- INFO ABOUT DELAYED START, EARLY DISMISSAL AND EMERGENCY CLOSING OF SCHOOLS
- DELAYING SCHOOL STARTING TIMES
- EARLY DISMISSAL
- SCHOOL CLOSED: RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS NOTIFIED
INFO ABOUT DELAYED START, EARLY DISMISSAL AND EMERGENCY CLOSING OF SCHOOLS
The closing of schools for emergency reasons creates many problems for all
of
us. The school district procedure and information is presented so that
parents will have clear guidelines for action if a situation necessitating
the closing of schools should arise.
A decision to close schools for emergency reasons is made only after
careful deliberation of the emergency situation. The decision of whether to
close schools or keep them open reflects, foremost, our concerns for the
safety of our children, the obligation to maintain the continuity of our
instructional programs and the personal inconvenience that may arise in such
situations for all of us.
Announcements will be made over local radio and television stations
when inclement weather causes dangerous conditions or when other emergencies
make it necessary to DELAY the starting time, DISMISS school earlier or to
CLOSE schools for the day.
PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE SCHOOL.
ANNOUNCEMENTS ARE MADE ON ALL LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS!
DELAYING SCHOOL STARTING TIMES
The starting time for schools will be delayed 2 hours (120 minutes) on
mornings when weather conditions make roads temporarily hazardous. When
warming or clearing weather is forecast or when additional time is needed by
highway crews to plow and cinder roads, the schools will begin 2 hours later
than usual. If the parent/guardian feels that the area where they live has
not been addressed by highway crews appropriately and a potentially unsafe
situation exists, they must ultimately make the decision whether or not they
should send their children to school. In these cases, students will be
marked with an excused absence.
Afternoon dismissal will be at the regular time for all students.
REGULAR STARTING TIME MODIFIED STARTING TIME DISMISSAL
Kindergarten, A.M. 9:05 A.M. 11:05 A.M. 12:55 P.M.
Kindergarten, P.M. 1:00 P.M. 1:55 P.M. 3:35 P.M.
Elementary (1-5) 9:05 A.M. 11:05 A.M.
Middle/Senior High (6-12) 8:00 A.M. 10:00 A.M.
EARLY DISMISSAL
When hazardous weather conditions develop during the day, school may be
dismissed earlier than usual. When it is necessary to close schools early,
the secondary students will be dismissed first. The kindergarten and
elementary students will be released as soon as buses are available after
making the secondary trips.
When weather conditions deteriorate during the day, parents should
anticipate an early dismissal. Parents are urged to make plans in advance
to
care for children who will be arriving home from school at an earlier hour.
Secondary schools will be dismissed at 12:00 P.M. and elementary schools at
1:00 P.M. A.M. Kindergarten will be dismissed at 10:40 A.M. and there will
be no P.M. Kindergarten. Arrangements will be made to care for children who
are usually picked up by their parents until the parents arrive.
SCHOOL CLOSED: RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS NOTIFIED
CLOSING SCHOOL FOR THE DAY, DUE TO SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS OR OTHER
EMERGENCY SITUATIONS, WILL BE ANNOUNCED ON LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION
STATIONS.
RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS
RADIO
Station WARM K 590 Scranton, 24 hours
Station WBAX K 1240 Wilkes-Barre, 24 hours
Station WKRZ K 1340 98.5 FM Wilkes-Barre Begin 6:00 AM
Station WILK K 980 Wilkes-Barre, Begin 5:30 AM
Station WGBI K 101 FM Scranton, Begin 6:00 AM
Station WNAK K 730 Nanticoke, Begin 6:00 AM
Station WEJL K 107 FM Nanticoke
Station WEAY K 92 FM Scranton
Station WWDK 105 FM Scranton
Station WICK 1400 AM Scranton
TELEVISION
WBRE Channel 28 (NBC)
WYOU Channel 22 (CBS)
WNEP Channel 16 (ABC)