Policy 6118 - Weather-Related Schedules

Weather-Related Schedules

The Board of Education places a high priority on safety and the prevention of injury. The Board realizes that fog and weather conditions are sometimes so severe that it is dangerous for students and employees to come to school, whether they arrive by vehicle or on foot.

Because adverse weather conditions regularly occur at predictable times of the year, the Superintendent or designee may establish alternative school day schedules as necessary.

The Superintendent or designee may close school or change the regular school day schedule when dangerous conditions occur. When the school day schedule is changed, the schools shall remain open during regular school hours for students who arrive on foot or whose parents/guardians bring them in private vehicles.

The Superintendent or designee shall establish a system for informing students and parents/guardians when school buses are not operating and when the school day schedule is changed or the schools are closed because of adverse weather conditions. This system shall involve, as necessary, newsletters, telephone “trees," radio and television announcements, and local telephone emergency notification programs.