Inclement​ ​Weather/​ ​Air​ ​Quality​ ​​​Policy December​ ​2017

During​ ​inclement​ ​weather,​ ​students​ ​are​ ​allowed​ ​to​ ​enter​ ​their​ ​classrooms​ ​in​ ​the​ ​morning​​ ​no earlier​ ​​than​ ​8:25​ ​when​ ​the​ ​green​ ​flag​ ​is​ ​posted​ ​in​ ​the​ ​front​ ​of​ ​the​ ​building.​ ​The​ ​green​ ​flag​ ​will be​ ​posted​ ​under​ ​the​ ​following​ ​conditions​ ​​​per​ ​policy:

  1. Temperature​ ​is​ ​25​ ​degrees​ ​fahrenheit​ ​or​ ​below

  2. Air​ ​quality​ ​is​ ​“Red”

  3. Actively​ ​raining

  4. Actively​ ​snowing

  5. Actively​ ​hailing

  6. Unusually​ ​harsh​ ​winds

Air​ ​Quality
The​ ​school​ ​closely​ ​monitors​ ​air​ ​quality​ ​each​ ​day.​ ​Teachers​ ​are​ ​notified​ ​of​ ​red​ ​days​ ​and​ ​recess and​ ​other​ ​outdoor​ ​activities​ ​will​ ​be​ ​modified.​ ​If​ ​parents​ ​wish​ ​their​ ​student(s)​ ​to​ ​stay​ ​inside​ ​on​ ​a particular​ ​air​ ​quality​ ​day,​ ​they​ ​need​ ​to​ ​fill​ ​out​ ​a​ ​health​ ​alert​ ​form​ ​and​ ​return​ ​it​ ​to​ ​the​ ​school office.

Indoor​ ​Recess
It​ ​is​ ​the​ ​focus​ ​of​ ​TCS​ ​to​ ​spend​ ​time​ ​out​ ​of​ ​doors​ ​as​ ​much​ ​as​ ​possible​ ​during​ ​the​ ​school​ ​day.​ ​We will​ ​continue​ ​to​ ​follow​ ​this​ ​philosophy​ ​in​ ​the​ ​winter​ ​months.
Students​ ​will​ ​play​ ​in​ ​the​ ​snow​ ​and​ ​spend​ ​time​ ​outside.​ ​Please​ ​dress​ ​your​ ​child​ ​appropriately​ ​. We​ ​will​ ​closely​ ​monitor​ ​weather​ ​conditions/temperature​ ​daily​ ​and​ ​make​ ​decisions​ ​accordingly.