HCA Elementary School Handbook_2025_07062025

‭All‬‭students‬‭should‬‭be‬‭picked‬‭up‬‭no‬‭later‬‭than‬‭3:25‬‭PM‬‭by‬‭the‬‭school‬‭clock‬‭on‬‭full‬ ‭days,‬‭and‬‭by‬‭11:20‬‭AM‬‭on‬‭half-days.‬ ‭As‬‭with‬‭morning‬‭drop-offs,‬‭four‬‭late‬‭pick-ups‬ ‭will‬‭be‬‭without‬‭penalty‬‭each‬‭quarter.‬ ‭Should‬‭a‬‭fifth‬‭late‬‭pick-up‬‭occur,‬‭the‬‭teacher‬ ‭may‬‭request‬‭a‬‭conference‬‭with‬‭parents‬‭and‬‭Principal‬‭to‬‭address‬‭the‬‭problem‬‭more‬ ‭specifically.‬ ‭Family Trips‬ ‭A student may be excused for family trips if this procedure is followed:‬ ‭●‬ ‭A‬ ‭written‬ ‭request‬ ‭from‬ ‭parents‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭teacher‬ ‭is‬ ‭submitted,‬ ‭outlining‬ ‭the‬ ‭requested dates at least one week prior to the requested dates.‬ ‭●‬ ‭The‬‭teacher‬‭will‬‭add‬‭comments‬‭to‬‭the‬‭request‬‭and‬‭forward‬‭it‬‭to‬‭the‬‭Principal‬‭at‬ ‭the conclusion of the same day.‬ ‭●‬ ‭The‬ ‭Principal‬ ‭will‬ ‭add‬ ‭comments‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭request‬ ‭based‬ ‭on‬ ‭the‬ ‭comments‬ ‭received from the teacher.‬ ‭●‬ ‭The‬‭request‬‭will‬‭be‬‭returned‬‭to‬‭the‬‭parents‬‭—‬‭via‬‭the‬‭students‬‭—‬‭by‬‭the‬‭end‬‭of‬ ‭the next day.‬ ‭Students‬ ‭with‬ ‭low‬ ‭achievement,‬‭students‬‭not‬‭current‬‭in‬‭their‬‭assignments,‬ ‭or‬ ‭students‬ ‭seeking‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭absent‬ ‭during‬ ‭inopportune‬ ‭times‬ ‭during‬ ‭the‬ ‭school‬ ‭year‬ ‭(testing‬ ‭period,‬ ‭etc.)‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭advised‬ ‭not‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭absent.‬ ‭If‬ ‭a‬ ‭student’s‬ ‭absence‬ ‭has‬ ‭been‬ ‭excused‬ ‭for‬ ‭a‬ ‭family‬ ‭trip‬ ‭at‬ ‭a‬ ‭time‬ ‭other‬ ‭than‬ ‭a‬ ‭school-scheduled‬‭vacation‬‭time,‬‭you‬‭may‬‭request‬‭the‬‭work‬‭your‬‭student‬‭will‬‭miss‬‭if‬ ‭you notify the classroom teacher at least ten (10) school days in advance.‬ ‭Leaving Campus‬ ‭All‬ ‭students‬ ‭leaving‬ ‭campus‬‭must‬‭be‬‭signed‬‭out‬‭by‬‭a‬‭parent‬‭or‬‭appropriate‬‭adult.‬ ‭Any‬ ‭student‬ ‭leaving‬ ‭campus‬ ‭or‬ ‭absent‬ ‭from‬ ‭class‬ ‭without‬ ‭permission‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭suspended from classes for one day.‬ ‭Release of a Student to Other than Custodial Parent/Guardian‬ ‭Heritage‬ ‭Christian‬ ‭Academy‬ ‭will‬ ‭take‬ ‭all‬ ‭reasonable‬ ‭steps‬ ‭to‬ ‭ensure,‬ ‭and‬ ‭safeguard, the safety of children while at school.‬ ‭No‬ ‭student‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬ ‭released‬ ‭by‬ ‭a‬ ‭teacher‬ ‭during‬ ‭the‬ ‭day‬ ‭unless‬ ‭directed‬ ‭by‬ ‭a‬ ‭custodial‬ ‭parent‬ ‭or‬‭guardian‬‭by‬‭phone‬‭or‬‭in‬‭writing.‬ ‭Emergency‬‭forms‬‭include‬‭up‬ ‭to‬ ‭three‬ ‭names‬ ‭the‬ ‭custodial‬ ‭parent‬ ‭or‬ ‭guardian‬ ‭has‬ ‭designated‬ ‭to‬ ‭whom‬ ‭their‬ ‭child may be released.‬ ‭Should‬ ‭a‬ ‭written‬ ‭or‬ ‭personal‬ ‭request‬ ‭be‬ ‭made‬ ‭by‬ ‭a‬ ‭non-custodial‬ ‭parent‬ ‭for‬ ‭the‬ ‭early‬‭release‬‭of‬‭a‬‭child‬‭into‬‭his/her‬‭care,‬‭such‬‭a‬‭request‬‭will‬‭be‬‭honored‬‭only‬‭with‬ ‭the‬ ‭consent‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭custodial‬ ‭parent‬ ‭through‬ ‭a‬ ‭school-initiated‬ ‭telephone‬ ‭conversation, or by receipt of instructions from the court.‬ ‭In‬ ‭the‬ ‭event‬ ‭that‬ ‭parents‬ ‭are‬ ‭going‬ ‭out-of-town‬ ‭without‬ ‭their‬ ‭child(ren),‬ ‭the‬ ‭custodial‬ ‭parents‬ ‭must‬ ‭notify‬ ‭the‬ ‭school‬ ‭of‬ ‭adult‬ ‭caretakers‬ ‭who‬ ‭will‬ ‭be‬

‭Page‬ ‭14‬ ‭of‬ ‭28‬

‭Elem Student Handbook 2025‬

Made with FlippingBook. PDF to flipbook with ease