The Perkiomen Valley School District recognizes that as we work to assure the safety of all of our students and staff, winter weather emergencies caused by snow and ice may cause such disruptions in school operations including school closings, delayed openings and early dismissals. Our administration realizes that the decision to open or close schools in bad weather or emergency situations has a big effect on families. While it is always our intent to serve students in school, our top priority is the safety of our students and staff in school and on the way to and from school. How is the decision made to close schools? The decision to open or close schools in the Perkiomen Valley School District in bad weather is based on a careful analysis of all relevant information. The Superintendent is responsible for the final decision, but her assessment is based on recommendations from the Director of Operations & Transportation and other information such as:
What happens with transportation that the district provides to non-public, private and charter schools when there are early dismissals/delays/cancellations? Please click here for information about transportation to non-public schools.
Children who normally ride the bus will take the bus home on early dismissal days. In general, you can expect your child’s bus to arrive home by estimating the amount of time it usually takes for the bus to arrive home after dismissal, and applying it to the new dismissal time. For example, if your elementary school child typically arrives at his bus stop at 3:45 p.m. on a regular school day, that is one half-hour past dismissal time. If elementary schools dismiss at 12:15 p.m., your child would arrive home at 12:45 p.m. Please keep in mind that this would be an estimate – road conditions and other issues may delay buses. Parents should be prepared with a back-up child care plan (if appropriate) that can be put in place in the event of an early dismissal.
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