360i Suite: The newest system to get kids to class on time
April 11, 2023
Bell High began using a program called 360i Suite to track student tardiness.
Some students see the value of the 360 i Suite. They understand the need for getting to class on time. “It helps students stay on track,” an 11th grade Alpha student said. But most students interviewed expressed negative views towards the 360 i Suite. They doubted the usefulness of the app. Most students saw the program as a waste of time and waste of class, often calling it “pointless.”
“It seems to be helping staff more than students,” 12th-grader Brian Ochoa said.
Students who are late to school will get a phone call or a voice mail automatically sent to their parents or guardian.
“By integrating this into the school system, it gives the student a choice to either come to school on time or face the consequences of being late,” said Ms. Nauls, Assistant Principal in charge of Attendance. “Then that is where the student gets to see the results of getting their Starbucks, eating breakfast with friends, or just getting to school whenever they want.” If a parent challenges a tardy, they need to set up a meeting with administration and come to the school.
Students with five tardies will have to serve detention. Students who are in a sport, may face having their sport/6th period a being taken away.
Many students interviewed who have received a tardy slip said that the system is pointless since it is making students much more late to class because “there are lines with more than 20-plus students lined up outside of school in the morning almost everyday.” Student Bryan Ochoa said that he himself has been tardy to school before and witnessed the lines of students being held up for almost the whole of first period taking place.
Assistant Principal Jose Guiterrez posted on Schoology that starting March 27, 2023 they’ll be adding onto class tardy sweeps. As of March 27th, 2nd period will be added, and 3rd period will be added April 10th. By May 1st, all six period will have tardy sweeps with tardy slips being issued. These tardies will also count toward serving detention.
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Russell Raymundo, Ms. pena, per 6 • May 25, 2023 at 5:30 pm
In my opinion, I don’t think that the passes help because there are many parents that are aware or not able to get their kids on time to school, so they don’t care, and even those students that get to school by themselves, their parents don’t take it seriously. I know that in one point it does help, but in reality, it just makes kids later to class, but later on it might make the school more strict and have the new kids from the next year more punctual.
Matthew Ferrel • May 25, 2023 at 3:00 pm
Personally, I don’t favor the automation of serving tardies being implemented. While sure, it will catch the students that may not wholly be engaged in their education, it is also a double-edged sword since this system may negatively impact the students that don’t have the means to get to their first period on time. It seems less like a form of motivation and more like a way to “get back” at students that may not get to class on time. However, it seems like this system took some valuable resources and is here to stay; so it is up to us, the students, to adapt. – Matthew Ferrel, Mrs. Peña, Period 3
Yara • May 25, 2023 at 10:21 am
I believe that this new system has not helped anyone but the staff. This late system is not perfected and it is still being used. I feel as though once the system is perfected then it should be implemented. The receipts are not accurate and they tell you that you have more tardies and detentions than you actually do and it becomes an extra step for the students and the staff because the students have to go to the administrators and actually ask how much detention or tardies they have. – Yara Ghacham Mrs. Vargas P.4
Brianna • May 25, 2023 at 9:57 am
According to Assistant Principal Jose Guiterrez’s Schoology post, the school will be implementing more rigorous tardy sweeps starting from March 27, 2023. The sweeps will begin with the second period and will gradually be extended to all six periods by May 1st, with tardy slips being issued and detention being served for repeated tardiness. The announcement is aimed at reducing the amount of time students spend being held up and affecting their attendance negatively. With these measures in place, it is hoped that students will arrive on time for their classes and get the most out of their education.-Brianna Montes Ms.Molina period 3
Isaac Gomez • May 25, 2023 at 9:09 am
I learned that being late will affect your sport. I also did not know that you serve detention for your tardys. I think this is good so that when we are adults, we know to be there on time and not late.
Dulce • May 25, 2023 at 8:55 am
This was a very good article! Don’t really like this new rule, but I know that it is important.
Sebastian Hernandez Per3 Mrs. Pena • May 24, 2023 at 11:35 pm
I enjoy how very informative this article is to the students. There is a lot of representation of the students and staff’s opinions . This article also does a good job on elaborating on the pros and cons of this new system of tardy system in our school.
Sebastian Hernandez Per3 Mrs. Pena • May 24, 2023 at 11:10 pm
This article is extremely informative about tardy slips that are given to the students.
Emily Hernandez • May 24, 2023 at 6:26 pm
Emily Hernandez
Mrs. Vargas
Period 6
I believe the system for tardies does keep students focused on getting to school on time but, it also takes some time away just trying to get a tardy slip. I can see how it helps the staff have a bit more control over the students coming in late and how it lets students see what the consequences are of getting to school late.
Emmanel • May 24, 2023 at 6:18 pm
This is a very insightful article, although personally I still believe this policy is awful, as more time is wasted than gained.
Jonathan • May 24, 2023 at 11:17 am
I like this article because it talks about what happens when you get a tardy slip.
tiffany herrera • May 24, 2023 at 11:15 am
This article is good because it provides readers information about the new school system for tardies
george • May 24, 2023 at 11:06 am
Excellent article -GM
Elmer De Leon, Mrs Vargas period 4 • May 24, 2023 at 10:23 am
This article shows that if you are late then you will have to face the consequences of being late to your class. This will allow students to see that them being late to class will affect them. Many see it as useless because they want to continue with being late with anything happening to them.
Luis Orozco • May 24, 2023 at 10:18 am
The new system has its ups and downs and as one of the ups, students get to class faster because they don’t want to get detentions as their tardies stack up. As one of the downs, if students do not have their physical ID on them, they have to open a website where their digital ID pops up. The downside of this is that it takes a while to open the website up and if it takes forever, you are going to be even more late. Students may be at fault for not bringing their student ID but administrators and principals still have to think about the fact that the website may slow students down on their way to class. An example is, students may be about two doors down from their class and still get sent back to get a slip, meaning they will be even more late than they originally were. I’m personally against it as teachers manually marking them late is enough. Luis Orozco, Vargas P5.
vanessa • May 23, 2023 at 3:06 pm
This is a good article as it serves to let students know that they must arrive early to their classes.
Alex • May 23, 2023 at 3:05 pm
After reading the newest system to get kids to class on time and I disagree with it because some students don’t even want to come to school after being 1 minute late. There are also some students who have other reasons for being late and still have to get a tardy pass. I believe that tardy passes won’t really do much for students who always come to school late. Students hate waiting in line after coming to school 1 minute late, it always takes a long time and takes half of the time to their class. I fully disagree with the new system to get kids to school on time.
amina • May 22, 2023 at 9:47 am
This is a very good article and important cause it teaches the students to get on school on time.
Anonymus • Apr 14, 2023 at 11:43 am
Thank you for sharing important information that our students need to take into count!