Butte School District

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

3405P

Missing School Children Continued

RESPONSIBILITY OF BUTTE SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1

1. It shall be the responsibility of the District Superintendent or designee to distribute the list of missing school children provided by the State Superintendent of Public Instruction to each school building within the District. The list will be placed on an appropriate bulletin board accessible to faculty members and other staff members.
2. In the event staff members suspect that a missing child is enrolled in the school, they shall notify the appropriate building principal and/or the District Superintendent immediately.
3. The District Superintendent shall notify the county attorney’s office and the sheriff’s department.

RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENT/GUARDIAN

Parents, guardians, or legal custodians of school children must report the following information to the building principal:

1. In the event the child will be absent from school, the parent shall report the absence to the building principal and/or designee.
2. The parent shall report the absence of the child every day the child is absent from school.
3. Parents, guardians, or legal custodians will provide a telephone number where they may be contacted in the event of an emergency or when the child is absent from school.
4. In the event the parent does not maintain a home telephone, he/she shall provide an alternative telephone number where they may be contacted if their child is absent from school.

RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUILDING PRINCIPAL OR DESIGNEE

1. When a parent, guardian, or legal custodian notifies a school that a child will be absent from school, the building principal and/or designee shall log the date and person from whom the call came.
2. In the event a parent, guardian, or legal custodian fails to notify the school of the child’s absence, the building principal and/or designee shall attempt to contact the parent, guardian, or legal custodian by the end of the school day as follows:
   1. The principal or designee will attempt to telephone the parent, guardian, or legal custodian at the residential or alternative telephone number provided under Section 1(c) or 1(d) of RESPONSIBILITY OF PARENT/ GUARDIAN above.
   2. If the school official is unable to make telephone contact with the parent, guardian, or legal custodian after three (3) consecutive school days, he/she shall mail a written notice to the parent, guardian, or legal custodian indicating the child’s absence from school on those dates. This letter will indicate that an attempt was made to make telephone contact during the days the child was absent from school.
   3. If the school official suspects foul play, he/she shall immediately notify the District Superintendent and/or appropriate law enforcement agency.
   4. If a child is present for part of a school day and absent for the remainder of the school day and if the parent has not reported that partial day absence, the school official shall follow the procedures outlined as if the child were absent from school the entire day.
   5. In the event a school official cannot determine the appropriate procedure in a particular case, he/she shall notify the building principal, and in then, the District Superintendent who may consult with the District’s legal advisor and/or County Attorney for direction.

Policy History:
Adopted on: 10/18/04
Revised on: