The
York Region District School Board recognizes that monitoring student attendance
is the joint responsibility of parents/guardians and school staff.
Communication between parents/guardians, students and school staff members is essential
to ensuring student safety.
A
safe arrivals program is a series of steps which are performed together with
daily school attendance taking to ensure student safety. A safe arrivals
program is a mechanism that parents/guardians and schools can use to account
for any student’s unexplained absence
We are reminding parents of their responsibility to:
· Report ALL absences, late arrivals and/or changes to
departure plans to the school.
· Call our attendance line at: 905-881-3360. The attendance line is available 24 hours a day.
· Call the attendance line BEFORE
9:00 a.m. to inform the school of an absence or if the child will be arriving
late.
· Provide the school with complete and current emergency
contact information.
If a child is absent or late
and we have not received a phone call to explain the absence or late arrival,
the office will contact parents/guardians as soon as possible when their child
is identified as absent without
explanation.
The school will attempt to
reach the parents in the following ways:
· All numbers for parents will be called
· All emergency numbers will be called
· Voice messages will be left for parents
· E-mails will be sent to parents
If
we cannot verify the absence or the late arrival and a student is still deemed
to be absent without explanation, the school will contact York Regional Police.
Again,
we are reminding parents that it is important to call the office to inform us
that your child will be absent or late.
