In cases of bad weather or dangerous road conditions, school closings or early dismissals will be announced in the local media. The following radio and television stations are useful to inform parents of such closings as quickly and in as wide an area as possible.

Other stations also regularly broadcast school closings, and several of these stations are covered by computerized notification systems. Please be aware that while closing information is given to the stations as quickly as possible, it is at the discretion of each station to decide when and whether it airs the notifications.

Parents can find out about their child's specific school by calling the Emergency Closing Center Hotline at 1-900-407-SNOW (1-900-407-7669). Begin by dialing the Hotline number, then enter the school's main phone number, beginning with the area code. The call costs .95 cents per minute and must be made by parents. Phone calls should be less than one minute per facility. Information for additional schools can be obtained by staying on the line and entering the area code and the main number of the school.