Absences

Dismissals during the Day

No child may be dismissed during the school day unless a parent/guardian comes to the office to sign the appropriate form releasing the child. Please use discretion when making appointments that interfere with school time. Student attendance records will be updated to indicate students who do not attend a full day of school. If you must pick up your child before dismissal time, we request you do so prior to the last 30 minutes of the school day to ensure maximum student safety and to avoid the busy activity of dismissal.

Early release of students is strongly discouraged. Students may only be released (signed out) to parents, guardians, or other persons designated on the Heathrow Security Card. You will be required to use the security code on the Security Card and/or show identification when picking up your child from the office. A phone call may be made to the parent or guardian who signed the enrollment form to verify if an individual is eligible to remove the student from the campus.

Tardiness

It is extremely important that students arrive at school on time each day no later than 7:50 am. Students arriving after 7:55 am must come into the front office to be signed in by an adult because classroom doors are locked. Continued or excessive tardies will be referred to the social worker and a home visit will result.