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fraudulent information, or making appropriate referrals.
Exception: Parents/guardians of chronically ill students or students with disabilities should notify the Principal in writing in
order for those students to receive special consideration concerning the 10-day limitation.
If a student is unable to attend school for medical reasons for more than five (5) consecutive school days, the parent/guardian
shall be contacted and asked to notify the Director of Pupil Personnel to request a Home Hospital application. Upon presentation of
a completed application, the Home Hospital Committee will approve or deny the application based on state criteria.
DISMISSAL FROM SCHOOL
BOARD POLICY 09.1231
RELEASE OF STUDENTS
At any time students are dismissed from school, they shall be released according to the written instructions provided by the
custodial parent/guardian. Note: If students are allowed to be released to persons other than the parent/guardian, the written
instructions must be presented to the principal's office by the parent/guardian. The instructions, which shall be requested at the
time the student registers/enrolls for the school year, shall include the student's regular mode of transportation at the end of the day
and a list of persons, in addition to the custodial parent/guardian, who are authorized to pick up the child from school. Any deviation
from the authorized release process must be approved by the Principal/designee prior to the student departing school in another
manner.
It shall be the responsibility of the custodial parent/guardian to notify the school in writing if
release instructions are to be revised.
Note: If the revisions allow students to be released to persons other than the student's parent/guardian, the revised
written instructions must be presented to the principal's office by the parent/guardian. If written instructions are not provided to
the school, the student shall only be released to ride home on the assigned bus or with the custodial parent/guardian.
Any student who leaves the school grounds at any time without proper authorization shall be subject to appropriate
disciplinary action (Levels 1-4).
RELEASE PROCESS
No student will be excused on a regular basis for reasons not pertaining to school.
If the student is to be picked up early, the custodial parent/guardian or designee shall report to the Principal's office and sign
for the student's release.
Each school shall maintain a daily entry and exit log of students signing in late or signing out early and shall require proof of
identification from individuals (visual identification by an employee, driver's license, picture identification, etc.) to assure
that they are authorized to pick up the student.
Those students emancipated minors who are not on record as being under the care or control of a parent/guardian may sign for
their own dismissal.
EXCEPTIONS
A student may be released to a person with lawful authority to take custody of the student, e.g., a police officer with a warrant.
In such case, the student's parent shall be notified at the earliest opportunity.
In addition, the Board authorizes emergency release of students for illness or other bona fide reasons, as determined by the
Principal.