Traffic and Safety
Parking Lot and Traffic Safety Policy
 
The staff at Barnard has established the following regulations to keep all of our students safe when they are dropped off and picked up from school every day:
  1. Only school employees and parents/guardians of children enrolled at Barnard should drive through and park in the school parking lot from 7:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. weekdays.
  2. Drive no more then 5 MPH through the parking lot and 25 MPH on the streets around the school.
  3. Please follow the flow of traffic as indicated by the direction arrows painted on the asphalt in the parking lot.
  4. Parents/guardians must park in a parking space with the ignition turned off, if they leave their vehicle to walk a child into the school.
  5. Children are not permitted to walk into or through the parking lot unless accompanied by an adult.
  6. Parents/guardians must not double park in the street and motion for their child to walk out into the street to enter the vehicle.
  7. Children who must cross a street to walk to parent’s vehicle or to walk home must walk on sidewalks and cross in crosswalks at the street corners.
  8. Do not park in handicapped spaces without a handicapped permit.
Student Safety to and from School
 
To keep your children safe walking to and from, please teach your children the following safety guidelines. Children must walk on sidewalks and not through parking lots. Instruct your child to cross streets at intersections and walk in crosswalks.
  1. Establish with your child the safest route to and from school.
  2. Students should never cross streets in the middle of the block or between parked cars.
  3. Instruct your child to walk, not run, when crossing streets.
  4. Provide appropriate response for your child if approached by strangers.
  5. Establish which neighbors are home during the day, and ask if they are willing to provide a safe haven for your child in case of an emergency.
  6. Do not double park and have your child enter or exit your car in the middle of the street.
  7. Children should not walk through the parking lot unless accompanied by parents/guardians.
  8. Please drive slowly and with caution on streets around the school and in the parking lot.