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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 that 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 the opening time of schools. In such situations, the delayed preschool plan will be in effect for half day programs.

  • If schools are delayed two hours, preschool will be modified to morning session 11-12:50 p.m. and 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 Blackboard Communicate (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, we cannot control when the media posts inclement weather updates.

Parents/Guardians always have the right to not send their children to school if they feel travel conditions are unsafe. The student will be marked as lawfully absent.

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