| Sylvania City School District |
| Bylaws & Policies |
5215 - MISSING AND ABSENT CHILDREN
It is the interest of this Board of Education to cooperate with local, State and National efforts to decrease the number of missing children. Therefore, efforts will be made to identify possible missing children, and notify and cooperate with parents and appropriate agencies.
As used in this policy, the term "parent" shall refer to a student's parent, the parent who is the residential parent and legal custodian, guardian, or legal custodian or any other person who is responsible for the student.
When a student enrolls in or is initially admitted to a school in this District, the student's parent shall present to the person in charge of admission a copy of the student's birth certificate and copies of those records pertaining to the student that are maintained by the school that the student most recently attended, or the "pupil transfer record" if the student is transferring from another school in this District or from a private or parochial school. If the student does not present copies of the required documents, the principal shall notify the appropriate police department (Sylvania City Police or Sylvania Township Police depending on the location of the school) of this fact and the possibility that the student may be a missing child.
The primary responsibility for supervision of a student rests with the student's parent.
| A. | The student's parent shall provide the school that the student attends a current address and a telephone number at which the student's parent can receive notice that the student is absent from school. | |
| B. | The student's parent shall notify the school on the day a student is absent either in writing or by telephone, unless previous notification has been given in accordance with the school's procedure for absences. |
In cases where the school has not been notified of an absence, the building administrator or the administrator's designee shall attempt to notify a student's parent that the student is absent from school. The notice shall be given by telephone to the parent at the number which the parent has provided. If efforts to reach the parent by telephone are unsuccessful, a written notice may be sent to the last address provided by the parent.
The Superintendent is instructed to accomplish the following:
| A. | develop informational programs for students, parents, and community members concerning missing children issues | |
| B. | consider the admittance of a student lacking records into the school followed by notification of the police rather than refusing entrance and notification of authorities | |
| C. | utilize materials from the State Department of Education for the informational program | |
| D. | develop a voluntary student fingerprinting program in conjunction with local law enforcement agencies |
R.C. 109.65, 2901.30, 3301.076, 3301.25, 3313.205, 3313.672, 3313.96, 3319.321
R.C. 3319.322
Revised 11/28/94