Do you think this is fair?
I personally do think it's a little unfair because a child that young does not have any control over when their ride gets them to school, they are completely at the mercy of the adult. Even in high school we only got in trouble if it was multiple times, and even then if there were certain issues with a ride the teachers would try to cut you some slack. If she was caught intentionally trying to be late for school like- she was in the hallway just sitting there after the bell rang- than yes it would be fair. Or if she was in middle school or high school and lived within walking distance of the school then maybe okay I can understand that.
I was once late in elementary school (I think it was about 4th or 5th grade- I had the same teacher both years) because my brother was acting up before school and made us run late- I got in the door like a second after the bell rang. I freaked out (literally started crying) because my teacher pulled a stick from my cup. They had a stick system where at the beginning of every day everyone has 3 sticks in their cup and if you get one pulled out it was a first warning, another pulled out and you had to spend the shorter morning recess in the class room or on the line, a third one and you have to stay on the line during afternoon recess/lunch- that was like the first (and only) time I had ever gotten it pulled but I was still freaking out because I was afraid that the teacher was mad at me.
I personally do think it's a little unfair because a child that young does not have any control over when their ride gets them to school, they are completely at the mercy of the adult. Even in high school we only got in trouble if it was multiple times, and even then if there were certain issues with a ride the teachers would try to cut you some slack. If she was caught intentionally trying to be late for school like- she was in the hallway just sitting there after the bell rang- than yes it would be fair. Or if she was in middle school or high school and lived within walking distance of the school then maybe okay I can understand that.
I was once late in elementary school (I think it was about 4th or 5th grade- I had the same teacher both years) because my brother was acting up before school and made us run late- I got in the door like a second after the bell rang. I freaked out (literally started crying) because my teacher pulled a stick from my cup. They had a stick system where at the beginning of every day everyone has 3 sticks in their cup and if you get one pulled out it was a first warning, another pulled out and you had to spend the shorter morning recess in the class room or on the line, a third one and you have to stay on the line during afternoon recess/lunch- that was like the first (and only) time I had ever gotten it pulled but I was still freaking out because I was afraid that the teacher was mad at me.
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