Are Schools Open?
Ways to find out: If schools are closed or delayed, information will be provided in the following locations. (If schools are open as scheduled, these locations will not be updated.)
1. Call the School Closure Hotline: 503-353-6020. This is available in English, Spanish, Russian, & Vietnamese. This will be updated by 6:30 a.m. if there is a school closure or delay. If there is no reason to update the hotline, callers are provided with the days off for the current month. 2. Go to the Headlines section on the school district web page, www.nclack.k12.or.us. This will be updated if there is a closure or delay. 6. Check the news: TV Channels 2, 6, 8 and 12.
The following FM stations:
KBVM 88.3
KBPS 89.9
KOPB 91.5
KGON 92.3
KNRK 94.7
KSND *95.1
KYCH 97.1
KUPL 98.7
KWJJ 99.5
KKRZ 100.3
KUFO 101.1
KINK 101.9
KKCW 103.3
KRSK 105.1
KLTH 106.7
The following AM stations:
KPOJ 620
KXL 750
KPAM 860
KWBY *940
KXPD *1040
KEX 1190
What does the Information mean?
School closure
When schools are closed for a day due to an emergency, weather or safety factors, the school building will not be used for day care, evening events, classes or activities. Unless otherwise stated, all evening meetings and activities are cancelled.
Two-Hour Delay
Schools will be opened, but two hours late. School buses will operate as close to two hours behind schedule as road conditions will allow. THERE MAY BE A DELAY FOR SPECIFIC SCHOOLS OR FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL LEVELS (SUCH AS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS ONLY).
When there is a two-hour delay,
- Day care services begin at 8:30 a.m.
- There is no morning kindergarten or PM kindergarten.
- Middle schools will start at 11:30 a.m. on every day, including Wednesdays.
- Sabin Schellenberg Professional Technical Center classes begin at 12:25 p.m.
- High schools start two hours late, starting with second period
- Staff members should report at regular times or as soon as they can arrive safely.
Snow Routes
Bus snow routes may differ from regular routes. School bus drivers and the individual schools will provide students and parents with information about snow route bus stops. The Transportation Department also has this information.
Early Release and Activities
When schools must close early, activities (including child care) will be canceled and early transportation home will be arranged.
Kindergarten
When there is a two-hour delay, all kindergarten classes will be canceled (both morning and afternoon). When schools close early because of inclement weather, no afternoon kindergarten sessions will be held. In the event of a two-hour early release, morning kindergarten students will ride home with the older students on the regular routes. |
