JDF - Student Detention, Suspension and Dismissal

1. STUDENT RELEASE

No staff member shall release any student from school prior to the end of the school day, or into any persons' custody, without the direct prior approval and knowledge of the building administrator or individual designated by an administrator.

With the exception of release to law enforcement or child protection officials, the building administrator or other designated school official shall not suspend, dismiss or release a student before the end of the school day without a request from or notification to the parent/guardian. Telephone requests for early dismissal of a student shall be honored only if the caller can be positively identified as the student's parent or guardian. 

If a parent or guardian cannot be contacted, the student will be kept in the regular school program, sick room, in-school suspension room or in any other supervised location in the school until the end of school or until the parent/guardian can be notified.

2. AFTER SCHOOL DETENTION

The detention of a student after school should only be done with prior parent/guardian permission or notification or under the legal authority of a child protection worker or law enforcement official.

3. PRECAUTIONS

Additional precautions shall be taken by the school administration appropriate to the students' age or any unusual circumstances that may arise.