Car Rider Safety Rules

 Heidi Copeland, AP

Please remember, the morning and afternoon car pool line will drive through the CC Griffin Middle School drive, proceed through the paved side entrance and stop at the gravel parking lot at Patriots.  There are signs directing parents.   

We highly encourage parents to allow students to ride the bus to and from school each day.  If a parent must drop off or pick up students, please utilize the carpool line and follow these guidelines.      

Morning Arrival:

1. Wait at the top of the drive on Holden Avenue until 7:45 AM.

2. Do not drop students off  until 7:45 a.m. 

3. Do not let your child out before staff arrives to assist.

4. Do not park or leave cars unattended in the drive, traffic circle or in front of the school at any time. 

5. Do not utilize the bus lot to drop off or pick up students. 

6. Do not park in the gravel lot near the Spirit Rock before/after school or during the school day.  This is a staff only parking area.

7. Do Not park in the traffic circle at any time.

Afternoon Pick Up: 

Each parent will be given a Car Rider Tag with a number on it. Teach your children their card number so that they are ready to dismiss in the afternoon. Display this tag on your rear view mirror. 

1. Parents should be ready to pick up their children by 3:00 each day

2. Do not signal students to come to the parking lots or driveways. 

3. Parents that are not in the car pool line by 3:15 will need to park and check their student out at the office.

Walkers: 

As our neighborhood grows and expands we expect to have more requests for students to walk or ride their bikes independently.  Please adhere to the following guidelines so that we may keep our students safe.

1. Complete a request for walkers by going to our school webpage and clicking this link .  

2. Walkers will be dismissed once their number is entered into the iDismiss system.

3. If your child does walk to and from school, please be aware that there are no crossing guards. Talk with your child about traffic safety.  

4. We have 2 bike racks for those who wish to ride their bikes to school.

5. Only 4th and 5th grade students are permitted to walk home independently from school.

6. For safety reasons, only parents that live in The Mills will be permitted to walk down to pick up their students in the afternoon.

7. Parents must bring their car rider tag with them to pick up their students.

8. Students must live in The Mills Community in order to be a walker.  Non-Mills parents cannot park on Holden Avenue and have their students walk to their car.