Safety for our students
is a common goal and responsibility for all members of the Parsley
School community. Please read and discuss these guidelines with
your child. There is a good deal of traffic congestion each morning
and afternoon. You should plan to arrive early to avoid your child
being tardy. Afternoon pickup requires patience. If everyone cooperates
and follows the guidelines, we will have a safe and orderly campus.
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1. EARLY ARRIVALS
Students are allowed into the building at 7:30 AM. This is the time at which there are staff members at duty posts to supervise children. It is not safe for students to be in the building or outside waiting without parent supervision before 7:30. If you arrive on campus prior to 7:30, please have your child remain with you in your car until 7:30. At that time you may let your child out of the car at the car drop off circle and exit campus. If you want to escort your child into the building, you should park in the Staff Parking lot and walk in after 7:30. Use great caution entering and exiting the Staff Parking Lot (see #5). |
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2. SAFE DROP OFF AREA
Parents should not use the Staff Parking Lot or the Bus Parking Area for drop offs. The safe and proper place to drop off students from a car in the morning is at the drop off circle. There are adults there to supervise. Using other areas creates traffic congestion and unsafe situations for walkers and bike riders. |
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3. TRAFFIC CONGESTION AND SAFETY AT THE MAIN ENTRANCE
We have a crossing guard assigned to help students cross Masonboro Loop Road from 7:30-8:00 and 2:30-2:45. Students should not cross the road without the guard. If there is no guard there, please call the school and someone will come out to assist until a guard or police officer arrives. The crossing guard is not authorized to direct traffic. |
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4. BICYCLE SAFETY
Students are permitted to ride bikes to school. They MUST wear a helmet at all times. Students can ride bikes to the sign on the sidewalk near the Staff Parking Lot in the morning, and then walk the rest of the way to the racks. Due to crowded conditions in the afternoon, students are to walk their bikes from the rack to the crosswalk. |
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5. SIDEWALK CROSSING AT STAFF PARKING AREA
There is a crosswalk painted at the lot entrance and a STOP
sign for cars as they exit the lot. Student
Safety Patrol members are also stationed here to slow
students and cars. Parents and students should exercise
caution when approaching this area whether on foot, bike,
or in a car. |
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6. AFTERNOON PICK UP
Students who are to be picked up by adults in cars will wait
at the Pick Up area in front of the school. No students will
be allowed to go to the Staff Parking Lot or to cars in the
Bus Parking Lot. Adults can park in the Staff Parking Lot
and walk to the Pick Up area to gather their children. Please
do not park in the Bus Parking Lot, as this causes congestion
and is unsafe for children to walk among the buses.
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7. TRAFFIC CONGESTION
In both mornings and afternoons, it will be necessary to hold traffic in the staff parking lot to allow cars in the drop-off circle to move. Please be patient. |
