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Operating Procedures during Inclement Weather

OPERATING PRIORITIES - The first operational priority is always the safety of students, staff and the public. If schools can safely be opened, Langley School District will do its best to deliver education programs and services by opening all or some of its schools and providing bus services. Following is a sequential outline of the operating procedures Langley School District uses during periods of inclement weather:

DAY BEFORE	School District Officials monitor weather services and contact other agencies as necessary
NIGHT BEFORE	District and contracted crews clear lots and entrances to prevent accumulations of snow District crews effect repairs where necessary to ready schools for operations
4:30 AM	Maintenance department checks all schools to ensure power is on and they are ready to receive students Transportation department checks bus routes
6:15 AM	Based on Maintenance and Transportation assessments, weather forecast and reports from other agencies Superintendent of Schools makes initial decisions on school status.
6:30 AM	Reports posted on the School Status page of the district web site and on the Langley School District Information Hotline. Radio stations CKNW (980 AM) and CKWX (1130) notified of Langley schools' status.
7:00 AM	School Board Office switchboard opened one-hour early School Status page, information hotline and radio stations updated as necessary
DURING DAY	Weather information monitored Crews dispatched to maintain sites as necessary
END OF DAY	Debriefing Assessment made of weather forecasts and condition of sites Information posted on School Status page, information hotline about forecasts and conditions.
NOTE TO PARENTS - Parents must make individual decisions as to the appropriateness of sending their children to school during periods of inclement weather. Langley School District cannot be aware of circumstances in every neighbourhood or that may affect individual students when it makes its assessments of School Status. The district's objective on inclement days is to offer service to students who can safely get to school.