Clarendon Elementary School 
685 Fifth Street
Secaucus, New Jersey
(201) 974-2010 Office / (201) 974-0530 Fax
"Home of the Clarendon Bees"

Attention Parents Please Read

Clarendon Bedbug Update

As of Friday, February 3, 2012 we are pleased to report that there have been no further reports of any bedbugs being found.

On Saturday, January 28,2012 a Canine Service company was called to inspect Clarendon School. Canine scent detection can be a very effective inspection method. The entire school was searched and the only area where the canine detected any scent of bedbugs was in the affected 5th. grade classroom. At this point a second verification search was done. The exterminator came in to perform a freezing method throughout the classroom ( walls, corners, furniture ...). In regard to the contents of the classroom a heating method was done using a Packtite container which heats the items to 145 degrees; any bugs or eggs would be killed. The Secaucus Board of Education is taking a proactive approach without the use of pesticides to make sure this issue is taken care of.

At no time were any bedbugs visibly seen by either the canine, exterminator or Health Inspector.

We are continuing to monitor the situation. As of Monday, January 30, 2012, there have been no futher reports of any bedbugs being found.

Thank you for visiting our school online.  We are always making changes to this site and  can only have certain photos and their information for a short time.  The use of this site is also shared with our neighboring schools in our district and sometimes space can be limited, so please be patient if your information and photos do not remain for as long as you would like them to be.  We must share!!!   If at anytime you wish to send us a message or to make comments on our site, please feel free to do so by contacting our Webmaster.  Again, on behalf of Clarendon Elementary School, thank you for visiting.

General Information:  Absentee Procedure - call the school at 201-974-2010 as early as possible.  If your child is not reported as absent, the school will call your home.  This is for your child's protection.

Half Day Sessions:  School is dismissed at 12:30 P.M. for everyone except for pre-school students. 

The 2010/2011 Secaucus Public Schools Information Guide and Calendar has useful information of our school.  Be sure to ask the school for a copy and keep it for your reference.

Delayed Opening:  Clarendon School 10:20 A.M.

( Please look at your information guide and calendar for more times)

Also, please review the Principal's Message page for important information about Clarendon School!

Don't forget to look at this month's calendar of events for important information!

Go to the Cyber Safety Link for updated information on this subject!

Emergency Dismissal:  The school will call the phone numbers provided by you for early dismissal due to inclement weather as well as for delayed school openings (phone calls may be made through Connect Ed).  It is imperative that both home, work phone numbers and cell numbers are kept up-to-date.  Please inform the main office if there are any changes.

Pick Up/Drop Off:  For the children's safety, please, please do not pull into the parking lots to either pick up or drop off your children.

If your child is absent, please call the school between 8:00 and 8:30 A.M. on the first day of your child's absence. 

If you are calling for homework for your child who is absent from school, please call the Main Office as early as possible.

Please provide a lunch for your child if he/she forgets to bring one before the designated lunch period. You may bring it to the office and it will be delivered before the lunch period.

Only emergency messages may be delivered to students.  In case of emergency, give the message to the Main Office and it will be transmitted to the student.