AUXILIARY SERVICES
Series 700
Policy Title: Transportation in Inclement Weather
Code No.: 707
In the event visibility is reduced due to fog, snow, or other weather conditions, alternate routes will be run when these conditions are determined to exist before the buses begin their routes. This means buses move to/from transfer points in outlying towns without stopping en route. In-town Carroll routes run a normal route. Announcement of alternate routes will be handled through local radio stations, Infinite Campus message system, the district’s website, and social media. In the event local radio stations are not operating, announcements will be made over WHO radio station and KCCI-TV in Des Moines.
School district buses will not operate when weather conditions due to fog, rain, snow or other natural elements make it unsafe to do so. Because weather conditions may vary around the school district and may change quickly, the best judgment possible will be used with the information available.
The final judgment as to when conditions are unsafe to operate will be made by the superintendent. The superintendent will be assisted by the actual "on location" reports of the drivers.
Several drivers each year will be specially designated to report weather and road conditions by bus radio when requested to do so. Other employees and students will be notified by commercial radio when school is cancelled or temporarily delayed. When school is cancelled because of weather anywhere in the school district, all schools will be closed.
When weather conditions deteriorate during the day after school has begun, cancellation notices will be announced by commercial radio. Students will be returned to their regular drop-off sites unless weather conditions prevent it. In that case, student will be kept at or returned to school until they are picked up by the parents.
Date of Adoption/Review/Revision:
July 9, 1981
August 1998
August 21, 1990
August 1992
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July 2007
July 2010
August 2013
September 2016
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