Dear * Elementary Parents,
In light of the very tragic abduction of the 10 year old girl on Friday, there are some things that I would really like to make sure we are all on the same page about. As always, the * Elementary staff has student safety at the heart of everything we do and we could really use your help in the following areas to make sure that our students are always accounted for, whether they are at school or at home for the day.
*If your child is going to be absent, please call the attendance line at * as soon as you know. If the office isn't open yet, please leave a message with your student's name, reason for absence, and expected return. You may also call the front office line at *.
* If we haven't received a phone call about your child's absence that morning, our front office staff will begin making calls after the 9:00 am attendance mark. This is our way of double checking that your student is really at home. We are having to leave messages for many parents right now and many do not call us back. This creates a very dangerous gap of time which can be detrimental to a search, should something unexpected take place.
*The bottom line is that we all must work as a team to make sure our students are safe and accounted for every single day. It is imperative that you let us know when your child is going to be absent. We will continue to make calls if we haven't heard anything, but it is so much safer if you can give us a heads up before school starts. We truly appreciate your help in this manner as we care deeply for all of our students and want to ensure that they are in safe and loving arms at all times! Please keep us informed of anything we can do from our end to help as well.
Thank you so much and have a great week!
Principal * Elementary
An International Baccalaureate School
