Safety at TES
Campus Safety
Our top priority is that TES is a safe and happy place for all of our students.
Please review our Playground Rules with your children to help support campus safety throughout the school year.
Also, make sure your child comes to school with proper attire and footwear. Shoes need to provide ample support and stability for the classroom, as well as the playground. Close-toed shoes are highly recommended, the lower to the ground the better! Please save the heels and open-toed shoes for after school and weekend hours.
Go Eagles!
Safety starts with arrival & dismissal!
We ask that all drivers coming to drop-off and pick-up follow the posted signs and painted areas around the school. This is for the safety of all staff, students, and parents/ guardians. The drive-up lane down by the black rolling gate/courtyard is for pick-up with a driver in the car. Your vehicle cannot be left unattended.
We welcome parking on the surrounding streets. The streets and sidewalks are designed and maintained by the County of San Luis Obispo. Please be sure to follow all parking rules established by TUSD and the County of San Luis Obispo. The long driveway next to the play structure is also not a parking area. There are specific curbs painted for placard/handicapped cars.
TUSD and TES only have control in keeping our students and families safe, hence why we enforce the red and blue painted curbs and signage in the drive-thru strip. This includes designated handicapped parking places and curbs around our campus. If you have family members or caregivers coming to pick up or drop off, please share this information with them as well.
As always, please do not drive into the staff parking lot from the opposite way. We have had a couple of close calls with cars and pedestrians. A HUGE thank you to all the families that have been patient with our drop-off/ pick-up routines around TES. It takes a village to keep traffic safe and respect our surrounding neighbors.
- All students have the right to play. Games may not be closed.
- Only school equipment may be used on the playground. Toys, balls, etc., from home are not permitted.
- Only balls may be thrown.
- The referee/judge of each game is the first person in line to play. Pay close attention in case your opinion is needed.
- Students are to remain in assigned play areas.
- Playing is not permitted in or around the restrooms.
- No tag games allowed except during P.E.
- No cartwheels or other gymnastics unless supervised during P.E. time.
- Sandals, thongs, and other open-toed footwear are unsafe on the playground and restrict P.E. activities. Tennis shoes are encouraged.
- No running on hard surfaces.
- Walk on the structure at all times!
- Go down on and around the slides seated, with feet first. No “mats” may be used. Never go up a slide.
- On the curved steps, go up and only one person at a time. Do not hang beneath these steps.
- On the spiral steps, go down only and one person at a time.
- Walk in the sand area. Throwing or kicking of sand, rocks, sticks, etc. is not allowed.
- Jumping from play structure is strictly prohibited.
- The bars are to be crossed one at a time and in the same direction, with the body below the bars. Do not hook your legs under the bars or go upside down.
- Accelerator – One person at a time. Count to 10 at TES.
- Walk in this area and keep a safe distance from the swings.
- Students may “count” on those students swinging. The “count” will be 25. After a child counts to 25, the swing must be given up and a new child may swing. (A “count” is each swing toward the counter.)
- Jumping from the swings is not permitted.
- Pushing is not permitted.
- Students are to count back on a different person each time.
- The player entering the circle gets to choose “side and way” or “serve.”
- Players must stay on their own half of the circle and not cross over the dividing line.
- Players may not touch the rope during play nor hang on the tetherball.
- Players may hold, catch, or throw the ball only after their opponent has hit it.
- Players may not hit the ball more than once before it goes into the opponent’s territory.
- Any violation of rules 2-5 will result in losing the ball to the opponent.
- A player may win only 3 consecutive games. Then the winner must leave the circle in a sportsmanlike manner and may choose to get back in line.
- Use rubber balls, following the rules of play.
- Handball is to be played on the backboards.
- No elimination or kickback games are allowed.
- Do not kick the handballs.
- Any hit or serve that touches the roof or goes over the wall is an automatic out.
- Soccer games are to be played with soccer balls within the designated areas.
- Play according to soccer league rules (e.g., only the “goalie” may use his/her hands on the ball in play).
- Adults on supervision may limit the number of students playing if a safety issue arises.
- Kickball games are to be played using soccer balls at the designated diamonds.
- Softball is to be played during P.E. time only.
- Every player must have a turn before starting second ups.
- All force outs: No sliding. Get the ball to the baseman. Do not chase down runners.
- Freeze when the bell rings.
- Stop the use of all equipment (e.g., keep balls still, step outside the tetherball circle, and stop jumping rope).
- Wait for the whistle before walking to class or class lines.
- Return equipment to the ball shed or carts.
- Carry all of the equipment back. No bouncing or playing after the bell and whistle.
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