The new school year came with a myriad of new policy changes and alterations. While most years have an issue or two that becomes the focus of the admin, this year they took up the difficult issue of reforming our absence and tardy system. The flagship of these new policies was the restriction of parking passes and the ability to attend dances after students accumulated 15 unexcused absences. However, there were other changes, most notably the decision to count every third tar