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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Starting in 2nd grade, students identified as "walkers" are allowed to be released at end of day without parents to pick them up. If we don't get an extended day spot, my 2nd-grader will have to wait on the playground for me until we can pick him up, or hopefully he can re-enter the school to wait in the library. I think parents will have to get creative to get by.
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NP, but I cannot find this in APS website.  Can anyone direct me there?  I would love to know if I can do this starting 2nd grade.[/quote]

Not on the APS, or school site, or policy so I called the school to ask (actually I called 2 schools and got similar responses). 2nd graders who walk can be released without a parent to walk home by themselves but they cannot loiter on school property while extended day is in session. For ex, the walker can stop at the library to pick up a book or go to the playground for a short while but must leave once extended day students are released on school property, for liability reasons. (And extended day staff do not allow random parents with kids on school playground from 4-6 PM while extended day in session).

Parents must write a letter to child's teacher (and school office) granting permission to release student without parent to pick up.
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They also have to sign a liability waiver, and if anything happens to the kid after they’re released from school, DFS will likely get involved since it’s against county guidance for a child that age to be left unattended.[/quote]

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