Middle Ridge Elementary
General Information
Parking, pickup and drop off
Parking is prohibited in the fire lanes in front of the school. There is a minimum $75.00 fine for parking in a fire lane. The fire lane runs the entire length of the building. Student pick-up in the afternoon and student drop-off in the morning is done only at the front of the school. To assist parents and ensure student safety, parents will receive a car number and specific regulations for car traffic.
Severe Weather
Throughout the school year it is possible that we may experience sever storms during school hours. We have television, radio, computer, and civil defense communication for such warnings and a set of emergency procedures that we practice with our faculty, staff and students. If a severe weather event occurs, please stay home or at work and allow us to enact our emergency weather procedures. Children will be safer at school that in a car during a storm. We will do everything to keep students safe and we will not release buses in unsafe conditions. In case of severe weather, please listen to the television or radio to find out information. School closings will be announced on most local radio stations.
Textbooks
Textbooks are the property of the school and are loaned to you to students to use during the school year. Students are expected to handle books carefully and to keep them in good condition. Be sure that your name is in each of your textbooks.
Parents will be required to pay the cost of any lost or damaged textbooks. If a student loses a book, he/she will not given another book until payment is made for the lost book.
Media Center
Students are encouraged to use the media center at your school. Students may check out books from the media center. each school has a media specialist to assist you when you need help. The media center is open all day during each school day. Students are responsible for items, which they borrow from the media center and are required to pay for any items, which are lost, or damages.
Lost and Found
Our school has a "Lost and Found" area where lost items are turned in and may be re-claimed. All items of clothing, which are to be removed, such as coats, sweaters, and caps, should be labeled with the student's name. Any items in the "Lost and Found" which are not claimed by the end of the school year will be discarded.
Parties
Because they take away from class time, only two parties are permitted during the school year, one on the last day before winter holidays and one on the last day of school.
Pets
No pets of any kind are allowed at school without permission from the school principal. The principal may give special permission for pets to be brought to school as part of a special display or activity if the principal has approved this. Under no circumstances is a potentially dangerous pet to be brought to school. Pets or animals are not allowed on the school bus.
Toys and other Personal Belongings
Toys and other personal belongings such as radios, tape players, electronic games, baseball cards, and cameras may not be brought to school or on class field trips unless they have been approved as part of a class assignment. If such items are brought to school, they may be taken up and kept in the school office until parents come to claim them.
Selling Things At School
Students are not allowed to sell things like toys, Girl Scout cookies, candy bars, gum, or baseball cards, to other students or teachers at school.
Testing
Students in the Newton County School System experience various forms of standardized and teacher-made tests. Discuss with your child's teacher the types of tests your child will encounter during the school year.
School Insurance
The Newton County School System does not provide accident insurance for students. Parents/Guardians have the opportunity to buy accident insurance from the Board approved insurance carrier. The policy pays for accidents regardless of any other accident insurance coverage you may have on your child. School time coverage is for school hours and travels directly to and from school. Twenty-four hour/twelve month coverage affords year round protection. This insurance is transferable should a student move to another school. Information concerning school insurance programs is sent home at the beginning of the school year.
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