Delay/Cancellation Procedures

1. The Superintendents will make a decision by 6:00 AM to either delay or cancel school. The delay/cancellation announcement will be made over the public media (local radio and Erie television stations).
   
2. When an announcement to delay school is made, continue to listen to the radio or television stations for updated information. It is possible that road conditions will deteriorate or that an emergency condition becomes more serious and school could be cancelled. A decision as to whether or not school will be cancelled after the two-hour delay announcement occurs will be made and announced over public media no later than 7:30 AM.
   
3. During a delay, transportation times will be delayed two hours. This applies to transportation to nonpublic schools and for special education students as well. Students are required to be at their stop five (5) minutes ahead of the scheduled pickup time and remain there for at least ten (10) minutes after the scheduled time to allow for inconsistencies. Since busses might be running slow due to conditions, dress your children appropriately.
   
4. When school is delayed, it is important that you do not drop your children at school prior to 10:00 AM since building staff will not be available to supervise them before that time. Parents who opt to bring their students to school when the bus is unable to pick up their children due to road conditions should be prepared to transport them home from school.
   
5. Students who attend full-day Kindergarten sessions will follow the same schedule as the students in grades 1-12.
   
6. AM Vo-Tech students will be transported to Crawford County Area Vocational Technical School upon their arrival at the home school when school is delayed.
   
7. When school is delayed, breakfast programs will be cancelled; lunch programs will run as usual with some change in the starting times.
   
8. PENNCREST Child Development Centers:
   
   Day Care Programs will be held and are not affected by delays and cancellations.
   
   Head Start and Pre-K Counts Programs will be held when delays and cancellations occur and will follow the delay schedule as our regular school students.
   
9. Alternative Education Program at Bethesda follows the district delay/cancellation procedures.