No School Announcements
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SCHOOL ANNOUNCEMENTS FOR INCLEMENT WEATHER
During inclement weather, we must decide before 5:30 a.m. whether conditions will permit the opening of schools for the children. This situation requires an understanding of and appreciation for the current and prospective weather conditions at that moment and the ability of the Department of Public Works to respond to these conditions within a relatively short period of time.
Therefore, we plan to utilize the following procedure in the winter:
A. If the conditions are such that the DPW cannot handle the storm situation, we will cancel school sessions. The "No School" announcement will be carried, starting at 6:00 a.m. by radio stations WBUR (FM 90.9), WBZ (AM 103.0), WRKO (AM 68.0), by television stations Channel 4, 5, 7, Fox 25, CW56 as well as a recorded message on the "School Closing Line" (508) 647-6515 (after 6:00 a.m.). The following websites may also list school closings:
www.myfoxboston.com
www.thebostonchannel.com/closings
www.schoolclosings.com
www.wbzclosing.com
B. If conditions are such that the DPW tells us that it needs extra time to plow the roads or sand the streets, we will shorten the school day. Under this alternative plan, the opening of school and all bus pickups will be delayed two hours. This simply means that the High School will open at 9:30 a.m. The Wilson Middle School and the Kennedy Middle School will open at 9:50 a.m., and the elementary schools will open as follows: Bennett-Hemenway 10:25 a.m., Brown 10:40 a.m., Johnson 10:40 a.m., Lilja 10:40 a.m., and Memorial 11:00 a.m. The same radio and television stations will specifically announce: "Two-Hour Delayed Opening for All Public Schools in Natick"
On a two hour delay, there will be no Early Riser Program or a.m. preschool session.
On a two hour delay day, schools will dismiss at their regular times. The noon meal will be served at the regular times in the cafeterias of each building.
We remind parents not to attempt to send their children to school early on "Two-Hour Delay" days since the school yards may not be plowed nor will staff be available to supervise early arrivals.
TO SUMMARIZE:
A. No School - All classes and school activities canceled for the day, including scheduled adult evening classes, recreation programs, etc.
B. Two-Hour Delayed Opening - Morning bus pickups and the start of classes will be postponed by two hours. However, meals, afternoon dismissals, and all other school activities will take place at their regularly scheduled times. The pre-school a.m. session and the Early Riser program will be canceled on days of "Two-Hour Delayed Opening".
Please do not telephone the Police Department, the Fire Department or the Department of Public Works to ask about "No School" or "Two-Hour Delayed Opening" announcements. Each of the aforementioned must make and receive many important telephone calls of an emergency nature, and your telephone calls will only interfere with the performance of their duties at a critical time in the morning. PLEASE LISTEN TO THE RADIO AND THE TELEVISION STATIONS LISTED ABOVE, CHECK THE INTERNET, OR CALL THE SCHOOL CLOSING LINE for "No School" and "Two-Hour Delayed Opening" announcements.
Thank you very much for your cooperation.
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