Safe Arrival - Toronto District School Board

Operational Procedure PR.521 SCH
Safe Arrival for Elementary Schools
pal will issue, by registered mail, after documenting three attempts to obtain
accurate information, a letter to the parent explaining that until the necessary
information is provided, his/her child(ren) will be excluded from the Safe Arrival
program. A copy of the above letter should be sent to the superintendent
of schools.
3.2 Morning attendance
(a) The classroom teacher, in accordance with procedures required by the principal
or designate, will report all absences to the office promptly after the start of the
school day.
(b) The principal or designate will record the following each day:
(i) all pupils whose parents/guardians have informed the school of the
child’s absence
(ii) all pupils who have arrived late (these pupils may be on the classroom
absence list)
(c) The office will identify those pupils on the classroom list whose parents/guardians
have telephoned or who have arrived late.
(d) As soon as the identification process in 4.2 (c) has been completed, the principal
or designate will attempt to contact the parent/guardian of each child unaccounted
for, provided that the parent/guardian of the particular child is participating
in the Safe Arrival program.
(e) The attempt to contact the parent/guardian at home, through business or by
emergency numbers of all unaccounted for pupils should be completed as
promptly as possible.
(f) If the parent/guardian cannot be reached and the child cannot be traced, or if
foul play is suspected, the decision to take further action, including calling the
police, rests with the principal. If the principal involves the police, the principal
will advise the Communications office and the superintendent of schools.
The Communications office will inform the trustee.
3.3 Afternoon attendance
The operational procedure outlined above for morning attendance should be used
again in the afternoon session for each unaccounted for child.
3.4 Parent volunteers
(a) The Toronto District School Board supports the efforts of volunteers in the
schools.
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