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STUDENTS <br />3580 <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />COLD WEATHER GUIDANCE FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS <br />It is the policy of Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 that students take outside <br />recess and lunch breaks to stimulate their learning, provide an alternative to the <br />classroom, and increase productivity and attention levels. <br />Guidelines <br />Students will not be permitted to enter the school early or remain in the school <br />building during recess, at lunch times or after school hours unless invited to do so by <br />a teacher or other employee for extra help, consistent with Policy No. 5240 Personal <br />Conduct. <br />2. Parents have the responsibility to assure that students are prepared for the <br />temperatures of an Idaho winter through proper dressing procedures, (i.e. heavy <br />coat, hat, boots and gloves or mittens, etc.) <br />Recess after an Illness <br />1. If a student is ill, he /she should be retained at home. <br />2. A parent may request that a student who is returning from a verified illness be <br />retained indoors for a maximum of two (2) days. <br />a. Commencing with the third (3 d) day, a doctor's statement must be submitted <br />requesting the student remain indoors. <br />b. If not submitted, the student will be required to take outside recess and lunch <br />breaks. <br />c. The individual teacher will retain the right to exercise judgment, which might <br />include inside retention during noon or recesses for a given day. <br />d. Continued or prolonged illness should be handled according to policies or <br />practices for handling ill children. <br />Cold Weather <br />1. School buildings will be opened upon the arrival of the first regularly scheduled <br />school bus, or fifteen (15) minutes prior to the second bell on days when the <br />temperature is zero (0) Degrees Fahrenheit or lower. <br />2. Parents should not drop off their students prior to that time. <br />Bonneville Joint School District No. 93 <br />