Ostovar. “Now if I’m running late on Monday or Friday I just will not come to school.”

While the faculty understands the risk that students may not show up to school late knowing they will be punished, it believes that CHS students will take this policy seriously so they can do what is best for their education, not socializing during what would have been class time.

“I think students saying they are going to miss school due to the tardy sweeps is short-cited on the students part if they are going to use that as their strategy,” said Foss. “They are just losing instruction”.

Foss and other faculty members strongly believe that students at CHS want to learn and will take this policy seriously, taking notice that these tardy sweeps are only to increase students’ education.