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HICKORY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

432 Fourth Avenue, SW, Hic= kory, North Carolina  2860= 2

(828) 322-= 2855

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EMERGENCY NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES

 (Please file at home for reference.)

 

TO:        =           All Students/Parents of the Hickory Public Schools

 

FROM:        =      Ric Vandett, Superintendent

 

DATE:        =      October 2007

 

In cases of emergency conditions such as hazard= ous weather, a natural disaster, or other emergencies, the following radio and television stations will broadcast an emergency message. 

 

        =     WAIZ/WNNC Radio AM 630/1230

        =     WBTV Channel 3/107.9 FM Radio

WSOC Radio FM 103/WSOC TV Channel 9

WHKY Radio AM 1290/WHKY TV Channel 14

WCNC TV Channel 36

 

It is requested that you tune in to these stati= ons for emergency messages and refrain from calling the stations, your school,= or the superintendent’s office as this could impede the notification process.  Also, when tuning i= n to these stations, you should listen for references to school closings, a del= ayed opening, or an early dismissal, which specifically references Hickory Public Schools.  In addition, the HPS website, www.hickoryschools.net will have up-to-date information on any Hickory Public Schools closing.

 

For your reference, the following are some, but= not all, messages which may be provided through the above-referenced radio and= /or television stations, and website:

 

EARLY DISMISSAL &#= 8211; Alerts parents of the time school will be dismissed during a regular schoo= l day due to emergency conditions.

 

DELAYED OPENING &#= 8211; A delayed opening, which is usually two hours, is recommended when ice or sn= ow is in evidence in the early morning but clearing roads and improved weather conditions are expected.  The delayed opening applies to students.  Breakfast will not be served at school when there is a delayed open= ing.

 

NO SCHOOL/TEACHER WORKDAY – No school for students.

 

NO SCHOOL – Students, teachers, teacher assistants, child nutrition workers, and all o= ther 10-month employees do not report to school/work. 

 

CLOSED – In = the event of hazardous weather conditions, a natural disaster, or other emerge= ncy, students and all personnel are not expected to report to school/work. 


 

 

Note from the Superintendent:&= nbsp; As stated in the Hickory Public Schools Student Handbook, “In= the event a parent or guardian believes conditions, such as snow or ice that m= ay necessitate a delay, are not safe for the child to go to school, the paren= t or guardian may choose to keep his or her child at home.”   Student days lost due to em= ergency conditions will be made up in accordance with Board of Education policy. 

Dr. Ric Vandett, Superintendent

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Student days lost due = to emergency conditions will be made up in accordance with Board of Education policy. 

Make-up days for the 2007-2008 school year are as follows:&nbs= p;

February 18, May 26, a= vailable Saturdays (even those before the make up days listed) and Spring Break

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