Inclement Weather Procedure Guidelines
School Closure Procedure Guidelines
- If there is a countywide “emergency travel only” declaration, all schools will be closed. The District may close schools without a countywide travel advisory. There may be times when schools in town are open but Canyon Elementary is closed. A closure applies to all but a skeleton crew necessary to be sure that buildings are open.
- The District will not use late starts.
- Once students are transported to school by bus, they will remain in school until the end of the school day. The district will not release children early because necessary parent contacts cannot be assured. Parents may pick up their children at any time.
- If the decision is made that no buses are running, school will be closed. Schools may be kept open if just a few buses cannot run. The number of bus routes not running, to influence school closure on a given day, is a judgment call related to appropriate variables. The magic number hovers around seven bus routes. If a bus does not run in the morning, it will not run in the afternoon.
- If students can be safely transported, water and electricity are flowing, and heating systems are up and running, classes will be held.
- School closure information will be presented to area radio stations prior to 7:00 a.m. Those stations include: KOFI (1180 AM), Monster (103.5 FM), KJJR (880 AM), BEAR (106.3 FM), KBBZ (98.5 FM), KKMT (95.9 FM)