• TO: Parent or Guardian

    FROM: Gary E. Cuendet, Transportation Director

    RE: Emergency Snow Routes for Buses
     
    To ensure the safety of your child or children in transporting them to and from school during inclement weather, the following is offered to help you understand the definition of an emergency snow route should this circumstance occur.
     
    Emergency snow routes are run by some school buses when the majority of main roads have been plowed, but the secondary or side roads have not been plowed, or there is reasonable doubt of unsafe conditions.
     
    In the event that emergency snow routes are to be in effect it will be broadcast over the local radio stations and go out on the School Reach call system, prior to opening of school that morning, and snow routes will be run by the buses on both a.m. and p.m. routes that day. This eliminates confusion for parents on the location of where the children will be dropped off due to varying conditions during the day. With this in mind and to ensure the safety of all our bus riders, it will be necessary for the parent/guardian or approved adult on file to pick the student(s) up from the designated emergency snow route stop.
     
    Due to the different types of roads in our district, and the routing of certain school buses, not all bus routes have an emergency snow route. Your student's driver will pass out route information as it pertains to your route. This is typically done the first week of November each year.
     
    If we were to call off school during mid-day, due to inclement weather, the emergency snow routes would be in effect automatically for early release routes.
     
    Even when an emergency snow route is not called, there are sometimes existing conditions that will cause some roads to be unsafe for the operation of school buses where we might not be able to get to all drop-off locations. If you have a doubt about the safety of your road, please contact your driver.
     

    Thank you for your cooperation.
Last Modified on November 25, 2013