Call 911 immediately in an emergency.

Submit a safety or security tip that is not an emergency directly to the District Security Operations Center (DSOC), open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year (including holidays). CLICK or TAP on the icon below.


From there, choose the reporting tool that works best for you by learning more about how they work and how easy they are to use.   

What to report: Please report safety and security threats, bullying and harassing behaviors, illegal activity, self-endangerment behaviors, etc.

Details are everything: Please provide as many details as you can, such as names and physical description of anyone involved, school location, social media handles, date of when threats are supposed to occur, etc.

We respect your privacy and care about your safety. Your tip is shared only with investigators and administrators assigned to the tip.

Remember, helping is not the same as snitching. We are counting on you to help us help a friend.
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According to SBBC Policy 5.5: All students under 16 are required to attend school every day of the 180-day school year. Absences are established by tardiness, early sign-outs, or absences for all or part of any day. The maximum number of acceptable absences is 5 days. Additionally, please note that students may not be released after 1:30 pm.

1. Parents have 2 days (48 hours) in which to report an absence.
2. The Attendance Policy allows eight (8) reasons for absence to be excused.
3. Make up work for credit and grade is allowed for ALL absences. Learn more about Homework/Makeup Work.

Arrival

Students must arrive at school on time every day. The first bell rings at 7:55 AM. Students should be in class by the second bell at 8:00 AM.

Tardy

Students arriving after 8:00 AM will be considered TARDY. If students arrive after 8:00 AM, the student will need to obtain a pass from the front office to be admitted to class.

Dismissal

The dismissal time is 2:00 PM. All students are expected to remain in school for the entire school day. If students are dismissed early, they must be picked up by 1:30 PM. No students will be dismissed 30 minutes prior to the last bell for safety reasons. 

All Broward County Public Schools conduct regular exercises and drills at various times as outlined in the Florida Fire Code and Florida Administrative Code.

To aid in this process, every school has a designated SAFE team comprised of faculty and staff who have been specially trained on appropriate procedures to ensure every school follows safety protocol.

Discussion-based tabletop exercises are also conducted regularly with staff, faculty, and community partners, and the results of these exercises are documented and incorporated into school safety plans as necessary.  

All public schools are required to conduct one (1) fire drill per month with one (1) additional occurring within the first 30 days. Additionally, public schools are required to conduct, at a minimum, six (6) emergency drills every school year that are nonconcurrent with fire drills. One emergency drill must take place within the first ten (10) days of the beginning of the school year, and the remaining drills may not occur more than forty-five (45) days apart. Four (4) of the six (6) emergency drills must address active threats. The remaining two (2) drills must address other emergency events, such as severe weather, natural disasters, hazardous materials incidents, or reunification.

Students are expected to fully participate in drills and follow the directions of faculty and staff.

The dress code rules enforced at our school align directly with the District's Unified School Dress - Policy 5309. Review the District policies outlined on this page for more information.

Visitors are welcome at Harbordale Elementary School! As a security measure and for the protection of all children, any time you visit the campus you are required to sign in at the office with a picture id and obtain a name badge.

Acceptable forms of ID include the following:

• Driver’s license
• Florida’s official state identification card
• Passport

The School Board has purchased a new visitor, vendor and volunteer checking/tracking system to be implemented district wide. The Raptor, formally STAR system will provide security checks on each visitor against Sexual Offender databases, print visitor badges, and track volunteers. If, for any reason, your child needs to leave campus before 2:00 p.m., you must sign him/her out in the office, before 1:30 pm, and office personnel will call the classroom.  Also, a reminder to all volunteers, PLEASE OBTAIN YOUR BADGE FROM THE FRONT OFFICE AND WEAR IT AT ALL TIMES WHILE ON CAMPUS. 

Visitor Parking

All visitors must park in the designated visitor parking spaces. Please do not park in spaces designated for faculty and staff or in the bus loop.

Controlling School Traffic is Essential for Safety

Students should be picked up and dropped off at the car loops only.  Parents wishing to park should walk their children to the front gate. For safety reasons, parents are not allowed to walk their children to their classrooms.

This year we will continue to implement a color code system to help streamline our dismissal process. All students will be assigned a color based for their primary means of dismissal. Please take a few minutes to review our plan.

• RED AREA If your child gets picked up in a car using the car loop on Miami road, your child will be considered a “car rider” and will be color-coded with a RED wristband on their backpack.
• GREEN AREA If your child gets picked up by an adult who parks their car and/or walks to on campus to meet their child at the end of the day, please meet your child at the west side of the campus near the marquee area. Your child will be considered a “walker” and will be color-coded with a GREEN wristband on their backpack.
• BLUE AREA If your child rides a school bus, your child will be considered a “bus rider” and will be color-coded with a BLUE wristband on their backpack. (This will include all students who participate in aftercare programs that provide transportation to aftercare site.)
• YELLOW AREA If your child participates in the Sunshine Aftercare program, your child will be considered “aftercare” and they will be color-coded with a YELLOW wristband on their backpack. At the end of the school day, all aftercare students will be escorted to the cafeteria.

If you must change your child’s dismissal, a written note is required prior to 1:00 p.m. Please send in the written request with your child in the morning, or fax to school at 754-323-6090 with a copy of your driver’s license by 1:00 p.m. Emails and phone calls will be not accepted. Thank you for your cooperation. The safety of your child is of the utmost importance to us at Harbordale.

• Your child may bring a cell phone to school and wear a smart watch
• For safety and security, students are strongly encouraged to secure phones in their book bag upon arrival
• It must be turned off and unused while on campus
• The phone must be kept completely out of sight.
• They must not be allowed to ring or make any sound on school grounds.
• A student may only use a cell phone on a school bus during a life-threatening emergency.
• If a cell phone is seen or heard on campus, it will be confiscated.
• Consequences will be issued for cell phone violations
• Parents who need to reach their child (or vice versa) should communicate via the front office.
• The phone will be held in the classroom/front office until a parent/guardian picks it up or makes arrangements.
• Pick-up hours are from 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

If you require technology assistance with a school or district device, please call the front office.

Initial troubleshooting will be performed remotely, over the phone. If your issue cannot be resolved remotely, you will be scheduled for technology support on campus.