Hamburg’s school rules require reports to list the days and lessons a pupil missed, marked excused or unexcused. Some schools also count lateness. At the Gymnasium Eppendorf in Hamburg the rule is short: Unentschuldigte Verspätungen werden im Zeugnis vermerkt. Unexcused lateness is noted on the report card. At the city’s Wilhelm-Gymnasium, teachers record every late arrival the pupil is responsible for. Delays in public transport do not count. More than three such cases appear on the report.