WEATHER AND EMERGENCY CLOSURE NOTICES AND LINKS

Note from Wilson Administration:

UPDATE – WEATHER’S EFFECT ON BLOCK SCHEDULES

Should the District cancel school on a Wednesday, Thursday would become a regular day (ie – 3:15 pm dismissal instead of 1:58 pm).

If, due to snow, we don’t have school on a Thursday, Friday would become a block day (ie – 1:58 pm dismissal instead of 3:15 pm).

IF YOUR STUDENT RIDES A SCHOOL BUS

PPS school bus schedules will not change. Students will still be picked up at the normal time for the particular day (Wednesday and Thursday at 1:58 pm and Friday at 3:15 pm). As appropriate, students will stay with their resource teacher until their scheduled transportation arrives.

If you have questions please contact Wilson’s Main Office at 503-916-5280.

Note from the District Office:

Winter weather is on the way. Although rare, it is sometimes necessary to close school or delay the opening of school due to the unsafe weather conditions. In making the decision if schools should remain open or closed, first consideration is given to student and staff safety, while keeping in mind the importance of attendance and learning. Before the school district makes the decision, local meteorologists, transportation officials, and traffic safety experts are consulted. The school district will attempt to make the decision as early as possible and communicate it quickly to the media and our website. Sometimes it will be possible to make the decision the night before, but often this decision cannot be made until early in the morning. The Student Transportation Department will be distributing the Alternate Emergency Snow Route Stops booklet to students who ride the bus. Please refer to this book when we announce through the media and our website that Portland Public Schools buses will be on snow routes.

As a general rule PPS will not close schools early. The potential negatives of children arriving home early without parental supervision or the ability to gain entry clearly offsets most foreseeable weather circumstances. All of our schools are safe and sound structures capable of providing shelter in place until the end of the school day. As always, parents have the individual choice of picking up their child prior to the end of the school day.

Local radio and television stations will broadcast closure and late opening information. You can also check for updates on the District’s website at http://www.pps.k12.or.us or Portland Info Net at http://pdxinfo.net or

Bryan Winchester, Director of Student Transportation 916-6901 x403, bwinchester@pps.k12.or.us

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