Inclement Weather Policy

All public schools in Cecil County will be closed on days when roads, school parking lots, and/or school driveways/walkways are considered unsafe for school bus transportation or student/staff use. The decision to close is made by the Superintendent of Schools as early as possible. If a closure or delay is necessary on the day of an inclement-weather event, efforts will be made to distribute the information by 6:00 a.m. The determination is made after consulting with the state police, the CCPS transportation office, the sheriff’s office, the state and county highway departments, and other sources of information in different parts of the county.

Some weather conditions make it advisable to delay school opening times. In such situations, the delayed Pre-K3 plan will apply to half-day programs.

• If schools are delayed two hours, Pre-K3 will be modified to a morning session, 11-12:50 p.m., and an afternoon session, 1:50-3:30 p.m. (may vary slightly by school).

Any change from the normal school schedule as a result of inclement weather will be communicated through SchoolMessenger (our telephone notification system), email, text message, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and provided to radio and television stations for broadcast. In addition, changes to the normal schedule will be listed on the CCPS website at www.ccps.org. Please note that we cannot control when the media posts inclement weather updates.

Announcements will only be made when there is an unscheduled change to the school's operating schedule. No telephone calls or media announcements will be made when schools are operating on a normal schedule. To keep school telephone lines open for emergency calls, parents/guardians are urged not to call the school about closings or delays. This information will be reported as soon as possible using the communication vehicles listed above.