1 Board Policies Blair-Taylor School District 2 3 Series: 700 SUPPORT SERVICES 4 Section: 720 SCHOOL SAFETY PROGRAM 5 Policy #: 722.4 EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSINGS/ 6 INCLEMENT WEATHER 7 8 ------9 10 Student safety is the prime consideration in making a decision relating to school delays or school 11 closings. Normally, one of three decisions is made. The first may be a late start. In this case, a 12 two-hour school delay is our standard procedure. On these ‘late start’ days there will be no 13 morning Early Childhood, 4-year old kindergarten, or Head Start programs. The second decision 14 we may take is to close school for the day. The third decision is an early release from school, 15 normally at 1:00 p.m. 16 17 We realize that parents have to make childcare arrangements for the day. Therefore, a school 18 delay or closing decisions will try to be made by 6:00 a.m. if possible. 19 20 If a decision is made to close school for the day, or to close school early due to inclement 21 weather, all after school practices and all evening activities and/or events will be cancelled. 22 The board has final authority to allow activities and/or events if an absolute need arises. 23 24 25 Listed below are names of the media stations that will be carrying our emergency school closings. 26 WWIS 99.7 FM Black River Falls 27 WHTL 102.3 FM Whitehall 28 WKBT TV CH 8 La Crosse 29 WXOW CH 19 La Crescent 30 WEAU TV CH 13 Eau Claire 31 WAXX 104.5 FM Eau Claire WAYY 11.50 AM Eau Claire 32 WENQ 92.1 Eau Claire WEAQ 790 AM Eau Claire 33 WECL 92.9 FM Eau Claire WKTY 580 AM La Crosse 34 WBIZ 100.7 FM Eau Claire WIZM 14.10 AM La Crosse 35 WKBH 101.1 FM La Crosse 36 Z93 93.3 FM La Crosse 37 WTRV 95.7 FM La Crosse 38 Winona Radio Winona 39 40 41 SCHOOL MESSENGER 42 A communication system (phone and/or email) will be used to deliver information to parents 43 and/or guardians as soon as possible. 44 45 46 47 ------48 49 LEGAL REFERENCE: S. 120.12 Wis. Stats. 50 51 First Reading: 4/20/92 Adopted: 5/18/92 52 Amended: 4/17/00 53 Amended: 11-22-10 54 55 56 Clerk: ______