This procedure helps to eliminate interruptions while classes are in session and safeguards your child. In other words, bus transportation will be available, but one hour later than your child s regular schedule. Early school closings are announced over the same radio stations. It is important that the school telephone line stay free at this time for incoming instructions from the School Board. It is very important for each family to construct an emergency plan for their children in the event of a mid-day school closing.
Buses normally take children directly home when an emergency takes place.
There is no opportunity for phone calls, so it is incumbent upon parents to work out a routine for their children ahead of time. A child must be five years old by December 31st in order to enter Kindergarten in September, and four years old by December 31st for Pre-Kindergarten. If it is necessary for a child to be absent from school, he or she should bring a note explaining the absence when they return to school. It is also very important to arrive at school on time. A student entering the classroom late is disruptive to the entire class.