Checking Out of School / Leaving Campus
- Attendance Information
Checking Out of School / Leaving Campus
Under normal circumstances, once a student arrives on school grounds, the student, regardless of age, is to remain throughout the entire day. Sometimes, however, it is necessary for parents to check students out of school prior to the end of the school day. Excessive checkouts interrupt instruction. Please note that two (2) checkouts per quarter are considered excessive interruption of instruction. Checkouts are not permitted after 3:30.
The following procedure will be followed when it becomes necessary to check a student out of school prior to the end of the school day. OSHS utilizes an online checkout form which can be accessed on our website.
- The parent/guardian must complete the online student checkout form before any student will be allowed to check out. The online checkout form may be completed off-campus on any computer (connected to internet)/mobile device or on a kiosk located in the foyer of the high school’s main entrance. The parent/guardian may also designate another adult to check out their student. The designee must be an adult at least 21 years of age, or be an immediate family member who is at least 18 and not enrolled at OSHS. The designee must be on the emergency contact list and be verified by school personnel. If a parent/guardian is coming to campus to checkout the student, a picture identification is required. If a parent/guardian is not coming to campus to checkout the student, a picture identification must be uploaded into the online checkout form.
- The attendance clerk will lookup the parent/guardian number in PowerSchool and call to verify that the student’s parent/guardian were the ones that submitted the checkout request. The parent/guardian must be available to answer this call from the attendance clerk. If verification cannot be obtained from the parent/guardian, the student may not check out.If the online checkout form is completed on campus at the kiosk, the attendance clerk will ask parent/guardian to verify themselves through the window with a picture identification. Once verified, the attendance clerk will proceed to step three.
- If the student is being checked out immediately, the student will be summoned to the attendance office by an attendance clerk. If the student is to be checked out at a predetermined time, the student must come by the attendance office prior to the designated time and obtain a pass to leave class at the designated check out time.
- The online checkout form will only be available daily from 8:00am - 11:00am. No online checkouts will be processed after 11:00am. For example, if a parent wants their child to checkout at 2:00 p.m. on Monday he/she must complete the online checkout form before 11:00 a.m. on that same day. If the parents completes a checkout at 12:30 p.m. that day, the online checkout will not be processed and the parent or guardian in PowerSchool must come to school and checkout the student.
Students who leave campus during the school day without properly checking out are considered truant. Failure by the student to adhere to the check out procedures as listed above will result in the student being placed on Step 2 of the Discipline Ladder and may result in the loss of parking privileges. School-wide activities are considered part of the overall OSHS curriculum. Any student that checks out during these activities will be counted absent during their respective release period. This absence will count against attendance and test exemptions.
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