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Rules and Procedures

General Rules

  • Students are expected to respond immediately and respectfully to directions given by any authorized staff member.
  • Profane language and discourteous, rude behavior will not be tolerated.
  • After recess, students are to proceed immediately to their line-up area. The rest-room facilities and drinking fountains are to be used before the whistle/bell sounds.
  • Students will walk to classrooms, the auditorium, the lunch area and the library in straight, quiet lines.
  • Students will enter the classrooms quietly and listen for the teacher’s direction.
  • When participating in group activities, students are to speak in a quiet voice.
  • Students must have permission to leave the classroom.
  • Students will be responsible in the use of school materials.
  • Students will be expected to keep their hands and feet to themselves at all times.
  • Fighting and threatening others will not be tolerated.
  • Students are not allowed to bring the following items to school: skateboards, rollerblades, tape players, toys, radios, walkmans, cameras, scooters, recording equipment, trading cards, make-up or perfume, or other personal items that do not pertain to school. Exceptions will be made only with the teacher’s permission.
  • Students are not allowed to bring or have the following at school: money (with the exception of lunch or special events), gum, soda, candy, or outside fund-raisers.
  • Only fourth through eighth grade students are permitted to ride bikes to school. Helmets must be worn and bikes are to be kept in the bike rack.
Morning Arrival

For the health and safety of the students, please schedule their leaving home so as to arrive at school no earlier than 8:50 a.m. Currently start time at Los Amigos is 9:23 a.m. This will enable the supervising staff to be prepared to receive them and prevent over-exposure to severe weather conditions.

Closed Campus

The Palmdale School Distirct requires Los Amigos School and other district schools to maintain a “closed campus” for the safety and protection of all children. Students must stay on the school grounds from the time that they arrive until dismissal at 3:15 p.m. unless they are signed out through the office by a parent or another adult listed on the emergency card.

Student Dismissal During School Hours

Students dismissed during school hours must be signed out in the office by the person checking the student out of school. Students may only be released to the parent(s) or to the persons indicated on the student’s emergency card. There will be NO over the phone releases unless approved by the administrative staff. In an emergency situation, when a parent needs a student released to someone other than the persons indicated on the emergency card, the parent must do the following:

Send a written request, signed by the requesting parent, with the person who will be responsible for picking up the student. Provide the name and description of the person you authorize to pick up your son or daughter (the authorized person must show proper identification). The request needs to be signed by the parent who registered the student for verification purposes.

Failure to follow these steps will result in the student being released at the end of the school day in accordance with the normal dismissal procedures.

Any student dismissal that leaves the student’s welfare in question shall be handled at the discretion of the site administrator or designee. Should any such situation become a disruption to the school, the sheriff’s office will be contacted and an officer will be requested to intervene. We respectfully request that parents make every attempt NOT to involve Los Amigos School in custody matters.

Students must be picked up on time, and not be left in the office waiting.

Last Modified on December 13, 2012