<p>Hello everyone. I'm a 10th grader on winter break right now. </p>
<p>I'm here because I'm worried about getting a referral. Here's the situation: For CAHSEE preparation, my math teacher has assigned us several drills and exams each with a specific deadline on Shmoop. These assignments count towards a HW grade. Now, here's the catch- the assistant principal of the school has told my teacher that if anyone misses a deadline, they must be sent to the office with a referral. I have kept with the deadlines, but I missed the last Friday's deadline for one of the drills. I attribute this to finals week, which spanned from M-TH, and me being out of the house due to winter vacation. Now that I'm back home, I've finished every single assignment, including the missed one and even some due a month from now. My question is, should I worry about getting a referral? My math teacher has sent over a hundred students to the office, so he is strict. However, I am hoping that he will be more lenient considering it's winter break. Also, does anyone recommend I send an email to him now to explain the situation, or wait till school begins and pray that nothing happens? Lastly, if I do get a referral, should I argue against it? I don't want referral for a MISSED homework assignment affecting my chances for college.</p>
<p>Would those referrals actually count for anything? I’m sorry, but it just sounds like empty threats to me. I doubt the office would actually give someone a referral for a missed homework assignment (because, remember, it’s the office that gets the final word in these things). </p>
<p>I’m with @topaz1116 - even if they did count for something, I doubt that colleges would even see them and if they did, I doubt they would care if you explained yourself on your application. I’m actually shocked right now that your school would even allow your teacher to send kids to the office for something so minor because that’s such a waste of resources for the staff in the office who have to deal with them. </p>
<p>I’ve decided to wait and see what happens. I think the referral is probably a way to scare(?) students into doing homework. If I end up getting one, I’ll argue against it going on my permanent record. </p>
<p>It doesn’t matter. It doesn’t go on your permanent record and colleges will never see it. You only have to report suspensions and the like to colleges. It would be a waste of breath to even argue it. Not a big deal at all.</p>
<p>@Hawkace A referral is basically a piece of paper that sends you to the principal’s office. You are “referred” to the office. And then you talk to the principal or administrator and might get detention or whatever.</p>
<p>@CE527M Actually, it does go on your permanent record at some schools (namely schools that don’t give them out often). For example, a referral is really, really serious at my school (we almost never have people suspended–like I think only one or two kids who currently attend our school have been suspended in the past?). Which is why I’m a bit skeptical as to the teacher’s intentions. </p>
<p>@topaz116 I suppose referrals have different meanings at different schools–at my school (and most schools, it seems like), a referral is just a notice sending a student to an administrator’s office if they’ve done something wrong, where they will then receive some sort of punishment (usually nothing major). It doesn’t necessarily mean a suspension. So yeah, it might mean that the teacher is bluffing, or it might mean that at OP’s school, a referral isn’t too huge of a deal (well, for good kids it is, but you know what I mean), in which case, OP doesn’t need to really worry much.</p>
<p>I’m guessing that the principal really wants full student participation in using Shmoop. The referrals are probably a way to get the students to do the online assignments. I have doubts as to whether or not it will go on my permanent record, and if it does, I’m ready to argue it.</p>
<p>@Ctesiphon I’m a pretty good student, so I don’t know what to people who get referrals </p>
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