I don't like to give automatic detentions for tardies... Sometimes people are late. And after school is over, there is no instance where you will get a detention because you're late. Most of the time, you just explain why you were late and apologize. You try not to make a habit of it. One of my mentors and I had been trying to problem solve two years ago. Problem: Kids come in late. Solution: She suggested that I could have a post-it system were kids explain why they were late.
I think a natural response is, "What if they lie?" and "What if they're late every day?" As for the lying one... I think that's always possible, but I want to start the year trusting students until they show me a reason not to. (not the other way around: don't trust them until they earn it.) And... honestly, lots of students tell the truth. As for the late every day part, I think that one person could have a different consequence than the entire class. I'm not yet sure what that is though. As students come in through the door (late), I hand them a post it and ask them to put it on my desk with their names on it once they explain why they were late. This is what adults do. They explain to others why they were late. And sometimes it makes a lot of sense.
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