INCLEMENT WEATHER
Early or Emergency School Closing
In case of inclement weather, the superintendent will inform the Emergency Communications Headquarters in Philadelphia as soon as the decision is made to change schools' schedule. Calls will be made to WBCB, WTIM, WAAT, WIP and all Philadelphia stations. The announcement will be for all Neshaminy Schools. Philadelphia stations will announce school by code number.
Neshaminy's CODE NUMBER is 752.
Parents may call the
EVERITT INFORMATION LINE AT 215 741-3602
or the most up-to-date information.
Watch Neshaminy TV Channel 15.
Listen to WBCB - AM (1490)
Listen to KYW - AM (1060)
In the event of snow, one of three conditions will exist. The decision made by the superintendent will apply to all Neshaminy schools.
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School will be in session and will begin at the regular time. In this event, NO ANNOUNCEMENT WILL BE MADE ON THE RADIO. |
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School will start one or two hours later than usual. This means that all bus students will report their bus stops one or two hours later than normal and will wait for at least 30 minutes for the bus. School will be dismissed at the regular time unless the individual school has been notified otherwise. Children will not be dismissed early except in the case of very unusual circumstances. ALL CHILDREN SHOULD HAVE DEFINITE PLACES TO GO IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY IF THE PARENTS ARE NOT AT HOME. Parents will be required to complete a form that is kept in the child's classroom with the family's Emergency Closing Plan on it. The teacher will review that plan with the children as necessary. Having children call a parent at work is not a viable plan since we have a limited number of telephone lines and parents may not be able to be reached. It is far better to make a plan with a neighbor, family of a friend or a relative who lives near the school. |
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NO SCHOOL: Students will not report. This decision is made on the basis of information received from the latest weather forecasts, police reports and road conditions in all areas of the Neshaminy School District. Parents should understand that although that it is possible that road conditions are satisfactory in their particular area, serious hazards may exist elsewhere, thus preventing significant numbers of pupils from attending school safely. This day will be added to the school term in June. |
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DO NOT CALL THE RADIO STATION. |
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DO NOT CALL THE LOCAL POLICE. The police do not have the information and their lines are needed for police emergencies. |
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DO NOT CALL THE SCHOOL OR SCHOOL PERSONNEL. If anyone is on duty, his/her time will be needed for emergency calls. |
Each family must complete an "EMERGENCY CLOSING FAMILY PLAN" form that will be sent home in early September. It should be promptly returned to the child's teacher who will keep it in the classroom. The teacher will remind your child of the arrangements when an emergency closing occurs. An emergency closing could be due to snow, ice, heat, loss of electricity, fire, water main break, etc.
IF CLOSED - NO SCHOOL
IF DELAYED OPENING - SCHOOL STARTS AT 10:50 AM.
NO AM KINDERGARTEN
IF EARLY DISMISSAL - NO AFTERNOON KINDERGARTEN.
Review your Early Dismissal Plan at home so you know what to do if we dismiss early.
Now that we are into winter weather, it is important that your children come properly dressed for outside recess. As long as it is not rainy, snowy, icy or very windy, we make every effort to let the children go outside for recess even if it is only for a few minutes.
EMERGENCY CLOSING FAMILY PLAN
Very rarely during the school year but occasionally during the winter, Everitt Elementary School must close early due to extraordinary circumstances or inclement weather. We must all be prepared to help your children arrive home safely. For that reason, at the beginning of each school year our upon registration, parents are required to complete an Emergency Closing Plan form for each child. The plan should indicate what a child would do in the event of the school closing. For instance, the plan might be to walk home with a sibling, to go home and call the parent at work, or to simply take the bus as usual.
Suggesting that the child use the office telephone to call the parent at work is not a reasonable solution since the telephone is heavily used on these days and we cannot be sure that a parent can be contacted for last minute instructions. The teacher will keep the Emergency Closing forms in the classroom and remind children of the family plan when necessary.