Parents should make sure that their child's teacher has on file a written explanation of what the student should do in the event that school closes during the day. If school closes during the day all students will be sent home on their regular bus or daycare van unless other directions are on file. It is impossible for the school staff to accept phoned in directions under such circumstances. Two factors lead to the decision to close school on very cold days. When the moisture freezes, the ice that is formed can block an air line.
Ice can also cause valves to malfunction.
When the temperature does not rise significantly above freezing all day and then drops below 20 degrees at night, school can continue, with some delay in bus routes, because the number of buses affected is usually not more than our mechanics can attend to. When the temperature remains at or near freezing all day and then drops below 10 degrees that night, usually more buses than can be addressed become inoperable, and school is canceled. These pages maintained by Betty Schmidt , Coordinator of Community Development.