Release of Students from School:

A parent or other authorized adult must go to the Front Office to sign the student out. The Academy will check the identity of the adult seeking to sign the student out. The parent must allow for the Raptor safety system to scan his or her ID card in order to pick up his or her student. After the adult’s identity is verified, the Academy will call for the student. For safety reasons and to preserve the learning environment, the Academy does not allow parents to go to a classroom to retrieve a child. If the student returns to school later that day, the parent or authorized adult must accompany the student to the Front Office and sign the student in and provide documentation concerning the reason for the absence. The Academy will not release a student to anyone other than a parent or other adult authorized by the parent.

A student who becomes ill during the school day should, with the teacher’s permission, report to the headmaster and/or school nurse. The headmaster and/or school nurse will decide whether the student should be sent home and will notify the student’s parent of the student’s illness. The sign-out procedures discussed above must be followed.

Parents should list all persons authorized to pick up a student on their registration paperwork. Requests to add additional individuals will only be taken in person. Staff members are not able to confirm an identity from a phone call or email.

Furthermore, requests to notify students of changes in pick up (i.e. going home with a different individual) must be submitted in writing or in person and will not be accepted over the phone. Parents should make every effort to coordinate transportation arrangements prior to the start of the school day. Doctor’s appointments or meetings with other professionals should be scheduled at times when the student will not miss instructional time, if possible.

Parents should not sign students out during the final 30 minutes of the school day. Please schedule doctors’ appointments so that the student is on campus for the State attendance time of 9:10am.

Families with Custody Agreements:

The school follows court orders and will only release students and student information according to verified legal documents and is not authorized to deviate from them.