Weather Closures

DEciding whether to close or delay the start of school is always done with the safety of students, parents, and staff in mind. District staff will do everything they can to make a decision as early as possible to allow parents to make alternative plans.

School Closures for Bad Weather or Quarantines

If schools are closed for the day because of bad weather or quarantines related to contagious diseases such as COVID-19, students will remain home. Generally, this also means that all other school activities, such as after-school clubs, sports, practices, etc. are also canceled for that day. The lost instructional time may need to be made up later in the year in order to meet the State of Colorado's minimum requirements for annual instructional time for students.

Two Hour Delayed Start

If schools will open on a two-hour delayed start, then students should arrive at school two hours later than their normal start times. A delayed start could be used if weather or road conditions are severe overnight but expected to improve in the morning. On a delayed-start day, school buses will run their routes two hours later than normal. Parents who drive their children to school should drop their children off two hours later than the normal time.

Emergencies

In the event of a district or school emergency, District 6 will either call, send text messages, email, send a mobile app notification, or all of the above. Notification If schools are to be closed or put on a two-hour delayed start because of poor weather and road conditions, then that decision will be announced by these means:

A posting on the district's main website.
Postings on the district's social media sites.
A recorded message on the district's main telephone number 970-348-6000
Notification to local and metro-Denver are radio and television stations
Notificatio to The Greeley Tribune newspaper
Push Notifications to the Mobile App.