The superintendent or designee is empowered to close the schools or to dismiss them early in event of hazardous weather or other emergencies which threaten the safety, health or welfare of students or staff members. It is understood that the superintendent will take such action only after consultation with appropriate authorities. The Board shall ratify the closing at its next regular meeting.

Parents, students and staff members shall be informed early in each school year as to how they shall be notified in event of emergency closings or early dismissals.

Adopted: March 13, 1967

Revised: October 21, 2003

Revised: January 7, 2014

Revised: December 10, 2018

Revised: June 22, 2020

Revised: June 21, 2022

LEGAL REFS.:

C.R.S. 22-1-112 (school year and national holidays)

C.R.S. 22-32-109 (1)(n) (Board’s duty to determine number of instructional/contact hours/days)

C.R.S. 22-33-101 et seq. (school attendance law)

1 CCR 301-39, Rules 2254-R-2.06 (Board may reduce teacher-pupil instructional/contact time; closings deemed by Board necessary for health, safety or welfare of pupils)

CROSS REFS.:

IC/ICA, School Year/School Calendar/Instruction Time

JLIB, Student Dismissal Precautions

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