In the case of tardies, every fifth tardy, including late school arrivals, earns one demerit and lunch detention. Tardies are cumulative between classes (i.e., a student earns a demerit and detention for being tardy five times to any combination of his or her classes). Students who arrive late to school are counted as tardy (or absent, depending on the time of their arrival). Tardies are reset at the beginning of each semester.