Safety

Please read this very carefully!!!

The safety of children when coming to school and when returning home, is a concern to us all. Please familiarise yourself with the responsibilities of parents outlined below. We consider if we all play our part, we can maximise safety for the children of Ranzau.

Responsibilities of the School

• to operate a “phone-in” system where parents are expected to inform the school before 9.15am of their child’s absence
• to check immediately any unexplained absences (ie after checking the class roll and “phone-in” book)
• endeavour to contact parents if an absence is unaccounted for
• use emergency contact numbers if parents can’t be reached
• to inquire of classmates likely reasons for an absence
• to insist that no child be permitted to leave the school grounds without the prior approval of a teacher

Responsibilities of Parents / Caregivers

• to contact the school before 9.15am if their is child absent
• to clearly define the time that a child should be home by
• to contact the school if their child has not returned home after the designated time
• encourage their child to walk to and from school in a group
• to take responsibility for arranging how their child gets to and from school. Check out the safest way and insist on your child using the route consistently
• to discuss with their child, places they could go to if they get scared
• to have their child make contact with a specific adult by telephone on arriving at home if no adult is present at that time
• to supervise their child riding to school if they are under 10 years old