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During adverse weather conditions it may become necessary to exercise one or a combination of the following emergency operating procedures.
All announcements of alternate operating schedules and/or school closures will be communicated via the following radio stations. These announcements will start by 6:00 a.m. and/or as required in an early closure situation.
You may also watch local school information regarding delays and closures on the following television channels:
Information will be made available to the radio stations and television stations by approximately 6:00 a.m and by automated phone calls to all guardians by approximately 6:30 a.m.
Emergency Rural Bus Routes
These schedules will be distributed to all rural bus riders by their bus drivers.
Late School Starting Time
It may be necessary to delay school starting times by one to two hours in order to take advantage of daylight hours and/or improving weather and/or road conditions. This will also allow in-town students more time to get to school and avoid heavy traffic periods. The delay will be announced via the above radio and television stations as well as by the automated phone call system. Schools will be open and students may come earlier, if necessary, but buses will run on a delayed schedule. Schools will normally be dismissed at the regular time.
School Delays:
One Hour:
*Morning Kindergarten students will attend class, District Preschool at Sunnyside Elementary and District Preschool at Head Start will also attend class (one hour late)
*Zero period classes will be cancelled
Two Hours:
*Morning Kindergarten students will NOT attend class, District Preschool at Sunnyside Elementary and District Preschool at Head Start will also be cancelled
*Zero period classes will be cancelled
No School Buses
Under extreme or prolonged days of bad weather it may be necessary to operate without any school buses. Under these conditions it will be necessary for parents/guardians and students to provide their own transportation to school. Normally, we will operate both morning and afternoon kindergarten under these circumstances.
Early School Dismissal
On some occasions weather conditions may deteriorate during the school day and necessitate early dismissal of schools. Rural students will be returned to their homes only if there is adult supervision and/or a vehicle to receive them at the point they leave the bus.
Rural students who cannot be transported to their home will be returned to their applicable school where arrangements will be made for staying at their emergency in-town address.
In-town elementary students without parents/guardians at home will not be released until arrangements have been made for a baby-sitter and/or alternate supervision.
City Transit System Not Operating
If the in-town transit system is not operating and school buses are operating, those middle and high school students who are normally transported to school via the city transit system, should walk to the school nearest their home where they will be picked up by a Pullman school bus.
School Closure
Closure will be announced via the mentioned radio and television stations. When school is closed all activities and athletic events will be canceled at home or away. This decision will be made by district administrative personnel. But, at the discretion of the high school principal, high school varsity sports or other major activities may hold non-required practices.
