EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION

New This Year: Two Hours Late Start on Bad Weather Days
As it gets colder and rainier, it’s time to start thinking about what happens on stormy days. There is a change for this year to the late start plans. In the past, if there was a late start, secondary schools would start one hour late and elementary schools one and a half hours late. This year, all schools will start two hours late in the event of a late start. This change will allow more time for the weather and roads to clear and provide a consistent, easy to understand message for parents.
Also new this year, the district Web site at http://www.lwsd.org has an alert system that will reveal a bright red square with information whenever you go to the home page during an emergency. The alert will allow the district to provide more complete information on the home page and will immediately draw attention to itself. The decision to start late or to close is made around 5 a.m., and posted by 5:30 a.m. A recording is also left on the main district telephone number, 425-702-3200.