Edmondson Elementary School - Williamson County Schools

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School Safety Oak View adheres to the Williamson County’s District Safety Plan. School safety policies have been established as listed: All visitors must enter the building through the front security door; all other entrance doors remain locked. Parents, visitors, and volunteers must sign in and out and wear either a visitor or volunteer badge. Parents and visitors must schedule appointments to visit classrooms. Volunteers or school personnel escort visitors touring the school. Parking is only allowed in designated parking places. Ten fire drills, three tornado drills two intruder drills, and one earthquake drill are scheduled per year. A State Fire Marshall inspects the school yearly to ensure compliance to fire safety policies. Office personnel must verify the identification of individuals when releasing a student. Parents must communicate, preferably in writing, the permission for someone to pick up a student other than the parent. Office personnel may require to see a driver’s license as an ID when someone comes to school to check out a student. Students are expected to follow safety guidelines established by the school and classroom teachers. Teacher assistants supervise students and direct traffic during arrival and dismissal following safety policies. Our student safety patrol guides the orderly arrival of students from cars. The custodial and maintenance staffs work to keep the school clean and free from safety hazards. Oak View adheres to the American Lung Association’s Tools for School Indoor Air Quality program. Medication policies established by the school system are followed. Students must have written permission from parents any time dismissal is different from the norm. A student information form is on file in the office with the student’s updated emergency information. Please notify office personnel or the Principal of any changes in custody related issues. Also, please be advised that it is our legal responsibility to check files and ask for verification when allowing visitors in to see students and/or releasing students to individuals. Bullying Policy Bullying is addressed in WCS School Board Policy: http://www.wcs.edu/boardpolicy/sect6/63032.pdf We believe it is imperative for the home and school to work harmoniously in helping students evolve into responsible individuals who can demonstrate good character traits while weighing the rights and interest of others. This learning related to character development is as important as academic achievement. Parents, students, teachers and administrators contribute to a positive environment where children feel safe and have an opportunity to learn. Developing good character traits will allow students to learn empathy and celebrate everyone’s achievements. It is our goal to ensure our school environment is a place where students want to be and where they see themselves as capable of success. Bullying can include any behaviors initiated by one or more students against a victim that are deliberate and hurtful and are repeated over time. The key component of bullying is that it is unprovoked and that the physical or psychological intimidation occurs repeatedly over time which creates a pattern of harassment or abuse. Consequences for a student who commits an act of harassment or bullying shall be 6
unique to the individual incident and will vary in method and severity according to the nature of the behavior, the developmental age of the student and the student’s history of problem behavior. Remedial measure shall be designed to: Correct the problem behavior Prevent another occurrence of the behavior Protect the victim If a student feels that he/she is being harassed or bullied, he/she should tell a trusted school adult (teacher, school counselor, administrator) and parents immediately. Please contact the school for more information concerning bullying and/or harassment. School Bus Safety Students are expected to behave in a safe and respectful manner and to follow directions given by the bus driver. Students are to stay seated on the bus, demonstrate self-control, and talk quietly. If the parent wants the student to ride a different bus on a specific date, the parent must send a note stating the bus change, date, and reason to the teacher. A bus pass will be issued for the student, and this is to be given to the bus driver. Specific information about bus routes and times for bus arrival should be addressed to the school system transportation department. This information is now available on the WCS website (www.wcs.edu) under Bus Routes. The bus drivers will notify the principal/assistant principal of inappropriate student behaviors. Parents will be notified of any disciplinary actions and/or bus suspensions of students due to inappropriate behaviors. A student’s safe and appropriate behavior on the bus is paramount for the safety of all. Inappropriate behaviors, language, conduct and unsafe actions will result in bus suspensions. The school bus is an extension of school and all school rules and expectations apply. Oak View adheres to the Williamson County’s transportation rules and regulations. Field Trips Field trips are part of the regular academic day. However, the school must have on file written permission from the parent for a student to go on a field trip. Teachers will notify parents of time and dates of field trips. Permission forms will be sent home for parental signatures. All students must ride the bus, with their class, to and from all field trip locations. For different transportation arrangements, special permission, requested in writing, must be approved by the principal prior to the field trip. At various times parents are needed as chaperones. Parents that agree to chaperone may not bring siblings and they must be willing to fulfill all required time and duties of the trip. Parents, Visitors, and Volunteers Parents and the community are welcome at Oak View Elementary School! To ensure safety, all parents, visitors, and volunteers must sign in and out at the Welcome Center and wear a badge. The school is required to document volunteer hours for the school year so it is extremely important to document in and out times. Classroom volunteers must schedule work dates and times with teachers. All volunteers must adhere to the background clearance and fingerprinting requirements. School Age Child Care – SACC – Oak View’s before and after school care program SACC offers morning child care beginning at 6:30 a.m. and after school child care until 7
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