A note regarding
what action to take during bad weather is distributed to all children in
November. The following is important:
1. The decision as
to whether a pupil should attempt to travel to school in adverse weather
conditions, whether by transport or on foot, lies with the parents.
While recognising that education should be interrupted as little as
possible, the Education Authority accepts that in severe weather
conditions the safety of the pupils is paramount.
2. During adverse
weather conditions, the school would always try to maintain a normal
service. If there was an occasion when the school was unable to open,
due to overnight power failure and/or heating problems and bad road
conditions, notice would be given in the morning on local radio and
through the CROY PRIMARY SCHOOL TELEPHONE MESSAGING SERVICE.
MORAY FIRTH RADIO -
Normal hourly news
bulletins will carry local information on weather, roads and conditions
affecting schools. In severe conditions normal programmes will be
interrupted to carry emergency bulletins.
Radio stations
request that since telephone lines are busy at such times, parents
should not ‘phone in for advice but listen to appropriate
broadcasts or telephone the school messaging service.
CROY SCHOOL
TELEPHONE MESSAGING SERVICE -
This service
allows parents to listen to a recorded message from the head teacher.
To use this service:
Dial Highland
Council's access number
HIGHLAND
COUNCIL SCHOOL CLOSURES WEBSITE
- This website gives up to date information about
school closures in Highland. Click here:
http://www.schoolclosures.highlandschools.org.uk/
3. Make sure that
if you do send your child to school when the weather is doubtful and you
have to leave your home that he/she clearly knows what action to take if
the school is closed i.e. go to the home of the emergency contact.
We do try to get
in touch with the parents of children who use school transport to tell
them that the school is closing early.
4.
The name
and ‘phone number for the 'bus is:
Scotbus
01463 224410
