Mick Jagger
1234 Memory Lane
Westminster, CA 92683
714-893-1381 – mjagger@hotmail.com
Miss Susan Torres
Vice Principal of Supervision
14325 Goldenwest Avenue
Westminster, CA 92683
Dear Miss Torres:
I am a student at Westminster High School, and I really enjoy the school.
The teachers and the campus are both very enjoyable. During the first
semester I encountered many problems getting to class on time and
received many unexcused absences due to tardy sweeps.
When students are late for class, the administration sometimes
spontaneously conducts tardy sweeps. Students are picked up by
supervision and required to spend the class period in a mandatory in house
detention. Sometimes the tardy sweeps occur during a class period in
which a test is occurring. Many teachers do not accept late work and this
ultimately causes problems with student grades.
I have tried getting to class on time but, sometimes, the flow of student
traffic is too heavy for me to get to class on time. Often times I have to use
the restroom and the line is so long during lunch that I cannot go. I then try
to go after lunch and this causes me to be late. I have also tried to get a
supervision attendant to escort me to my class instead of taking me to
mandatory detention. Even though I am tardy to class, I would much rather
be in class doing my work then be in detention.
I do have a proposed solution. I think teachers should be required to lock
their classroom doors once the tardy bell rings. Supervision should then
gather up the tardy students and take them to the attendance office where
they are marked tardy for that class period. Students are then to be
released to class with a tardy slip from the attendance office. This would
allow students to receive consequences for their tardiness while also
keeping them from falling behind in their classes.
Thank you for taking the time to read my letter. I hope that you will consider
my position and solution. If you have any questions or would like to discuss
this further, please contact me at (714) 321-4271 or mjagger@hotmail.com.
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
Sincerely,
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger