Hello Parents,
It’s that time of year again when we would like to remind everyone of BH-BL’s winter-weather emergency procedures.
While it is very important to us to open school every day, our first priority, of course, is student safety. There are times when it is too unpredictable to make a full closing decision in the early morning hours. Road conditions can change rapidly as temperatures change and plows clear and salt/sand roadways. If it appears that students cannot be transported safely to school at the usual time in the morning, but that the weather will allow a safe afternoon dismissal, the district may institute a two-hour delay to the start of the school day. When there is a two-hour delay, the bus will arrive two hours later than the usual pickup time. There may be times when a 2-hour delay needs to turn into a full snow day. In those situations, the decision to close school will be made by 7 a.m. Below is the sequence of announcements should the district have to operate on a 2-hour delay or amend the 2-hour delay status.
On mornings when the weather is bad and road conditions are poor, we will let residents know by 5:30 a.m. if:
- school is running on a 2-hour delay (final);
- running on a 2-hour delay (delayed decision on closing by 7 a.m.);
- or school is closed. Announcements are made on TV, on our website, and through SchoolMessenger via text and email. Please review our “Emergency Closing & Delays” webpage on our website for more details.
Thank you.