As you are filling out your transportation forms for the upcoming school year, please note a few reminders about transportation/child pick-up as the new school year approaches!

· If your student is going to be an everyday car rider, PLEASE send a list of approved adults authorized to pick up your student in the parent pick-up line to rmeattendance@carrollk12.org before September 3rd, which is the first day of school.

· The names you provide are ONLY for car rider line pick-up AT dismissal. If names are not provided the list will default to ONLY the live-in guardians of the student.

· For occasional changes to your student's normal dismissal plan, an email must be sent to rmeattendance@carrollk12.org BEFORE 1:00 PM by the guardian to ensure the dismissal change can be communicated to our staff. Requests made after 1:00 PM will not be guaranteed and will require administrator approval.

• A live-in guardian is the ONLY person able to sign out their student early without prior notice. A live-in guardian can give permission for another person to pick up their student by providing the office with a note or email prior to pick up. If prior arrangements have not been made with the school office via email or written note, the student will NOT be released to anyone other than the live-in guardian without administrator approval. *PLEASE NOTE: An emergency contact is only able to sign out a child from school IF the nurse or school administration initiates contact. Emergency contacts are for school administration or the nurse to contact in emergency situations ONLY.

• For the safety of our families, everyone picking up a student MUST show photo ID to the office. Even if you come in regularly or the office staff knows you, we are REQUIRED to check EVERYTIME. No exceptions.

Please do not park in the bus loop upon arrival, during the school day, or at dismissal. We need to keep the loop safe and ensure that our busses can navigate safely. Robert Moton has midday bus routes, so this applies for the entire school day. Thank you for your help to keep our bus loop safe and efficient!

Carroll County Public Schools (CCPS) is required to include one or more legal notices in publications and handbooks. A Notice of Non-discrimination is required in publications for distribution. In addition, the ADA Accessibility Statement is required in all publications pertaining to events to which the general public, including parents/guardians, is invited.

The following statement should be included in all publications:

NOTICE OF NON-DISCRIMINATION

The Board of Education of Carroll County does not engage in discrimination that is unlawful or contrary to Maryland State Department of Education guidance on the basis of age, color, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, ancestry or national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression.

The Board of Education of Carroll County is firmly committed to creating equal employment and educational opportunities for all persons by providing an environment that supports optimal academic achievement and productive work and is free from any form of unlawful discrimination, including access to school facilities, educational programs, and extracurricular activities.

The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies: Director of Human Resources, 125 North Court Street, Westminster, Maryland 21157, (410) 751-3070.

The following statement about program accessibility should be used in advertisements, brochures and flyers publicizing events to which the general public, including parents/guardians, is invited:

ADA ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

Carroll County Public Schools (CCPS) does not discriminate on the basis of disability in employment or the provision of services, programs or activities. Persons needing auxiliary aids and services for communication should contact the Communications Office at 410-751-3020 or publicinfo@carrollk12.org, or write to Carroll County Public Schools, 125 North Court Street, Westminster, Maryland 21157. Persons who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech disability, may use Relay or 7-1-1. Please contact the school system at least one (1) week in advance of the date the special accommodation is needed.

Information concerning the Americans with Disabilities Act is available from the Director of Facilities Management, (410) 751-3177, or the Communications Officer, (410) 751-3020, 125 North Court Street, Westminster, Maryland 21157.

Permission to Photograph, Videotape or Audiotape

Throughout the school year, the Carroll County Public School System frequently covers school activities and may use your child’s photograph, video image, or voice for educational, informational, or public relations purposes, with or without identification by name.

If you do not wish to have your child’s voice reproduced on tape or to have his/her image appear in such things as a video or a photograph, or on the school or school system website or social media, please notify the school principal in writing. It is assumed that parents and guardians consent to their children being audiotaped, photographed, videotaped, or having their image placed on a school website or social media by the school system unless such notification is received.

There are also occasions when the media cover certain school events (such as when a government leader visits a school). If you do not wish to have your child’s name or likeness published by the media, you should address your concerns directly to the school involved so that the media is so advised. Please be advised that the school system has no control over the media when they are covering activities such as sporting events and musical programs that are open to the public.

Use of Student Work on Websites or in Publications

There may be times throughout the year when the Carroll County Public School System wishes to display student work on school websites, social media, or in publications. If you do not wish to have your child’s art, poetry, writing, etc. appear on school websites, social media, or in publications, please notify the school principal in writing. It is assumed that parents and guardians consent to their child’s work being displayed on school websites, social media, or in publications unless such notification is received.

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