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Kelsey Thiem Business Manager

With the commencement of every new school year, there is inevitably a change in rules and regulations. This year, three evident changes have been made, and students should take notice.

The first rule change this year is the new tardy rule. Students can now be nine minutes late to class with only a tardy to their name instead of a truancy. This is three minutes longer than last year’s rule.

“The district wanted consistency throughout the high schools’ tardy rules. One school had a 20-minute rule while we had a five-minute one, so we met halfway,” Principal Jon Lopez said.

Students are greatly relieved by this rule change. “Those few extra minutes help every now and then,” junior Garrick Meyer said.

“Tt takes so e pressur ff of get- ting to class,” sophomore Becky Thomas said.

Another change in school policy is the addition of grade postings on-line. Parents are now able to access their children’s grades by applying for an account. They are then given an account number and password, which gives them access to their children’s grades and scores on every assignment given.

“We started this on-line program so that parents can see into their children’s school performance. It allows them to check up on their grades often so that they can help, encourage, or reward their children,” Lopez said.

The opinions on this change are split. “With parents watching my grades on-line, I get more stressed out,”