Every year in November, the York Catholic District School Board activates its Inclement Weather Procedure in order to make decisions and take appropriate actions to keep students and staff safe when weather impacts road conditions and prevents a safe passage to school.
This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the YCDSB Inclement Weather Procedure must change based on direction from York Region Public Health.
What’s new?
If buses and other forms of school transportation are cancelled due to inclement weather, all schools will be closed to students. DO NOT bring your child to school.
-All students are to remain at home and access remote learning for the day. Teachers will provide live remote learning for all students through their virtual classrooms.
-Tests, quizzes, as well as, non-virtual parent meetings will be cancelled and rescheduled.
-Before and After School (B&A) Programs will not operate on inclement weather days, if buses are cancelled and schools are closed to in-person learning.
How will parents be notified?
When buses are cancelled due to inclement weather, parents are encouraged to listen for reports on the radio and television stations listed below.
Parents will receive an email through School Messenger by 7 am.
Notifications will be posted on the Board website, all school websites and the Board’s Twitter account (@YCDSB).
RADIO STATIONS:
AM 640 640AM CIND 88.1 FM CJBC 860AM CHIN 1540AM & 100.7FM
CBC 99.1FM NEWS 680AM CJCL 590AM CHRW 94.9FM
CFNY 102.1FM Q107 107.1FM CJEZ 97.3FM CHUM 1050AM & 104.5 FM
CFRB 1010AM CKDX 88.5FM CJKX 95.9FM CIQB 101.1FM
CHAY 93.1FM KISS 92.5FM CKDO 1580AM CHFI 98.1FM
CKFM 99.9FM
TELEVISION STATIONS:
CITY TV, CTV, TORONTO, CTV, BARRIE, GLOBAL NEWS, CP 24
If buses are cancelled, do not bring your child to school. Students are to stay home and attend school remotely through their teachers’ virtual classrooms.
Regards,
Maria Battista, Interim Director