Have provisions for disabled students and those in portable classrooms. Move students quickly into interior rooms or hallways on the lowest floor. Have them assume the tornado protection position. Lunches, classes, or assemblies in large, free-span cafeterias or auditoriums should be delayed if severe weather is anticipated. Keep children at school beyond regular hours if threatening weather is expected.
Children are safer at school than in a bus or car.
Students should not be sent home early if severe weather is approaching. Back To Top NOAA Weather Radio Weather information can be received 24 hours a day from NOAA Weather Radio. In Arkansas, this is a joint effort between the National Weather Service and the state. The latest weather information is broadcast all day and all night, including severe weather details. Special radio receivers are available at radio shops, electronics stores, department stores and discount stores.