Your child must be at the bus stop at the designated time. The bus driver will not wait if your child is not at the bus stop. Missing the bus is not an excuse for being late or tardy.

Please review the following rules with your child. These rules are for the safety of the children on the bus as well as the other drivers on the road.

1. Obey the bus driver
2. Be courteous, do not use profanity
3. Eating & drinking is prohibited
4. Keep the bus clean
5. Be on good behavior at all times
6. Be on good behavior; fighting or playing on the bus or at the bus stop is prohibited
7. Be respectful of property; destroying or damaging any part of the school bus is prohibited
8. Remain seated whenever the bus is moving
9. Keep your head, hands and feet inside the bus at all times
10. Do not bring animals or large objects onto the bus
11. Speak quietly on the bus, shouting can distract the bus driver
12. Do not throw any objects while on the bus or out the windows

• The dismissal bell rings at 2:15. If you carpool, please pick your child up in the carpool lane in front of the school. Please display you carpool number on your dashboard. This number should have been assigned to you by the main office.
• Students who carpool must go directly to the cafeteria when the bell rings. They must be quiet and seated in order to hear when their carpool number is announced.
• You may pick up your child before dismissal if necessary, but please do not do this between the 1:45 and 2:15. You must first go by the office to sign him or her out, then the student will be called to meet you in the main office.
• The classroom teacher may not dismiss a child from class without office approval

• Illness or injury of a child*
• Health department quarantine of a child
• Death in the family
• Medical or dental appointment
• Court subpoena
• Recognized religious observance
• Valid educational opportunity with prior administrative approval

*If your child has a fever of more than 100F or a contagious sickness, we request that they remain at home.

When your child returns to school, he or she must bring a note including their name, the reason for the absence, the dates of the absence and the parent or guardian's signature. Without a note, the absence will be considered unexcused.

A student who comes to school for part of the day must be present at least three hours and fifteen minutes in order to be counted as present.

If a child misses 30 days or more of school, he or she will automatically be retained.

You must sign a permission slip in order for your child to go on a field trip. Please send in the signed permission slip along with any money that may be required. If your child does not turn in a permission slip, he or she will not be allowed on the field trip. If students returns from a field trip after dismissal, you must provide transportation from the school back home.

There is one chaperone for every ten children on a given field trip. If you would like to chaperone, WCPSS policy states that you must register ahead of time as a volunteer. Please come to the library at our school to register.

Students who do not exhibit good behavior on a field trip will lose the opportunity to go on another one unless his or her parent or guardian comes along. If a student cannot attend a field trip with his or her class he or she will remain at school with another teacher and do assigned classwork.

When inclement weather conditions exist, WCPSS transportation supervisors monitor the roads and determine if school should be cancelled, delayed or close early. Local TV and radio stations will be notified if any change occurs so check with them or the WCPSS home page for weather information. At least two hours will be necessary for buses to run their routes and that school closing times vary. Make-up days are determined at a later time.