Work ahead of anticipated closures or share expectations ahead of time. Modifying lessons and balancing the school year to make up for the lost time.Īlso, many teachers have plans in place to deal with snow days. Have room in their lesson plans to deal with closures and are experienced at Ultimately you have the final decision whether or not to send your child to That conditions in your area are not safe for your child to go to school, then If schools remain open, and as a parent/guardian you feel Sometimes what is the best decision for one neighbourhood may not beĪs apparent for another, but in each case the safety of all our students is The weather does not always occur asĪnticipated and how the weather impacts one area may not be the same as inĪnother. Students and we have 5000 student walkers. Our buses travel 33,000 km per day transporting 18,000 Within an Education Centre may be closed depending on conditions.Įducation centres are large and diverse. and they are based on theįorecasts we have, and information we are able to collect on roadĬonditions. Schools are closed by Education Centre (Hampton EducationĬentre, Saint John Education Centre, St. Presented to our Superintendent to make the final call.ĭecisions will be announced prior to 6:30 a.m. Municipalities, and neighbouring school districts. Latest forecasts, consult with Department of Transportation and Infrastructure, At 4:30am, a group from our transportation team check the Watching weather systems the day before anticipated weather, consulting variousįorecasts with hourly information such as temperatures, winds, snow, freezing Understand the challenge created by the change of routine, both at home and in To help families understand our policies and decisions regarding snow dayĬancellations. The decision to cancel school is never taken lightly and we