School Closure & Emergency Information

Emergency Procedures Letter
The fall/winter storm season is upon us. This letter will assist parents/guardians with Peninsula School District’s procedures and expectations during inclement weather and school closures.
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During emergencies, one of the following announcements may be made over the radio/TV stations:

1. Schools closed

• No Skill Center bus to/from Bremerton.
• No Special Service transportation.
• No out-of-district Special Service transportation.
• No Kindergarten, Pre-school, Co-op, or ECEAP classes.
• No away co-curricular trips and field trips. (Home games may be held if participating schools agree to travel according to their respective district policies.) No district transportation provided.
• After-school and evening activities, including PAA are cancelled.

2. Two hours late on emergency bus routes.

• No AM or PM ECEAP or AM or PM Pre-school.
• No Skill Center bus to/from Bremerton.
• Special Service will operate on emergency routes only. No house to house pick-up or take-home will occur.
• No out-of-district Special Service transportation.
• High school co-curricular trips and field trips will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.
• All elementary and middle school co-curricular trips/field trips will be cancelled.

Q.	What would happen if it snowed on a Wednesday late start day?
A.	School would run two hours late from the regular bell schedule, due to weather conditions, and no collaboration time would occur on that day.

3. Take-Home on Emergency Bus Routes (applies to take-home only due to situations occurring after the students are at school)

• AM pick-up on regular bus routes…taken home on emergency bus routes
• PM ECEAP and PM Pre-school students may return home on emergency routes. (Determined by time situation occurs.)
• Co-curricular trips and field trips will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

In the event of an emergency situation such as water, power, heat failure or sudden change in weather conditions after the regular school day has begun, emergency bus routes may be used to take students home. During such an emergency, you will receive instructions from your school Principal or by radio/TV concerning a plan for delivering students home. Each family should have a plan covering what to do when students arrive home in emergency situations; i.e., daycare providers, phone contacts, house keys, neighbors, etc. ECEAP, Pre-school, and Kindergarten students will be returned to school if not met by a parent or a designated representative at the bus stop. Other elementary students who do not feel comfortable exiting the bus at their emergency stop will also be returned to school. For questions please call your student’s school. Emergency bus routes can be found here (emergency bus routes) for your student’s school. Please remind your child to wait for the buses at a safe distance from the road during icy conditions.

*In extraordinary circumstances, where the event involves schedule coordination with other schools, leagues or tournaments, the superintendent may grant a single-event exemption on transportation.

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