Families, Friends, and Fellow Gorge Dwellers!

As most of us are well aware of, the gorge weather is doing it’s thing and completely not cooperating with forecasters. With the unpredictability regarding the weather and the forecast for tomorrow and into next week being as clear as mud, we want to make you aware of some potential scenarios regarding the opening status of school.

1. Snow Routes - Buses often have stops that are not plowed or maintained for inclement weather. If this is the case with the stop your child uses, you will have an alternative pick up/drop off spot that is safe. Most of the time, snow routes are for our upper elevation stops such as High Prairie and Appleton all though there are a couple of Lion bus stops that have snow route stops as well.

2. Two-hour delay - The 2-hour Delay gives extra time for the roads to thaw, snow plows to get to the roads, and for transportation and administration to determine if the conditions are safe to come to school in.

3. Early Release - In the very rare instance that conditions are fine in the morning, but deteriorate so much that we do not feel that waiting until the end of the day would allow students to get home safely, we will close school early. This would only be considered in the most extreme situations and would not be an option if we called a 2-hour delay in the morning. We understand the imposition that this would cause and the decision to close early would be a last resort.

4. School Closure - If conditions are not going to improve or are unsafe for driving during the day, we will close school. We plan for 2 snow days per year and additional days usually need to be made up after the end of the school year. If school is closed, all extracurricular activities are cancelled as well.

Please remember that our ultimate goal during inclement weather is to ensure students and staff can get to school safely, be at school safely, and get home from school safely.

We hope this information helps you prepare for the possibilities for the unpredictable gorge weather.