Visitors/Bussing/Parent Pickup & Dropoff

An open-door policy is extended to parents during regular school hours. Parents and any other visitors must report to the office. Parents or any other visitors are required to sign in and sign out when entering and exiting the building. A visitor's pass will be issued. Parents must make arrangements with teachers before visiting their classrooms. All other visitors shall report to the Principal's Office. Student visitors are not permitted at Effingham Junior High School. Illinois School Code 8:30

 

After completion of registration in April, any bus changes should be submitted via email to the Transportation Director, Kristen Harvey, at [email protected] no later than July 31, 2024, to ensure bussing on the first day of school. Parents/guardians should receive a letter from the Transportation Director with your bussing information in August before school starts.

School bus riders, while in transit, are under the jurisdiction of the school bus driver. The bus driver must devote 100% of his/her attention to driving the bus and therefore should not be distracted by the improper conduct of students riding the bus. The bus misconduct point system ensures that students conform to the transportation and school rules and policies. The Code of Conduct and Misconduct Point System can be found on pages 27-29 of the Student Handbook.

 

Students may be dropped off by parents on the east side of the building in the morning. Please enter the student drop-off/pick-up lane from Richland Avenue (north side of school) and exit on Grove Avenue (south side of school). Students who are not riding a bus after school and are going home in a personal vehicle must be picked up from the small gym on the southeast side of the building by 3:15pm. Detailed information may be obtained in the office. Do not use the circle drive in front of the building for pick-up or drop-off of students. Do not pick up students north of the building on Richland Avenue.