Student safety is if the utmost importance to the School District of New Berlin. We take extreme precautions and consult with various professionals to determine whether or not we should delay or cancel school due to weather conditions. Our typical threshold for cancelling school, as it relates to wind chill, is negative 35 degrees. There are weather-related circumstances, however, that warrant the school day to be canceled even if wind chills do not reach the threshold. For example, extreme temperatures may affect the starting and running of buses, which would affect our decision regardless of the wind chill.
The following options may be utilized by the school district when weather conditions require a change in the school schedule:
- Normal school schedule - Buses will run normal schedule but may be late due to road conditions
- Delayed morning start with normal dismissal times - All pick-up times delayed two hours with normal p.m. dismissal times
- School closed - All activities cancelled for the day and evening
- Early release - implemented to avoid pending inclement weather conditions
- Cancellation of after-school and evening activities.
We make our winter-weather decisions with the entire district in mind. That said, we understand that individual circumstances vary. Choosing to keep your child home during inclement weather, when the district has not canceled school, is a parent / guardian's prerogative. Doing so is considered an excused absence when parents or guardians follow the appropriate attendance procedures and contact their child's school.
NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES
SDNB parents and staff will be notified of school closings/delays/early dismissals as soon as decisions are made via our School Messenger Instant Alert messaging system. This will include notifications to:
- Home phone
- Cell phone (voice & text)
- Email
Parents may also choose to turn to the following television stations for information pertaining to changes in school schedules due to inclement weather or other emergencies. These stations will be notified as soon as a decision is made:
- WTMJ (Channel 4)
- WITI (Channel 6)
- WISN (Channel 12)
- WDJT (Channel 58)
It is important for parents/guardians to have alternative plans available for their child/children in the event that bus/school schedules are altered due to weather or other emergency conditions.
The District would like to thank all parents and guardians for their cooperation during these procedures.
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