Good Evening Parents,
-- With our first games just around the corner (boys and girls soccer both start Friday!) I wanted to take a minute and send out a refresher on the transportation policy for student-athletes traveling to and from away games. This comes directly from our Student-Athletic Handbook.
Transportation Expectations:
Student-Athletes are required to ride in school transportation to and from contests. Students may travel home from an away athletic event in other than school transportation only with the written permission of a parent/guardian.
- A note from parents must be given to the coach stating their consent for an alternative transportation arrangement.
- Student-athletes will not, under any circumstances, travel with a parent or guardian other than their own, without written permission.
- Parents must sign Contest Travel Release Form at an athletic contest to take their own child.
- In accordance with the NHIAA and Shaker Regional School Policy EEBB, under no circumstances is any student to transport himself or herself to away athletic contests. If this occurs the athletic director is to be notified immediately.
There has understandably been some confusion about what constitutes a proper note declaring consent that will allow a student-athlete to ride home with another parent or guardian. Because of liability issues surrounding transporting our student-athletes to and from school-sponsored events, it is important for this process to be consistent across the board. To help with this, I am working on formalizing this process and will post a form to our athletics website as soon as it is finalized tomorrow. It will also be available in the main office for athletes to bring home for signature.
Please keep in mind that the spirit of this exception is really intended for family events that a student-athlete would be going to and not to get home faster or go to plans with friends. As our policy states in the first line, the expectation is that student-athletes will ride school transportation to and from events.
In addition to being good practice, this also helps to build and solidify team culture and chemistry. Teams are required to show up for a game together on the bus with no exceptions. We also should expect them to come home on the bus together to have that chance to celebrate a big win or deal with a loss together as a team.
As always, please reach out to me if you have any questions regarding this policy, or if you'd like to set up a time to discuss it further. Finally, thank you for all you do as parents to support the outstanding young men and women that participate in athletics here at BHS. We have an amazing community and I can't wait for you all to get a chance to watch out kids in action in the coming days and weeks.
Thank you, and go BHS!
Paul Landau
Athletic Director
Belmont High School
Belmont Middle School
Office: 603-267-6525 ext 1362
Cell: 603-937-4003
Twitter: @RedRaidersBHS
"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." —Phil Jackson.
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