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Drop Off and Pick Up Procedures

Deerfield Elementary Drop-off & Pick-up Procedures

IMPORTANT, PLEASE READ                                     


Please have your child(ren) at their designated bus stop 15-20 mins prior to their scheduled bus pick-up time during the first few weeks of school.

Parents and Guardians, all students are strongly encouraged to take the bus to and from school. Please refrain from surprise/unscheduled pick-ups whenever possible.  If you are planning to drop-off and pick-up your child(ren), your help with drop-off and pick-up is important and greatly appreciated!  Please follow the steps listed below to help facilitate a safe and timely drop-off/pick-up.

Drop-off:
  • Parent drop-off time: 9:10-9:20AM.
     
  • Buses arrive and unload between 9:00-9:10AM **Please do not enter Schoolhouse Road during this time.
     
  • Please arrive during the time frame listed below to avoid/reduce traffic backing up on Trenton Road.
     
  • Please stay in your car (remind friends & family members who help with drop-off/pick-up).
     
  • Please have your child ready to exit the passenger side of the vehicle at drop-off for safety reasons.
     
  • When you enter the drop-off area, please pull-up close to the vehicle in front of you. This helps us fit more cars on the circle at one time and helps reduce traffic waiting on Trenton Road.
     
Pick-up:
  • Parent pick-up time: 3:20PM.
     
  • Please park in the parking lot and walk up to the main entrance of the building where you will wait outside for your child(ren) to be dismissed.
     
  • Please exit the parking lot in a timely fashion so that bus transportation students can board their buses according to our procedures. 
     
  • Buses load immediately following parent pick-up.
     
  • Please exit the school parking lot in a safe manner.
     
  • Surprise/unscheduled pick-ups disrupt the school day. If your child normally rides the bus to and from school, please stick to that procedure, unless it is an emergency.
     
  • If your child is not picked up by 3:20PM, he/she will be sent home on his/her regularly assigned bus.
     
Please adhere to the following procedures:
  • For the safety of everyone
     
  • To avoid potential traffic jams
     
  • To avoid traffic back-ups on Trenton Road 
     

Thank you for your continued patience, cooperation and understanding.

Kelli McGowan
Deerfield Principal