MIDDLE SCHOOL LATE ARRIVAL
Late Middle School students must report to the Middle School Office to sign in for the day. If students come late and miss a test, they must make up the test before leaving school that day unless their teacher excuses them. Failure to do so may result in an F on the test.
Students who arrive to school after 8:45 a.m. or who miss a class during the day without completing a planned absence form may not take part in interscholastic games, practices or in any extracurricular activities that day. Students who arrive late to school due to urgent unforeseen medical reasons and who present a doctor’s note to the appropriate Dean may be approved to participate in extracurricular activities. Participation in after-school activities is contingent upon the successful completion of all academic responsibilities scheduled for that day.
MIDDLE SCHOOL EARLY DEPARTURE
Parents or guardians must use the main (clocktower) entrance and sign in at the front desk. (See below note for more details.) Students must be signed out at the appropriate divisional office by a parent or authorized designee when the student is leaving school at times other than the regular ones. The office may require the person picking up the student to present photo identification. All early dismissals must be requested using the planned absence form or be approved by the Division Director. Students who leave campus without signing out will be issued a detention.
A NOTE ON SAFETY AND SECURITY
The Middle School entrance is not open to visitors. Visitors to the Middle School, including parents picking up their students early, should walk around the building to the main (clocktower) entrance for check-in. A paved, outdoor walkway is available for this purpose. Visitors to the Middle School departing during school hours may exit through the Middle School doors and do not need to return to the main entrance; temporary ID badges may be dropped off at the Middle School Office. Please do not knock on the Middle School doors to be let in. Doing so places our students, faculty, and staff in a difficult position, as they have been trained not to open the doors for anyone, even someone they know.