5230 - EARLY DISMISSAL
School Board policy requires that the following guidelines be followed for early dismissal of any student.
Only principals may release a student from school before the end of the school day.
Principals may release students before the end of a school day only upon presentation of a written, face-to-face, or phone request from the child's parent or for emergency reasons.
A request to have a child excused from school early should be sent with the child on the morning of the dismissal. If someone other than the parent will be picking up the child, please indicate that in the request. The parent or authorized person should come to the office and sign out the child. The child will be called down to the office for release upon the parent’s arrival and after the parent has signed the child out of school. Children will not be released from their classrooms.
A student may be released "on his/her own" only with verified parental permission.
When a parent telephones a request that a child be released early from school, the identity of the caller and any custodial arrangements should be confirmed before the child is permitted to leave.
Whenever a student travels from his/her school to another school for lessons or to clinics, etc., during school hours, signed permission must be obtained from the parent before such trips are approved by the principal.