It is the goal of the Farmington R-7 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: 07/18/1995
Revised: 02/20/2001; 10/18/2005
Cross Refs: KDA, Custodial and Noncustodial Parents
KK, Visitors to District Property/Events
Farmington R-7 School District, Farmington, Missouri
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