IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING. Be a Broward Buddy, Report a Tip!

Call 911 immediately in an emergency.  If you have a NON-Emergency Safety or Security concern, please report it through any of our available tip reporting tools. (You may choose to remain anonymous or provide contact information for a callback.)

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 1:45 p.m.

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 7:45 AM. Students should be in class by the second bell at 7:45 AM.

Tardy

Students arriving after 7:45 AM will be considered TARDY. If students arrive after 7:45 AM, the student will need to obtain a pass from the front office to be admitted to class.

Dismissal

The dismissal time is 2:15 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 1:45 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.

All visitors including parents must check into the attendance office prior to going to any classrooms or any area on campus. An official photo identification (ID) is required. Acceptable forms of ID include the following:

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

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.

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.

Our School Dress Code / Uniform Policy

School uniforms are MANDATORY.
Students are required to wear:

Bottoms Choice: of any khaki or navy blue: pants, shorts, skorts, skirts, or jumpers
Tops Choice: Choice of white, light blue or navy, or yellow. Must have a collar (Polo or Oxford type)
Shoes: Sneakers or closed shoes
On Fridays, students may wear a North Side red t-shirt or solid red collar shirt; with khaki or navy blue bottoms
During Field Trips, students may wear a North Side red t-shirt or solid red collar shirt; with khaki or navy blue bottoms

Benefits of a Uniform Policy
Research suggests that school uniforms:

• Improve discipline, self-esteem, and self-respect
  Focus the student towards learning
  Eliminate the fear of whether their clothing choice will be acceptable by peers
  Strengthens school pride
  Identify student population from strangers on school grounds
  Cost-effective
  
  All children should start wearing their school uniform on the very first day of school this August. Please call us at school if you have any questions or concerns.

A Parent or Guardian may request by mail, or in person, an application for an exemption from the uniform program. Exemption waivers must be completed by the 10th day of the student's enrollment.

Possession of a wireless communication device that disrupts the educational process is a violation. Cellular phones, camera phones, and pagers are prohibited at all times during class unless specifically instructed to do so as part of the lesson.

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Birthday Celebrations
Parents, please know that the safety of our students at all times is our number one priority. We also strive to maximize our instructional time in the classroom; therefore, we need to clarify how we recognize students' birthdays.

Although we want to acknowledge your child's special day, we encourage you to keep it simple.

Please bring only one of the following:

• store bought cookies

• cupcakes

• donuts

You can reserve the grander events for your private time at home and after school. Please refrain from taking pictures, bringing in balloons, flowers, pizza, juice, cake, etc. Thank you very much for your cooperation in this matter.

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