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Changes
to the School Day
Due to emergencies, such as inclement weather, electrical outages,
and other unforeseen circumstances, it is
sometimes necessary to make changes to the school day for the safety of our
students. Please take the time before an emergency arises to develop a
contingency plan in the event of a school delay, early dismissal, or
cancellation and discuss it with your child. Identified below are multiple information
sources that will provide you with changes to the school day; CT
Weather Center Cancellations Website, WHPS Source Line,
Transportation Hotline, WHPS School Alert System
or Radio and Television stations.
Parents are
reminded that regardless of the exact timing of a storm occurring during the
school day, the early dismissal schedule is as follows: high school students
will get out at 11:00 a.m.; middle school students will get out at 11:45
a.m., and elementary schools students will get out at 1:00 p.m. These early
dismissal times will not vary.
Please click on the link below to go to the
CT Weather Center Cancellations Site
CT
Weather Center
Latest
Radar Imagery of the Hartford Area
WHPS Source
Line:
233-2334
To hear information about
the status of West Hartford Public
Schools, call 233-2334. The message will be
updated throughout the school day as needed to inform you of any changes to the
school day and after school activities. Once a message is recorded, the public
has immediate access to it
Transportation
Hotline: 586-8166
The
West Hartford Public Schools provide a special Transportation Hotline phone
number—586-8166. Call to hear an
announcement about changes to the bus schedule due to weather or other factors.
Also, if a parent has a question about an individual bus delay, the best way to
obtain up-to-the-minute information regarding a school vehicle’s location is
to contact Durham School Services directly at 523-9317 or 523-9675, as their
office has direct two-way radio communication with their drivers.
Parents who have children attending out-of-district schools should
contact Specialty Transportation at 947-2020.
WHPS
School Alert System
The WHPS School Alert System
is a new service which allows parents to sign up and be automatically notified
on their digital phone or alpha numeric pager any time the District broadcasts
information concerning changes to the school day. Users can sign up if
they have a digital cell phone with text messaging capability or an
alpha-numeric pager (click
here
for details on cell phone and pager providers). The School Alert System is
an adjunct system designed primarily for those who may not have ready access to
other information sources during the work day. The WHPS Source Line, Radio
and TV announcements, and listings on the CT Weather Center Cancellations
website will still provide information as before.
