On April 8, 2024, all District students (with your permission indicated below) will be allowed to go outside and participate in activities and view the period of totality ("Solar Eclipse Viewing"). Classroom teachers will be providing additional details regarding viewing location for their particular class as the event approaches.
As always, student safety is our top concern. Looking directly at the sun is unsafe. The only safe way to look at
the uneclipsed or partially eclipsed sun is through special-purpose solar filters, such as "eclipse glasses". Per NASA, homemade filters or ordinary sunglasses, even very dark ones, are not safe for looking at the sun. The District has purchased and will provide all students who attend the outdoor activities eclipse glasses to wear during this event. Although there is no way to fully guarantee student safety during such a rare event, we will take precautionary measures including pre-education to make students aware of the risks involved in directly looking at the sun. At no time should students or participants remove their eclipse glasses and look directly at the sun as it could cause permanent eye damage or other unknown affects.
There is no way for the school to guarantee that your child will not remove their eclipse glasses, so please speak with your child about the importance of keeping their eclipse glasses on at all times during this event.
*If you want your child to participate in outdoor viewing activities planned on April 8th for the eclipse, please review, e-sign and submit this form as soon as possible. All forms need to be complete by Friday, April 5.
If you do not wish for your child to be outside during this event or if you do not fill out this form, alternative activities will be held inside during this period. Please let your child's teacher know if you DO NOT want them to participate.
By signing this permission slip, you as an adult or parent of a minor child, are acknowledging that you are aware of the risks associated with this event, are freely assuming those risks, and waive the right to pursue any and all claims against the District, its agents, employees, Board of Education members, insurers, and others acting on the District's behalf (collectively, "Releasees"), of and from any and all claims, demands, causes of action and/or legal liabilities for eye injury, property damage, injuries to son/daughter occurring during, or resulting from the Solar Eclipse Viewing, even if the cause, damages or injuries are alleged to be the fault of or caused by the negligence or carelessness of the Releasees.
