Transportation
All Students will either walk, ride the bus, or be conveyed by auto.
For Safety reasons, students will not ride bicycles.
Walking Students
All students who walk are expected to follow approved routes. Pedestrians walk on the left side of the street. Students are encouraged to walk with a friend to and from school. Rides should never be accepted from strangers.
Car Riding Students
Cars coming through the front driveway should always move as far down as there is room within the designated lane. Students should wait until their car is driven as far down the driveway as there is room. Please do not come to the front walk and take your child out through the traffic to your car. Use the designated pedestrian crosswalk only, please. Cars not in drop-off/pick-up lane should be parked in a designated parking space when bringing and picking up students.
Buses
There are
supervisors for arriving and departing buses at school. When the bus leaves the
school the authority for supervision is delegated to the bus driver. We are pledged
to cooperate to provide safe transportation for your children. Upon written referral
from the bus driver the school will communicate with the student's parents so that we may
work together to improve the child's behavior. Repeated referrals will result in
suspension from the school bus. Suspension from the school bus does not excuse a
student from attending school: it becomes the parent's responsibility to provide
transportation for the student so that he/she may be present in school, as required by
law. If a first offense constitutes a major hazard, no warning need be given: the
principal may suspend the student immediately.
Inappropriate behavior as a school bus passenger or violation of the
school bus rules by students will result in the following action:
| 1st Offense | Warning, parent contact |
| 2nd Offense | Mandatory parent conference and a minimum of a three day bus suspension |
| 3rd Offense | Bus suspension of five to ten days and parent contact |
| 4th Offense | Expulsion from the bus for the remainder of the school year and a parent contact |
Dismissal
Students
must leave the building immediately after dismissal. A written note from parents
giving permission for after-school visits with classmates is required.
Students are encouraged to walk with a friend to and from school.
Rides should never be accepted from strangers.
Early Dismissal
No Child is
permitted to leave the school grounds after he/she arrives at school. If it is
necessary for a student to leave during the day, he/she must be signed out in the office.
Teachers may not release children directly from the class. Students will be
contacted by the office staff as parents sign them out. We encourage you to make
routine dental and medical appointments at times that will not require absence from
school.
If parents request another adult to pick up their child, the school
must have a written note with date, time, and name of the adult picking up the student.
Persons picking up children to leave school during the day will be asked to show
their driver's license to office personnel as proof of identification. This
procedure is for your child's safety.
Rainy or Cold Days
Parents and children together should establish a rainy day procedure, since our school phone cannot accommodate children who want to use the phone on these days.