Inclement Weather Information

The following information is provided to help parents understand how WOISD  district determines whether or not to hold school or delay opening school on bad weather days and the notification procedures which are in place. Please note that students and staff safety is our first priority. The decision to call off school is a very important one, and it is made only after thorough consideration.

1. Assume that school will open as usual
2. Check  in all major TV and radio stations to obtain accurate information
   
   By 6 a.m., a voce mail recording at each school will announce if school is closed.  by approximately 6:00 a.m., at district's main number, 
   (361)806-5900, a voice mail recording will announce whether school is closed or delayed.
    
3. The district's procedure for closing schools is as follows:
   ∙  We closely monitor weather reports and are in constant contact with the weather bureau.
   ∙  We are in constant contact with the police and sheriff's department.
   ∙  We are in contact with neighboring school districts.
   ∙  Administrators meet at about 5 a.m. to discuss the conditions throughout the district ( including outlying area traveled by school buses) and to determine jointly whether or not to open school.
   ∙  All notification procedures are put into place before 6 a.m.
4. If school is called off, the school day must be made up late in the year on one of the dates designated s a "bad weather day".
5. Other conditions may influence the decision

Student and staff safety on the roads is our major consideration.
Following is a list of TV and radio stations that will broadcast school closings in case of bad weather.