It is the goal of the Dunklin R-5 School District to provide a safe environment for students. The
district recognizes that rules regarding the dismissal of students are a necessary part of the
district's safety program. District administrators will publicize this policy to parents and create
procedures regarding the dismissal of students.
Dismissal from School
District administrators will create student dismissal procedures that protect the safety of students
while also addressing the necessary flow of traffic to and from school. These procedures may
vary depending on the age of the student. District personnel will monitor the parking lot and other
locations where students board the district's transportation or meet parents or others. At the
request of a parent, school personnel will verify the identity of a parent or other authorized person
before releasing the student. District staff may refuse to release a student and will notify the
principal if they have concerns regarding the student's safety or whether a person is authorized
to transport the student. Otherwise the district will assume that the student knows with whom he
or she may leave.
Early Dismissal
Students shall not be excused into any person's custody without the direct prior approval and
knowledge of the building principal or designee. Each building principal will establish procedures
to validate requests for early dismissal to assure that students are released only for proper reasons
and only to authorized persons.
Procedures must adhere to the following rules:
► Students will only be released to the parent, guardian or designee of the parent or guardian
or to other individuals or agencies as permitted or required by law.
► The district will release a student to either parent unless the district has a valid court order
directing otherwise or unless the parent requesting release is only entitled to supervised
visitation. If district staff have concerns about releasing the student to a parent, the student
may be held while additional precautions are taken, including, but not limited to, verifying
custody orders, contacting the other parent or contacting appropriate authorities.
► Students who are 17 years old and living independently and students 18 or older must
validate their own attendance and dismissal.
► Telephone requests for early dismissal of a student shall be honored only if the caller can
be positively identified as the student's parent or guardian.
► Any person requesting release of a student must present proper identification prior to
release of the student.
For the purposes of this policy, a parent is defined as a biological or adoptive parent, including
parents who are unmarried; a guardian; or an individual acting as a parent in the absence of the
parent or guardian.
Dismissal from School Activities
If an activity occurs immediately after school, the district will follow the same procedures used
for dismissing students from the regular school day. Otherwise, students are expected to return
from activities with the student's parents or the same person(s) who transported them to the
activity. If the district provides the student transportation to an activity, the student is expected
to return using district transportation. However, district administrators may develop procedures
for releasing students from a school activity to parents or other authorized persons, keeping the
safety of students in mind.
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Note: The reader is encouraged to check the index located at the beginning of this
section for other pertinent policies and to review administrative procedures
and/or forms for related information.
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Adopted: 09/15/1997
Revised: 12/15/2003; 08/15/2005
Cross Refs: KDA, Custodial and Noncustodial Parents
KK, Visitors to District Property/Events
Dunklin R-5 School District, Herculaneum, Missouri
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