Parent Information

Morning Intake

All students enter through and exit Door 5 (Midland). This door opens at 8:50 am. 

Dismissal

Your child's safety is our top priority at Thurgood Marshall. To ensure the continued safety of our community, building security is stationed at various locations throughout the day. During dismissal, these agents are stationed at Door 1 (Linwood) and Door 5 (Midland) to monitor students as they exit campus.

Dismissal Doors

Teachers escort their classes outside using the respective exit door assigned to their grade. These doors have been predetermined by administration. 

Please note, to ensure the continued safety and efficiency of dismissal, students cannot be dismissed to doors not assigned to their grade.

Parents, please use the list provided below to locate your child's dismissal door and prepare accordingly.

Dismissal: Door 5 (Midland)

1st - 8th

Intake/Entrance: Door 5 (Midland)

Exit: Door 5 (Midland)

Remember, all transportation students enter and exit through Door 5.

If you have questions about your child's specific route, please call transportation at (313) 945-8600.

Our school day is from 9:00 am - 4:10 pm. To ensure students make the most of the academic day, no student will be admitted past 12 noon without a prior administrative override.

To apply for a Medically Authorized Override, please download the form here.

For a general schedule, please refer to the list below. For a more detailed list, please  contact the Main Office.

At Marshall, we understand parent's efforts to keep children safe. We recognize the dangers our students face and how important cellular communication is for them. However, we also know how distracting cell phones can be in regard to academics, specifically classroom attentiveness. As a result, our team has implemented the following guidelines regarding cell phone usage during school hours. We appreciate your efforts to assist us in keeping students safe, focused, and alert!

• Cell phone usage is closely monitored during school hours, and strictly prohibited during class time. 
  • Alternatively, students may use the school phone in the classroom in the event of an emergency.
• Any phone found turned on during class time will be confiscated.
• As our policy expressly forbids the use of cellphones during school hours, Thurgood Marshall is not responsible, liable, or accountable for any lost, damaged, or stolen devices.
• Any student found using cellular devices to record fights/obscenities/general mayhem and/or to cyber-stalk, cyberbully, or harass any other student will be suspended, and their device confiscated for up to 10 days.

If your child's cellular device has been confiscated, you may retrieve it from the Dean's Office.

Please use the chart below to find your child’s department and corresponding uniform colors.        

 *All students must carry a clear backpack.

Please note that the following items are strictly prohibited. 

• Hoodies
• Jerseys
• Ripped pants
• Political/pop-culture paraphernalia 
• Marijuana or other drug paraphernalia

 Students found wearing any of the aforementioned articles of clothing (including accessories, temporary tattoos, etc.) will face disciplinary action.

Parents, in light of our new safety protocols, you are now prohibited from roaming the building without prior authorization from the main office.

• Please refrain from attempting to locate and/or dismiss your child without informing the main office as you are now required to have visitor passes for the time you are in the building.
• These passes can only be obtained from the main office.

Remember:

• Students must be physically signed out in the book provided in the main office before being dismissed. We do not dismiss students by phone.
• We cannot dismiss students in advance. Each dismissal must correspond to the date/time that the request is made. For example, you cannot call at 12:30 on Tuesday requesting your child be dismissed at 3:10.
• Except in cases of illness, students are not allowed to wait for pickup outside of their scheduled classes. 
• Any person attempting to pick up a student must have a valid ID on file and have documented pickup privileges reflected in the profile of the student in question.

Parents, we appreciate your efforts to help us keep Thurgood Marshall safe!

Early Release and Pickup 

We understand that situations arise which cannot be helped. During such times, you may need to pick your children up from school early. Please make note of our 2023 Early Dismissal regulations to ensure your dismissals are as hassle-free as possible. 

Early Pickup

The new early pickup cut-off time is 3:30 pm. In order to be eligible for early pickup, you must have signed your child out in the main office before 3:30 pm. The doors will automatically lock at this time and will not open again until the regularly scheduled dismissal at 4:10 pm.

There are no exceptions.

New Security Protocols

Due to increased school-related instances of violence and kidnapping, we have doubled our efforts to increase students' safety and security. As a result, our building safety guidelines have changed. Please make note of these changes and prepare accordingly.

Your child's profile must now contain the contact information of any individual attempting to pick them up. We can no longer release students into the custody of any person who does not have a valid profile on the account of the child they want to pick up, regardless of their relationship with that student. 

If your child’s profile needs to be updated to reflect any changes to pickup privileges, please contact the main office. Remember, only legal guardians can make changes to student contacts, and new contacts must present a valid ID in order to be added to any student's profile.

In an effort to increase security and make the application more accessible for all parents/guardians, DPS has digitized the new Parent Volunteer application. If you're interested in being a more prominent part of your child's life with us, please use the link below to begin the application process. 

Apply Now!

Parents, please take note of the following:

• Potential volunteers must wait for district approval before they will be permitted to participate in any volunteer activities.
  • These include: daily activities, building events, and field trips.
• Upon submission, you will receive a confirmation email. Please keep this email for your records. Once your application is approved, please submit the approval to the Marshall Main Office.

You can view our contact information here.

Parent Portal

Parent access to the Student Information System equips families with information and resources to better support and advocate for their child. Parents and guardians need a secure, reliable way to view their child's academic and attendance data, and now, PowerSchool's Parent Portal on a web browser or the free PowerSchool App will be an incredible tool for just that.

You can access the parent portal by visiting https://detroitk12.powerschool.com/public

If you need information to sign up, please call the main office at (313) 494 - 8820.