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• BOARD OF EDUCATION
• School District No. 57
• 2100 Ferry Avenue
• Prince George, B.C. V2L 4R5
• (250) 561-6800
• POLICY
• 3541.35
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• WINTER WEATHER
• APPROVED: 1982.12.14
• REVISED: 1991.10.29
• 1994.12.06
• 1996.06.11
• 1999.01.26
• 2008.09.23
• POLICY
• Student safety shall be the primary concern that determines actions taken as a result of
• cold or inclement winter weather.
• Responsibility Centre: Assistant Superintendents
• References: School Act, Sections 73 and 85
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• WINTER WEATHER
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• PREAMBLE
• School operational procedures and expectations regarding staff and student attendance
• during severe winter weather must be clarified.
• Approved: 1999.01.26
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• WINTER WEATHER
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• REGULATIONS:
• 1. Schools shall not be closed because of cold or inclement weather.
• 2. On days when student attendance is reduced substantially because of cold or
• inclement weather conditions or because travel is considered treacherous,
• regular scheduled instruction may be modified for those students who attend
• school. The administrative procedures of this policy provide assistance to the
• principal and teachers in determining the educational program that will be
• offered.
• 3. School bus service will not be cancelled because of cold weather.
• 4. Individual bus runs may be cancelled for the day (morning and afternoon runs)
• because of dangerous road conditions. Cancellations will be announced on local
• radio as soon as possible after the decision to cancel a run is made.
• 5. The decision to keep a student at home for the day because of winter weather
• conditions shall be made by the parents.
• 6. Students shall not be expected to wait for a school bus for more than fifteen
• minutes past the scheduled pick-up time. If the bus has not arrived by that time,
• students should return to their homes or to another prearranged place of shelter.
• 7. Notwithstanding Regulation 1, school closures may be required for reasons other
• than wither weather. See Policy 6114 (Emergency Situations in Schools).
• 8. School staff are expected to attend school on their scheduled work days.
• However, if a staff member is unable to travel to work because of weather or
• road conditions, a discretionary day, vacation or leave without pay will be
• granted, as applicable, in accordance with the relevant collective agreement.
• Staff are expected to make every reasonable effort to travel to work, but should
• not place themselves at undue risk in attempting to do so.
• 9. Staff members who are unable to travel to school because of road conditions
• must inform their principal at the earliest time possible.
• 10. Principals will ensure that parents are informed about Regulations 1 through 6
• each fall and periodically through the winter months.
• Approved: 1982.12.14
• Revised: 1991.10.29, 1994.12.06, 1996.06.11, 2008.09.23
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• WINTER WEATHER
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• ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES:
• 1. On days when student attendance is reduced because of weather conditions,
• schools should consider the following options:
• 1.1. Regular instruction.
• 1.2. Modified instruction.
• 1.3. Review sessions.
• 1.4. Work completion sessions.
• 1.5. Individual or small group instruction.
• 1.6. Special research projects.
• 1.7. Directed study sessions.
• 1.8. Multi-age grouping for instruction.
• 1.9. Student tutorials.
• 1.10. Supervised study and/or activity sessions.
• 1.11. Some combination of the above.
• 2. In advance of the cold weather months, schools should consult with parents and
• clearly communicate to parents what educational alternatives the school will offer
• in the event of low attendance caused by excessively cold weather.
• Approved: 1991.10.29
  
  Revised: 1984.12.06, 1996.06.11