This brochure is intended to inform you the parent, student, and citizen about such situations and the procedure to be followed when they occur. The primary reason for closing schools is unsafe road conditions caused by severe weather. Extreme snow, ice, cold, or flooding may result in cancellation of school. In addition, failure of mechanical or electrical equipment in schools, heating fuel shortages, epidemics, or other emergency situations could make it inadvisable to operate schools on certain days. Chapter 18, Article 4, Section 10, relating to the School Laws of West Virginia, designates the Superintendent of Schools as the person to make the decision to close schools.
Every effort is made to accurately assess the conditions of roads and school facilities.
Efforts to determine these conditions are generally started with TV and radio weather forecasts and forecasts from the weather service during the night. Early in the morning, calls will be made to the Marshall County Sheriff's Office and State Department of Highway's office to determine road conditions and its past as well as future schedule for the caring of the roads. This information is followed by calls to bus drivers and parents in different areas of the county for local conditions. With the delayed schedule all radio and TV stations will be notified. This schedule will run on a two hour delay, and the delay will clear the roads of morning commuter traffic.