Hello Clairvaux Family,

The safety of our children is paramount and we want to thank you for following our Kiss and Ride Procedures.   

This is a link to our Kiss and Rise Smore that has the procedures and map.

Guidelines when using the Kiss & Ride program at St. Bernard of Clairvaux:

• Children are to be dropped off or picked up, using the drop off lane between the hours of 8:30 - 8:45 a.m. and 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. Due to the high volume of cars, especially in the morning, and dependent on the weather, please consider arriving early.
• As cars enter the school driveway, please proceed in a slow and cautious manner, around the parking lot. The drop off and pick up lane is directly in front of the kindergarten yard. Students are not dropped off or picked up in front of the school. This lane is reserved for buses only.
• Please drive up to the very top of the kiss and ride lane to drop off and pick up your children to facilitate a steady flow of traffic.
• When it rains, we will open up the side door at the top of Kiss and Ride.
• Children are to exit the car in a safe and careful manner with their backpacks ready to avoid a long wait time in the drop off lane. Children are to exit the vehicle on the right side of the car, onto the landing, for safety purposes and proceed to their door.
• Cars are to exit in a slow and cautious manner and must turn right out of the school in order to ease the flow of traffic.
• Please do not attempt to move into the drop-off lane from the drive thru lane.
• Do not park or leave your vehicle unattended in the Kiss & Ride lanes. If you need to get out of your car, use the parking lot.
• Cars may park in the parking lot, please use the crosswalk at the front of the school.
• Cars are not to stop at the turn point of the driveway and let children out - this is a very dangerous and unsafe practice. It also causes a back log of cars.
• Under no circumstances are cars to access the bus lane or park in the bus lane; if you need to leave your car, please use the parking lot.
• Please do not double park your car in the parking lot. For the safety of all, please use empty parking spots, or park on the street.