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SCHOOL SAFETY
Drop-off/Pick-up
Procedures
Student Security
Bicycles and Other Forms of
Transportation
Fire and Earthquake Drills
Emergency Preparedness
School Closures due to
Weather or Other Emergencies
Pets on the Property
Student Accident Insurance
Automobile
Liability (Volunteer Drivers)
Drop-off/Pick-up Procedures
1)
There is a school zone in front of
the school. Please obey the posted speed of 30 kilometers per hour.
2)
Drive slowly through the parking lot
- no faster than 15 kilometers per hour. This is a one-way area - enter
the school grounds through the entrance nearest the Church and leave
through the Parish Centre exit.
3) The
drop-off zone is not for parking - you may stop to drop off or pick-up
your children, but you must not leave your car. This applies to before
and after school. If you want to go to the school for any reason, you
must park your car in a designated parking spot. The drop-off zone is
not a parking area.
4)
Use the cross walk in front of the
rectory or the area at the top of the parking lot to cross over to the
school. Do not cross in the middle. When the patrol students are on
duty, follow their directions.
5)
Use the paths beside the field or in
front of the rectory to get to your car. Do not walk behind the parked
cars; drivers may be able to see you when they are backing out, but they
can't see the little kids.
6)
When you are dropping off in the
morning, please pull forward to the top of the area, rather than
stopping close to the school and having cars backed up behind you.
7)
The parking lot is one-way only
from Monday to Friday. Drive slowly and carefully in the
parking lot. The children's safety must be your first concern, not
your personal convenience. The drop-off area is for quick drop-offs
and pick-ups. If you anticipate that you will have to leave your car to
retrieve one of your children, please pull into a parking stall. Cars
are not to be left unattended in the Drop-off Zone.
8)
Please respect the Reserved and
Handicap parking signs. These spots are designated for school and
rectory staff and people with Special Needs.
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Student Security
The front door and primary entrance doors will be locked at all
times. Parents and visitors must enter by doors closest to office where
a window and a mirror have been installed to let office staff monitor
who enters and leaves the building. Visitors to the school who are not
identified as parents, guardians, etc., delivery drivers or caretakers
will be asked to report to the office for a Visitor Tag.
If you are asking
someone to pick-up your child(ren) who does not normally pick-up, please
phone the teacher or the school office ahead of time to advise us of the
person's name. We will question people on the playground or in the
school that we do not recognize.
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Bicycles and Other Forms of Transportation
Bicycles are to be walked onto school property - they may not
be ridden past the entrance to the parking lot. Once the bicycles have
been parked, locked and school bags retrieved, children are to leave the
bike area. No other children are to be in this area. We ask that
students not bring skateboards to school.
The school is not responsible for any lost, stolen or damaged
equipment and that is why we do not allow the children to bring valuable
equipment such as Game Boys, other hand-held games, iPods, Walkmans,
remote control vehicles, or any other expensive items. If in doubt,
don't!!!
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Fire and Earthquake
Drills
Cloverdale Catholic School follows fire drill procedures as required
by the Surrey Fire Department. Fire Drills are held six times in each
school year. Expectations for these drills are given to all teachers and
substitute teachers and are posted in the classrooms. Six Earthquake
Drills are also scheduled each year - three in the fall; three in the
spring.
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Emergency
Preparedness
Cloverdale Catholic School staff and our Parent Emergency
Preparedness Committee have developed a detailed plan to help assure the
safety and well-being of your children in the event of an earthquake or
other emergency. This plan includes training of staff and students in
"duck and cover" and school "evacuation" procedures, hazard reduction
and storage of supplies for first aid, search and rescue and long-term
care.
In the event of an
earthquake or other emergency requiring the closure of the school, the
following procedures will be followed:
1) No student will be dismissed from the school unless a parent,
friend, relative or guardian designated by a parent comes and signs for
him/her.
2) No student will be
allowed to leave with another person, even a relative or babysitter,
unless we have written permission to that effect or that particular
person is listed on the student's Emergency form. These forms are kept
in binders that will be carried out of the building when we evacuate.
This information is also included on the name-tags all students will be
wearing once they have evacuated the school.
PLEASE KEEP US INFORMED
OF ANY CHANGES IN EMERGENCY CARD INFORMATION.
3) All parents or designated guardians who come for students must have
them signed out at the office or at the alternative Student Release
Station. If the school building is considered unsafe, we will assign
either the area bordering the Drop-off Zone or the Parish Centre as the
alternative Student Release Station. Signs will be posted if either of
these alternative locations is being used.
We are prepared to care
for children in the event of a critical situation, or if parents are not
able to reach the school. Unclaimed children will be kept at the school
for up to 24 to 48 hours. Subsequent arrangements will be posted at the
school. In the case of a major earthquake or disaster, please:
1) If you are able to offer assistance, come to the school and report
to the principal.
2) Do not call the
school; we must have the lines open for emergency calls. We will
call you if your child or spouse has been injured. We will not be able
to call for emergency help or to advise you if the lines are busy with
incoming calls.
3) Park away from the
school; the school access route and street entrance must remain clear
for emergency vehicles. Signs will be posted.
4) Go to the Student
Release Station (office or designated area) to pick up your child or any
other child for whom you are assuming responsibility (parental
permission required).
5) All adults taking
a child from the school grounds will be required to sign the release
form, stating among other things:
a) the date and time of release;
b) where you intend to take the child;
c) the apparent medical condition of the child at the time of
his/her release.
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Please inform the
people on your Emergency Form of the above information. It is essential
that we all cooperate in ensuring the safety of our children in the
event of any emergency.
School Closures due
to Weather or Other Emergencies
Turn your radio to CKNW (980 on AM dial), CBC (690 AM or 105.7 FM)
for additional instructions. Depending on the situation you may be able
to check our website at ccsunited.ca
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Pets on the Property
Since some students and adults are uncomfortable or even afraid around
dogs, we ask that you not bring your pets to school or to any
schoolsponsored event unless otherwise authorized. Some people also
have serious allergies to animals.
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Student Accident
Insurance
The Archdiocese purchases a policy on behalf of the students
attending at the Catholic Independent Schools of the Vancouver
Archdiocese that covers them against certain types of accident and
injury.
Click here to view the C.I.S.V.A. policy (pdf file)
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Automobile Liability
(Volunteer Drivers)
It is understood that teachers and parents will be asked to drive
students to athletic events and field trips. These volunteers will
naturally have their own liability insurance through ICBC; however, they
may feel that the limit is inadequate with respect to driving school
children. The Archdiocese has a policy underwritten by ICBC that
increases the Personal Liability Coverage for each volunteer driver to
$10,000,000 (ten million). For example, a volunteer driver currently
carrying $1,000,000 (one million) on their own ICBC insurance policy
would have the benefit of an additional $9,000,000 (nine million)
protection through this special liability policy. It should be noted
that this coverage is specifically for the individual driver/vehicle
owner and is a separate coverage from that of the Archdiocese.
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