Parent Support

Dear Parents and Members of the M.S. 136 Community:

Welcome to our school community.  This notice is to remind you of the importance of taking steps to keep your child safe when he or she is involved in outdoor activities,  including traveling to and from school.  The following are some safety tips that we hope you will share with your children:

• Students should never go home with strangers.
• Students should never talk to strangers.
• Students should not take thinks from strangers.
• If students are approached by strangers and are still near the school, they should be encouraged to return to the school and immediately inform a staff member.
• Young students should be escorted to and from school.
• Older children should be encouraged to walk/travel to school in groups whenever possible.

In addition, over the course of the school year, we may receive from the New York City Police Department notification under the New York State Sex Offender Registration Act that a registered sex offender has moved into the region where our school is located.  Copies of all the notifications we receive will be kept accessible to parents in the Parent Coordinator's Office as well as the Principal's Office.  You can also find information about registered sex offenders on the NYS Division of Criminal Justice website, located at http://www.criminaljustice.state.ny.us or by calling 1-800-262-3257.  Finally, if our school is lcated in the same zip code where  the sex offender resides, we will provide copies of the notification to all parents of children in our school.

These procedures are part of our continuing effort to provide a safe environment for all children in this school.

Sincerely,

Eric Sacker, Principal