Parents should monitor the Board webpage and social media for weather reports and school board announcements. Updates will also be provided by Hamilton and area radio and television stations.

In the event of severe weather conditions, schools may still be open, even if transportation is cancelled. Parents/guardians should consider the unique situation of their neighbourhood (e.g., weather and road conditions) when determining if it is safe to send their children to school. Parents/guardians have the ultimate say in deciding whether to keep their children home.

Parents who, in spite of transportation cancellation, drive their children to school, should ensure that their children can get into the school and will be required to make the necessary arrangements for the safe return home of their children at the end of the day or in the event of an early closure. Buses which do not run in the morning will not run for the rest of the day.

Phone calls to the school during severe weather conditions are to be made only in the case of extreme emergency.

Parents are requested to provide the school with the name and telephone number of an alternate, (someone who lives in close proximity to the home) who would be willing to act on their behalf in the event that they cannot be reached.

Please note: should it be necessary to close schools as a result of inclement weather, students studying at the HWCDSB Virtual School will continue to learn as normal. For all other students, teachers will post asynchronous learning material on the myClass LMS no later than 10:00 a.m. These learning resources will be a reinforcement and supplement to assist students in extending their learning.