School and Playground Safety

At Monfort, we take the safety of our students very seriously.  Important safety precautions:

•  All exterior doors are locked during the school day.  Please utilize our front door “buzzer-system” to gain access to the building.

• All volunteers will be screened to ensure safety of Monfort students and staff.

• All visitors and volunteers are required to check in at the front office.

• Our school will run periodic fire drills, tornado drills, and lockdown drills to ensure proper student and staff training in the event of an emergency. 

• In the event we should ever go on complete lock down, whether by drill or by request of local law enforcement you can expect communication to come home informing you of our situation or drill.

It is the responsibility of ALL staff to make sure that our playground is a safe and healthy environment.  The following rules are to be used as a guideline for proper student behavior.

Outside

• Stay where you can be seen by the supervisor.
• Stay away from classroom windows.
• Stay within the fenced school boundaries.
• Do not throw rocks, sticks or sand.

Games

• Use good sportsmanship.
• Rough behavior will result in removal from the game.
• Use cones to designate soccer and football goals.
• Do not walk through games that are in progress.

Balls

• Do not throw balls against the building.
• Please place balls in the tub when you are done using them.

Bars

• Do not sit or stand ON TOP of the bars.
• Do not jump from the bars.

Slides

• Only one person on the slide at a time.
• Slide on your bottom, sitting upright feet first.
• No game of tag.

Swings

• Swing facing forward on your bottom.
• Remain on swing while swinging.
• Keep proper distance from others that are swinging.
• Hold on with both hands.

Bad Weather

• Students will be taken inside immediately if thunder is heard or lightning seen.
• Sliding on ice is not allowed.
• When there is snow, students are encouraged to wear boots.  Please warn your students if they choose to play in the snow and their feet or clothing become wet, they will NOT be allowed to change or call home for dry clothing.
• Students are not allowed on top of snow mounds.
• Snowballs, dirt balls, rocks or ice are not to be made or thrown.

General

• Re-entering the building without duty teacher's permission is not allowed. 
• Restroom and water fountain usage inside the building is discouraged during recess time.
• Spitting of any kind is not allowed.
• Gravel remains on the ground.  Gravel is not to be kicked or thrown.
• No Guns/Knives/Weapons are allowed on the school grounds/properties (this includes toy imitations; *Refer to discipline policy).
• All food stays in the cafeteria.