The Board of Education believes in the importance of trying to decrease the number of missing children. Therefore, efforts will be made to identify possible missing children and notify the proper adults or agencies.

A student, at the time of initial entry into Perry Schools, shall present to the person in charge of admission any records given him/her by the school s/he most recently attended and a birth certificate or comparable certification of birth. Within twenty-four (24) hours of the student's entry into the school, the principal shall request the student's official records from the school most recently attended. If the school the student claims to have most recently attended indicated that it has no record of the student's attendance or the records are not received within fourteen (14) days of the date of request, or if the student does not present a birth certificate or comparable certification of birth, the principal shall notify the Perry Police Department of this fact and of the possibility that the student may be a missing child.

The principal or his/her designee shall attempt to notify by telephone a student's parent, custodial parent, guardian, legal custodian or other person responsible for him/her when the student is absent from school. In the event of repeated or continued absence the parent or other responsible party shall be notified by telephone or written notice on the same day that the student is absent. Parents or other responsible persons shall provide the school with their current home and/or work telephone numbers and home addresses, as well as emergency telephone numbers.

The Superintendent or his/her designee shall develop informational programs for students, parents and community members relative to missing children issues and matters.

R.C. 2901.30, 3301.076, 3301.25, 3313.205, 3313.672, 3313.96, 3319.321
R.C. 3319.322