Garfield attendance policies, your experience

Remember long lunches? Recall a time before tardiness based Saturday school and suspensions? I'd love to hear your story.

This week I will be writing an article on the changes to attendance policy Garfield goers have endured for the last few years.

Anecdotes and the like would be great. Anything attached to tardiness, unexcused absences, planned trips, Saturday school, suspension, etc... is perfect.

Also, if you remember roughly when a specific policy change took place, please do share. I'm trying to put together a timeline and don't want to leave anything out.

Thanks, Tim W