Family Dismissal Guide
Safe students. Smooth dismissal. Everyone home the right way.
OUR GOAL: Every student follows their Go Home Plan and dismissal is complete by 3:50.
Choose Your Dismissal Plan
PARENT PICK-UP
Bring your family number card. Wait in the parent pick-up area. Your child will be called when you arrive.
CAR LINE
Display your family number card. Stay in your vehicle and follow staff directions through the loop.
WALKER
Written parent permission is required by email or note. Students leave through the front entrance.
BIKE RIDER
Written permission + signed Safe Rider Agreement required. Helmets are required and riders must follow Washington State law.
Parent Pick-Up
• Bring your family number card and have it ready.
• Family numbers are called in the order families arrive.
• When your number is called, your child is released from the classroom.
• At the gate, your child points to their grown-up. Staff confirm the connection before the student leaves.
NO FAMILY NUMBER CARD? Please go to the front office for an ID check and a one day pass.
Car Line
• Display your family number card where staff can easily see it.
• Stay in your vehicle and follow staff directions.
• Students wait in the designated area until their car is fully stopped.
• Staff may direct cars forward, to the gravel lot, or back through the loop to keep traffic moving.
NO FAMILY NUMBER CARD? Please go to the front office for an ID check and a one day pass.
WALKERS, BIKES & SAFETY
Walkers
• Students must have written parent/guardian permission before walking home.
• Permission may be sent by email or written note.
• Staff check walkers out at the front entrance and confirm approved walking partners.
Bike Riders
• Students must have written parent/guardian permission.
• A signed West Hills Safe Rider Agreement must be on file.
• A properly fitted bicycle helmet is required.
• Bike riders must follow Washington State bicycle safety laws and staff directions.
Important Safety Reminders
• Students stay in their classrooms until staff confirm it is time for them to leave.
• No student leaves the gate or pick-up area without staff permission.
• Please follow your child's established Go Home Plan.
• If the plan changes, notify the school using our regular dismissal-change process.
• Please be patient and follow staff directions. These steps help us account for every child.
Dismissal Map
Use the map above to find the correct parent pick-up, car line, and exit areas.
Yellow zone = buses only
Blue zone = car line
Green zone = walking parents
Red zone = facilities parking only
Thank you for helping us keep every Griffin safe!
