Drop Off/Pick Up

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Students should not arrive before 8:40a.m. The details below describe all arrival procedures.

Bus Riders: Buses will enter the campus from Halcyon Road and drop off in the back of the building.

Car Riders: Car riders will enter the campus from Clark Road and drop off in the car rider lane.

Youthlink Before School Care: Students will enter through the gymnasium door entrance and walk into the cafeteria.

Dismissal procedures will begin at 3:30 p.m.. The details below describe all dismissal procedures.

Bus Riders: Buses will enter and exit the campus from Halcyon Road and pick up students from the back of the building.

Car Riders: Car riders will enter and exit the campus from Clark Road and pick up in the car rider lane.

Youthlink After School Care: Parents will pick up students no earlier than 4:00pm from the art room door located next to the front office.

All change of dismissal needs to occur before 3:00 pm.

To help your child be ready for bus transportation, please teach them the following:

If your student misses the bus at their regular stop, do not follow the bus to the next stop and let your child walk/run beside the bus to get on. The driver cannot see the student in the danger zone, especially if it is dark and could possibly hit them as they pull away from the stop. Take your student to school.
Make children stay at least 10 feet away from the bus until they begin to enter. Children will be able to see the driver and the driver can see them.
If children must cross the street to the bus they should cross the street 10 feet (five giant steps) in front of the bus where they can see the driver and the driver can see them.
Warn children that, if they drop something, they should never pick it up. Instead, they should tell the driver and follow the driver’s instructions. If they bend over to pick up a dropped object, they might not be seen by the driver and could be hurt if the driver pulls away from the stop.
Remind children to look to the right before they step off the bus. Car drivers in a hurry sometimes try to sneak by the bus on the right hand side.
Teach your child to secure loose drawstrings and other objects that may get caught in the handrail or door of the bus as they are exiting.
If you meet your child at the bus stop after school, wait on the side where the child will be dropped off, not across the street. Children can be so excited at seeing you after school that they may dash across the street and forget the safety rules.

YouthLink operates a before and after school program for students who need childcare.