To ensure the safety of students, school bus service may be cancelled from time to time due to inclement weather, extreme temperatures and/or poor road conditions. In these cases, parents and students should develop alternate care/transportation arrangements. Since some busing schedules begin by 7:00 a.m., cancellation decisions must be made by 6:00a.m. to allow time to communicate this message to bus drivers.
Parents, students and school staff are asked to access radio and television stations after 6:00 a.m. to receive bus cancellation information:
Unless otherwise stated, schools will remain open and parents can make arrangements to transport their children to and from school even if school bus service is cancelled. Please pre-determine a meeting spot for the end of the day and/or a “Plan B” for when the bus is late arriving at a stop.
If buses are cancelled in the morning, they will not operate in the afternoon. Anytime your child is absent from school, it is important that you call the school to ensure their safety.
When the temperature outside reaches –20C with or without wind-chill, or when it is deemed that the play areas are unsafe due to icy conditions, students will remain inside at recess. It is possible that students will receive a shortened recess when temperatures are close to –20C and therefore should always come to school dressed appropriately for the weather conditions.
