At SFCC, the safety of our students and their families is a top priority. Unfortunately over recent months it has become apparent that the structures and procedures put in place to ensure student and family safety are NOT being followed.

Please read the following sections to make sure you and/or the person/s who drop off or pick up your child/ren are assisting the College in ensuring the safety for all.

SAFETY ON JARDINE DRIVE

• There is a crossing on Jardine Drive.  Where possible we would like everyone to be using this crossing.  At the moment cars approaching the crossing are not slowing down and there have been several near misses. The crossing does not have traditional pedestrian crossing markings. The marking for the crossing have been dictated by NSW RMS and Liverpool Council. College staff are not permitted to supervise the crossing. Normal road rules apply in relation to the crossing.
  
  
• Currently we have lots of parents who cross Jardine Drive at the College driveway. This is a VERY busy location on the crest of a hill and therefore a very dangerous place to cross the road.  We have had the bus company call the College to advise several instances over the last few weeks when parents/students have run across the road nearly causing a bus accident which could potentially be fatal.  Please think about where you are choosing to cross the road.
  
  
• If you choose to drop your child/ren outside the school you are NOT to simply stop on the road outside the College gate, you must stop legally on the side of the road and advise your child/ren to enter the school via the path and gate and cross safely at the crossing.
  
  

SAFETY IN THE BUS BAY

The bus bay is exactly that - a bay for buses ONLY.

There is NO parking in the bus bay, NO drop off or pick up in the bus bay and NO parking across the busy buy entry or exit.

Staff have been monitoring the bus bay and last week on one day we had 42 cars use the bus bay as a drop off zone.  It is ILLEGAL to stop in a bus bay.

SAFETY IN THE CARPARK

We have had parents contact the College in relation to other parents not following our College procedures and car park rules in relation to this location.

Please ensure the following when in the College car park:

• The speed AT ALL TIMES is 10Km/per hour.
  
• The only place you can drop your child/ren off is in the DROP OFF BAY.
  
• It is not acceptable to drop your child/ren off in other parts of the car park, particularly near the crossing as soon as you drive in the gate.  Students have almost been hit when they dropped off and then are running across the crossing. This also holds up the traffic flow.
  
• It is not acceptable to drop your child/ren off when lining up for the drop off bay.  This has a huge impact on the traffic flow and is then causing cars to drive around and try and cut in.  The traffic flows if everyone stay in the line and patiently waits their turn to drop off in the bay provided.
  
• The car park is one-way. All cars MUST follow the clockwise direction of the car park.  No cars should be driving into the College through the exit gate to gain access to the bays in the first row. No cars should be driving against the flow of traffic.

The local Police and Council have been contacted in relation to some of these unsafe practices around the site and they have advised they will be conducting checks and monitoring the situation.

We ask that you please continue to support the College in ensuring the safety of our students and families.

Mrs Melissa Vella
Assistant Principal, Teaching & Learning