Arrival

If your child will be transported to school via car, please note that the car rider drop-off area is located in the front of the building. Follow the signs and arrows, as this is a one-way traffic flow area. Cars will be directed to pull alongside the curb in the front of the building to allow the children to exit on the passenger side of the car. Please follow the directions of the adults at morning drop-off, respecting their request to use the entire front curb (down to the flagpole) as a drop-off area.

No students should exit a car from the left lane of traffic at any time. In addition, adults dropping off students along the curb are NOT permitted to exit cars to walk the students to the door. Cars along the curb can NOT be left unattended. During the allotted drop-off times from 8:45-9:05 AM, please drive slowly and cautiously through this area, as there will be many parents/guardians and students moving about. Students and parents should remain in vehicles until the doors open at 8:45 AM. The students enter the building through the front doors of the main entrance.

Students arriving to Penn Hills Elementary School by bus will be dropped off in the rear of the building. Only authorized vehicles and buses are permitted in this area.

The late bell rings at 9:05 AM. Students arriving after that time are considered to be tardy, and parents/guardians must accompany the students into school and report to the Attendance Office for a late slip.  Visitor parking is available in the front lower parking lot. Parents/guardians and other visitors arriving at this time, and throughout the day, will be stopped by security. All visitors wanting to gain entrance into Penn Hills Elementary must show valid photo identification and will be subject to a search of their person and/or belongings, including the use of a metal detector.

Morning procedures are important to every child’s educational success; therefore, it is imperative that students arrive before the official start of school in order to get organized and prepared for the day.