SCHOOL HOURS

Morning Bell 9.25 a.m.

Morning Break 11.00 a.m. - 11.15 a.m. 11.15 a.m. - 11.30 a.m. (Tuesday's)

Lunch 12.30 p.m. - 1.15 p.m.

Bus Bell 2.55 p.m.

Please note that school authorities or school staff are not responsible for students outside these times unless the students are engages in a supervised curricular activity. To clarify the school's policy on this matter the Board of Management has drawn up a circular titled "School Hours & Pupil Supervision". This circular is reprinted on next page for your information.

IMPORTANT NOTE concerning students arriving on school transport before start of official school day: -

The Board of Management notes that school buses may arrive early to our school i.e. before 9.30am. To facilitate the reception of students on these busses the Principal has arranged for a Teacher and Special Needs Assistants to be present from 9.10am onwards. Students are not allowed onto school premises before 9.10am and bus drivers should not discharge students before this time.

The Board of Management cannot accept any responsibility for students entering school property before 9.10am.

The following is the text of a circular issued to all parents and guardians of the students of Mother of Fair Love School.

SCHOOL HOURS & PUPIL SUPERVISION

For the information of parents & guardians of pupils attending Mother of Fair Love School.

As some parents or guardians may not be aware of the arrangements and responsibility of school authorities in providing for the safety of pupils attending school, Boards of Management are advised to clarify the position for parents.

The Board of Management, through the teachers, ensures that every reasonable precaution is taken to provide for the safety of the pupil during school hours. The Board, its teachers and other staff members are insured against any liability arising from negligence in the provision for the safety of the pupils during school hours. The official School Timetable is: Monday to Friday the school opens to received pupils at 9.30am Classes end at 3.00p.m. each school day for all pupils.

The Board cannot provide supervision for the pupils outside school hours, or outside the school grounds (except for school-related activities such as swimming, outings, sports etc.) and they cannot take responsibility for the pupils on their way to and from school, pupils arriving before the official opening time of the school, pupils who leave the school during school hours without the permission and knowledge of the school authorities, or pupils entering or remaining in the school or in the school grounds after classes end.

Senior pupils who are involved in the Work Education Scheme or who are carrying out duties on short unaccompanied visits outside the school with permission, or younger pupils who are not on the school premises but are accompanied by a staff member are regarded as being under the supervision of the Board.

In the case of pupils who travel by School Transport, the school authorities cannot accept any responsibility for escorting them from the bus to the school grounds, or from the school grounds to the bus. In practice, teachers or other staff members may be present voluntarily on some of these occasions.

Pupils of this school do not, as a rule, go home at lunchtime. Any pupil whose parents have given written authority to the school Principal to leave the school to go home at lunchtime is not the responsibility of the Board of its staff from 12.30pm until 1.15 p.m. when classes re-commence.

The purpose of this circular is to inform you to the extent of the supervision of the pupils - which is the pattern and arrangement which has been followed since the school was established.

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Rev. Kieron J. Kennedy, Chairman, Board of Management