CENTRAL LINN SCHOOL DISTRICT EMERGENCY SCHOOL CLOSURE INFORMATION Upon occasion, it may be necessary to cancel school for a day, delay school opening or send children home from school early because of severe weather conditions or other types of emergencies. In all emergency conditions, please check our district’s website, centrallinn.k12.or.us or flashalert.net or turn your radios to: KFLY 101.5 FM KWIL 790 AM KLOO 1340 AM KHPE 107.9 FM KRKT 99.9 FM KUGN 590 AM KSHO 920 AM KEJZ 95.3 FM KXPC 103.7 FM KEHK 102.3 FM KFIR 720 AM KSKD 107.1 FM KPNW 1120 AM KGUY 1010 AM Oldies 99.1 FM The District has also acquired an instant messaging system, ALERTNOW, that may contact you with recorded messages by phone, email or text message throughout the year related to school activities. Sending Students Home Early: If an emergency (high wind, ice, flood, snow, earthquake, etc.) should strike suddenly, the matter of departure of your children from school will be decided by the administration. The decision may be to send the children home immediately or to keep them in the schools under continued supervision until the emergency has passed. Whatever the decision, it will be with the best interest of the children as the deciding factor. If the decision is made to keep the students in their respective schools, they may be picked up at the school by checking in at the school's office. The above listed radio stations as well as the Flash News website will carry the emergency information. Canceling School for the Day: If an emergency condition should develop during the night, the matter of opening school for the day will be determined by the superintendent in conjunction with other staff judgment. If weather conditions indicate the possibility of a school closure, please check flashalert.net, the District’s website, or turn your radio to the above listed stations between 6:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. Please do not call school administrators to inquire about school closures as they need to keep their phone lines open for contact with teachers and staff. If no announcement is made about the Central Linn School District during the above times, it can be assumed that school will open on the scheduled time. OVER Delayed School Opening: If an emergency condition can be predicted to change in the near future, school opening may be delayed for up to two hours. The superintendent and staff will determine a delayed opening. Listen to the above radio stations for a delayed opening of school and/or "snow routes" for buses. If it is uncertain about having school after a two-hour delay, we will close school and make the time up later. This way students, parents, and staff will not be kept waiting longer than two hours for a decision. The welfare and safety of children is of high priority. In an emergency condition, parents are to feel free to keep their children at home, especially the younger children. Because of elevation and other reasons, an emergency condition can be very different from one end of the district to the other. The district transportation office will notify you if your home cannot be served for a day because of emergency conditions. Make-up Days As a standard practice, make-up of instructional time will be scheduled on a Friday, and later in the school year when the weather has improved. We are grateful to you for your cooperation and understanding during an emergency. It is hoped that the above information will assist you in the event of a school closure. .