The procedure administration will adhere to is as follows.

We closely monitor the forecast for the early morning. An assessment is made on whether the conditions are suitable for the opening of school at regular time. When uncertain, a call is made to the local Department of Highways. Contact is also made with our bus contractor, Mr. Tom Carey.  Based upon information gathered from both, along with forecasts and local conditions, a decision is made on school opening. Only under the most severe conditions will a decision be made to close school for an entire morning. Usually a call is made to VOCM for an update at either 9:00 or 10:00, depending on the predictions of how long the unsuitable conditions will last. If conditions do not improve an update will be carried on the radio later in the day, with the last update being at 12:00. In the event that an update is carried at 12:00 school will be opening at 1:00 with no lunch period.
 

Calls to VOCM for updates are made at least a half hour before the scheduled update time.
 

Faxes to VOCM follow the phone contact. The school can in no way control when the radio station announces these updates. Requests are made for a certain time and the announcer fits them in at times possible in the scheduled programming. The school regrets that this is inconvenient for parents when the update is made later than expected, but we have no control on this matter. All parents may not be satisfied with school decisions on whether to open for classes or not, but you must remember that all decisions are judgment calls made with the best interests of your children’s safety and education in mind. Parents do have the right to keep their children home if their personal judgment call differs with that of school administration.
 

Closures/delayed openings are an inconvenience for us all. Please understand that we try to make the best decisions for everyone involved in these cases.