JGES 22-23 Weather Impacting School Opening/Closing:
SCHOOL AND BUS CANCELLATION

The Halifax Regional Center for Education takes great care when making the decision to alter the normal operations of schools in the event of severe or inclement weather. Decisions on school closures and/or bus cancellations are posted on the Center’s website at www.hrce.ca  , on Twitter at www.twitter.com/hrce_ns  recorded on 464-INFO (4636) and communicated to all local radio stations.

You can also receive notice of school and bus cancellations by e-mail or text message by following the link on the front page (left side) of the HRCE website.  We are in the Auburn High Family of Schools. Please listen and or look for either the Family name or the individual name of the school in all announcements.

MID-DAY SCHOOL CLOSURE
In the event of mid-day closure due to deteriorating weather, you will be informed on local radio stations as close to 11:00 a.m. as possible. School staff will contact parents (or the person you have previously indicated) via the phone number recorded in PowerSchool. It is essential that we are able to reach you in the event of a school closure during the day.
If your child is transported on a school bus, those busses will be departing from school at 11:30-12:00 in the case of a mid-day closure. Please note that due to changing weather conditions some busses may be delayed. Please note that at the elementary level we need to contact parents before we dismiss students to walk or take the bus. If the classroom teacher is unable to reach a parent or designate of a particular child, that child will remain at school until contact is made.

DELAYED OPENING OF SCHOOLS
On school days when conditions exist that it is not safe to open schools at regularly scheduled time but it is predicted that conditions will improve a 2 hour delayed opening may be considered.
Delayed openings would be considered when a severe weather event has concluded but snow clearing or other operations require additional time. Delayed opening may also be considered when the building is experiencing an issue (power, water) and additional time is required to prepare the facility for opening.
In the event of a delayed opening the following will apply:
• School opening will be delayed 2 hours  (students may arrive at 10:05 and   school begins at 10:25)
• School bus pick up times will be delayed 2 hours (for example, if they are usually picked up at 8:00 then they will be picked up at 10:00).
• Lunch times will not change
• Afternoon class schedules will not change
• Dismissal time will not change