The Board of Education is responsible for ensuring
that proper attention is paid to the safety of
students.
Although the District is not liable for the safety
of students who are not under school supervision, the District can, and does, hold students
accountable for their behavior from the time they
leave their homes for school until they return to
their homes from school, on the playground and during
recess, and while they are on school premises and/or
under supervision of school district personnel.
Principals, teachers, and bus drivers are
responsible for the conduct and safety of students
from the time they come under school supervision
until they leave school supervision, whether on
school premises or not.
A minor student shall not be permitted to leave
school in the custody of a person other than the
student’s legal parent/guardian, unless that
person has the verified authorization of the legal
parent (s)/guardian.
It is the responsibility of the principal to
provide for adequate supervision of playgrounds and
other school facilities at all times they are in use
by students, during the school day or at school
sponsored activities. Special attention should be
given to the prevention of accidents and to the
development of habits of good citizenship.
The school day for the student is defined as from
15 minutes prior to the student’s first class
until 10 minutes after the conclusion of the
student’s last class. Parents/guardians are not
to deliver their student to school prior to 15
minutes before the start of school or leave them at
school longer than 10 minutes after the end of the
school day, unless prior approval is given by the
school principal or designee. Students
attending an Irvine school on an interdistrict
attendance agreement who violate the defined school day
will have their interdistrict attendance agreement
canceled.
Policy adopted: April 7, 1987
