Farragut High School PTSO 2007-2008 “Anchoring Admiral Pride”

The SAFE HOMES COVENANT is supported by Farragut High School and the FHS PTSO (Parent Teacher Student Organization). Please read the Covenant carefully. Then sign and return the form below to Farragut High School at Summer Insanity, the first floor office of FHS or mail to FHS PTSO, 11237 Kingston Pike, and Knoxville, TN 37934. THIS PROGRAM IS COMPLETELY VOLUNTARY. Please sign this covenant only if you intend to completely comply with its guidelines. Parent Agreement:

1. We will not serve or knowingly allow minors to consume alcoholic beverages or use illegal drugs at a gathering of minors in our home or on our property.
2. We will not knowingly allow parties or gatherings of minors in our home or on our property when we are not there.
3. We will actively supervise parties or gatherings of minors in our home or on our property.
4. We will communicate with other parents (or guardians) who are concerned about the safety of their children in our home or on our property.

PLEASE NOTE: The SAFE HOMES COVENANT is not a legal contract, but rather it is intended to show a good faith effort to follow its principles. It creates no liability for the School, the Knox County School System or the FHS PTSO. By signing this covenant, you are not creating any additional legal liability for yourself or your household. Such liability already exists under the laws of the State of Tennessee. THE LAW IS CLEAR: If you are caught serving alcohol to a minor or providing it to him or her, you can face serious civil and criminal charges. For specific information regarding Tennessee law on this matter, please contact the State of Tennessee Alcohol Beverage Commission in Nashville at 675-741-1602.

When you sign this covenant, you are giving permission for your name, address, and phone number to be published as a participant to the SAFE HOMES COVENANT. Your child’s name will be noted in the PTSO Student Directory as belonging to a family that is a SAFE HOMES COVENANT participant. A printed list of participants will also be available in the Farragut High School’s first floor office. We hope that this SAFE HOMES COVENANT list will provide parents with a way to check on the places that their children are going and will give them access to other parents with similar concerns.

One parent from each household should sign the SAFE HOMES COVENANT, but BOTH parents should review this covenant. Additional forms are available for multi-household families. Though they are not asked to sign, please discuss the SAFE HOMES COVENANT with any other adults (grandparents, siblings over 21, etc.) who may be living in your house. Only one form per household is necessary.
I/WE agree to the four elements of the Farragut High School and PTSO SAFE HOMES COVENANT. I/WE have discussed the elements of the COVENANT with my/our children.