Inclement Weather:

In the event that the BCS schedule is affected by weather or other emergencies, families should listen to the following radio stations: WRAW 1340 AM; WPAZ 1370 AM; WRFY 102.5 FM; WBYN 107.5 FM; WEEU 830 AM or go online to www.wfmz.com for any announcements that may affect transportation time or close the school.  We try hard to make announcements by 6:45 a.m. on the radio (sometimes the day before).  Since our decision is usually dependent upon all the districts transporting our students, decisions cannot always be made until we know what they are doing.  Also because they all may be doing different things, to avoid confusion the following guidelines should help you in your decision-making process.

1. Typically, in the morning follow the direction on the radio of the school district that is responsible to transport your children.
   

• If the radio announcement says your transporting district has a two-hour delay:
  

1. Your children should plan to meet/board their bus at the regular bus stop two hours later than normal, even if BCS is opening on time.  The lateness upon arrival at BCS is excused.  Students are responsible for making up any work that is missed.
2. And you choose not to use the bus transportation, you may drive your child to BCS 2 hours later.  The lateness is excused if arrival at BCS (please sign in at office first) occurs no later than the announced 2 hour delay. Another option would be to transport your child on time if you feel the conditions are safe enough.  However, the choice of arriving at BCS should be limited to either the 2 hour delay (don't forget to sign in at the office) or the normal starting time.  Students should not be trailing in a little at a time during the whole delay time period.  This causes unnecessary stress and strain for the school office personnel and teachers trying to account for arrival times, especially when this involves most of the BCS student body. The same options apply to student drivers.
3. As on any other day, if your child is a regular bus rider, but will not be using the bus transportation that day, please call the transportation department of your district to let them know, stating clearly that your child will not be needing transportation that morning (or for the return trip home, if that is the case).
   **Note: rarely, but sometimes the radio announcement states a one-hour delay for a district.  Then, of course, all the above applies for one-hour instead of two-hour delays.
• If your district announces that they have closed their schools for the day but BCS is open or has announced a two-hour delay:
1. Your children (in the closed districts) may stay home for the day as an excused absence.  They will need to make up the work they miss.
2. You may bring your children to BCS at the time BCS is opening if you decide it is safe to do so.  Remember, your transporting district that has closed will not be picking them up for the return home.  You will need to transport both ways.
   
   
• If BCS announces it is closed for the day and your district is open, do not send your children to BCS.  No call to your transporting district needs to be made as their bus to BCS will not be operating.

• If BCS announces a two-hour delay (BCS never has one-hour delays) and your transporting district is on time, or announces a one-hour delay, follow the time schedule of your transporting district.  BCS personnel will be there to open the door when the bus arrives and chaperone until the other later-arriving districts come.

1. If during the school day, a weather related event causes transporting districts to want to come to pick up their students early:

• BCS typically continues its normal school day to its completion since there will usually be at least one district that does not come until its regular time.
• If you as a parent of any district want to come to pick up your child early to avoid oncoming messy weather, that is permissible.  Just report to the office and have your child sign out.  Also call your district to let them know, especially if there are not many on that bus on a normal run.
• The school office will often dismiss student drivers before roads get bad, even before their assigned transporting districts show up to BCS.  If prior parental permission has been given from both sets of parents involved, these drivers may also take approved riders with them at that time.
• All that leave early are responsible for any work they miss.