It is important not to leave a message on the teacher’s phone - if a substitute teacher is covering the class the message won’t be heard. Unless we have received a note or call from home alerting us to the absence, parents/guardians of absent students will be called to verify the absence.

Students arriving late need to sign in at the office to be sure they are removed from the absentee list.

ABS front office: 802-871-6200 absfrontoffice@cvsdvt.org
WCS front office: 802-871-6100 abenoit@cvsdvt.org

Please keep the office and teachers informed of afterschool arrangements for your children (for children below grade 5) to help insure proper transportation. Please communicate any day that your child’s after-school destination changes.

· Students are not allowed to leave school with anyone other than a parent or guardian without a signed permission note.

· Students may not stay after school without permission from a parent or guardian. Upper house students staying after school to watch sporting events must also have a note.

Vermont law states that children shall not enter school unless they provide the school with an immunization record from a school, health department or physician, indicating that he/she has received the required immunizations. Please provide the copy of your child's immunization record to the Health office before your child's first day of school and make sure to check with the nurse that the immunizations are complete based on Vermont law (as it may vary in other states). Students who are exempt from receiving immunizations are required to submit an exempt form yearly (see Health Office web site). A new vaccination exemptions law went into effect July 1, 2016 removing philosophical exemption.

To prevent the spread of disease and to protect your student, please keep your student home and/or make an appointment with your health care provider for the following symptoms:

• temperature of 100 degrees Fahrenheit or higher
• vomiting
• diarrhea
• severe sore throat, headache, or cough
• eyes with inflammation, redness, and watery or purulent drainage
• undiagnosed and/or untreated skin rash
• communicable disease

If a student becomes ill during school, the parent/guardian of the student must be contacted before a student is allowed to leave the building. It is important to provide your student's school with updated contact numbers so parents/guardians may be reached concerning illness, as well as emergencies.