DISMISSING STUDENTS DURING SCHOOL HOURS
A parent, guardian, or a person approved by the parent (this should be done by a note sent with the child to the office) must come to the office to sign out the child. Anyone picking up a student before the dismissal bell will need present their photo ID to the office staff. The office staff will then check the emergency card to see if the name appears. This is necessary to ensure the safety of your child. The Heights staff asks that parents and volunteers refrain from signing out their child early daily. Sign out are only permitted until 1:30. This practice should only be used for emergencies or a doctor’s appointment. This causes a child to miss out on valuable instructional/teaching time at the end of the day. At that time-of-day teachers are reviewing classroom work, checking homework assignments, updating important information, and preparing for the next day’s activities. Your child’s grades, awards, eligibility for promotion, etc., may be affected by early sign-out.
DROP-OFF AND PICK-UP OF STUDENTS
Students that are transported by parents should be dropped off and picked up at the designated area in front of the school. You may be asked to drive onto the bus ramp after buses leave. This will act as the secondary Parent Drop-off and Pick-Up to help dismissal progress quickly. All cars must have the appropriate Heights hang tag displayed to pick-up students. Parents should refrain from using School Street as a drop-off or pick-up area. This area is designated for walkers. Please do not leave your car unattended and parked in the morning drop-off/afternoon pick-up area. After consulting with Lee County School District’s safety officials and Lee County DOT, we have collaboratively designed a plan we hope to better serve our parents and staff with the traffic congestion during morning drop-off. Please keep in mind: traffic will always be heavy due to the single entry for cars and buses along with the large number of families using their personal vehicles for school transportation. We appreciate your patience and cooperation.
The goal of the drop-off system has three objectives:
- To keep a steady flow onto the bus ramp door and front door drop-off areas
- To give parents a choice on which area they would like to drop off.
- To alleviate the need and subsequent safety issue that comes with staff directing traffic flow pattern.
As you enter campus, merge one at a time and come upon the 3-way stop. At that point, please follow the directions which are posted on the sign. You have two options: to continue straight on the bus ramp drop-off area where you must exit onto Gladiolus Drive (no parking) or turn left to the front drop area or parking lot. If you choose the front drop off or parking area, you must exit campus on to School Street. This plan allows for two separate continuous flow patterns during morning drop-off.
Please refrain from pulling into or parking in a handicap parking if you do not have the authorization to do so. It is a $250 fine, and a ticket may be issued by the school’s resource officer.