ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- There seems to be a glitch with a new District 205 attendance policy we told you about last week--one that's left hundreds of students suspended.

We’ve received several calls from parents of students at Auburn High School. They say their child is being marked tardy more times then they actually are or they're getting suspended for being out of school when they're already serving an out-of-school suspension.

Some kids are now taking sign-in sheets to classes to show they were there. Auburn’s principal Ryan Reinecke says he's only received a few complaints and if parents have one they can contact the office to get it corrected.

ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- A new District 205 attendance policy that has lead to hundreds of suspensions has sparked several comments on our WIFR TV Facebook page. That is why 23 News looked into the changes.

This year if a student has 4-6 tardies or one unexcused absence, they'll be suspended for one day. Seven to nine tardies is two days and more than nine tardies will be three days of out-of-school suspension.

Last year at Auburn High School students could be late six times in each of their six classes before there were any consequences; that is a total of 36 tardies before any action was taken.

Jefferson High School just adopted a similar attendance policy on Monday and so far this week, 40 students have been suspended. At Auburn High school, 101 students were given referrals on Tuesday for suspensions.

Auburn High School Principal Ryan Reinecke said, "Four tardies in a given week, if a student was late to a job four times in a week, they would lose their job. So a suspension out of school, we feel while it might seem harsh in the short-term, does send a signal that it's very important for you to be in class on time because an employer won't tolerate that."

Also something new at Auburn, students will be given referrals in their homeroom by teachers instead of administrators. And most of those referrals will be given out on one day instead of spreading it throughout the week. Reinecke says it's more efficient and he's hoping that by having a teacher give out the suspension, it will better register with students, to stay in class; it's to help motivate kids.

First-time offenders at Auburn will get an in-school suspension. Students also have the opportunity to appeal the referral if they think there was a mistake. For example, if the student's parent forgot to call them in sick.

Schools did notify students and parents of the changes before they took affect. Auburn sent a letter home to parents in November. Schools also continue to remind students through announcements and assemblies.