Thursday, December 1, 2011

EMERGENCY CLOSINGS INFORMATION

With that time of year approaching, we wanted to send along some useful information with regards to emergency school closings due to inclement weather.

If there is an emergency or weather closing, an announcement will be made on local radio and television stations by 5:45am, or as early thereafter as possible.  As an alternative, parents/guardians can call the administration office at 610-262-7811 as early as 6:00am on inclement weather days.  One call to the administration office will notify parents/guardians of delays or closures for the entire district.

In the event of early dismissals due to weather or other emergencies, announcements will be made on local radio and television stations, as well as the parent notification system used by the District.  Dismissals vary between the schools (different times for high school/middle school vs. elementary schools), so be sure to listen for your child's school(s).  

Please be sure to review with your children the procedures you'd like them to follow in the event of an early dismissal, delay or cancellation of school (alternate place for them to report if no one will be home).

The local radio stations carrying school closings and delays/early dismissals are: 790AM, 1230AM, 1400AM, 95.1FM, 96.1FM, 99.9FM, 100.7FM, and 104.1FM.  Local television stations carrying this information are: Channel 69 (WFMZ) and Channel 16 (WNEP). The school district website (www.nasdschools.org) and local news agency websites will also carry school closings, delays and early dismissal information.

We hope that Mother Nature helps us out this year and limits the number of cancelled days, delays and early dismissals...but if she doesn't, we'll be prepared!