All students in grades Kindergarten through 5 must have a signed permission form on file in order to walk or take public transportation home alone or with a sibling, for the SY2024-25 school year. PreK students may not self-dismiss. No student will be allowed to leave school alone or with a school-aged family member until the attached form has been signed and returned to the main office or emailed to hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov. Before returning this form, please:

·Walk or review with your child on the route(s) they will use to travel to and from school.

·Be sure that your child knows their address, your phone number, and where to go or who to contact if there is an emergency.

·Discuss safe walking behaviors with your child, including crossing streets safely at intersections with crossing guards, marked crosswalks, or other safe locations. (For more pedestrian safety tips please visit https://www.safekids.org/walkingsafelytips or https://www.nhtsa.gov/back-school-safety.)

Please also keep in mind that the Hyde-Addison playground is NOT available for student use after school dismissal because it is reserved for the Champions afterschool program.

This form is only required for students who are walking or taking public transportation home without their parent, guardian, or another adult who is authorized to pick them up. Please return a separate signed form for each of your children.

Please contact hyde.addison@k12.dc.gov with any questions.