EMERGENCY CLOSING PROCEDURES
SCHOOL CLOSING NUMBER 826
The school district will announce school closings, early dismissal and delayed openings via the radio and television as well as the district s website;
www.swedesboro-woolwich.com.
Tune to TV channels 3, 6, or 10 or listen to KYW radio 1060 for information regarding;
1. Cancellation of the school day
2. One hour delay
3. Early dismissal*
As part of the notification process, parents should tune in to the television and radio stations
previously noted. In addition, the Global Connect School Communication System will go into
effect. Global Connect will automatically call all students home telephone numbers. Only in the
event of an early dismissal, if the Global Connect System reaches an answering machine, a staff
member will attempt to contact parents at their work/emergency telephone numbers. However,
parents should be advised that breakdowns occasionally do occur. Please be prepared to follow
your personal emergency plan for the pick up of your child or the meeting of him/her at his/her
assigned bus stop.
The cancellation of the entire school day- Please note that the school district will contact parents
at approximately 6:00 AM utilizing our Global Connect School Communication System. Decisions
to close school are communicated to the media by 5:30 AM. As a result, school-closing
information should be broadcast by the media by 6:30 AM. Furthermore, please feel free to phone
241-1136 for a tape-recorded message confirming the school closing information or access our
school web site at www.swedesboro-woolwich.com.
A one-hour delay to the start of the school day Again, notification of this decision will be
communicated to parents in the same manner as noted above. With respect to transportation,
student pick up will be in the usual location but will be one-hour later than the normal operating
day. The one-hour delay schedule is noted below:
{Start Dismissal Times}
An early dismissal prior to the regular dismissal time- In the event of this situation, the decision to
close school early will be made by 11:30 AM. Should you have a question as to whether the
schools are closing in the district, parents are requested to call 241-1136 to access a recorded
message. Furthermore, as part of the notification process, parents should tune into the television
and radio stations previously noted. Please be prepared to follow your personal emergency plan
for the pickup of your children or the meeting of them at their assigned bus stop.
Y z Kidz Program (Before and After-School Care)- Please be reminded that the Y z Kidz Program
does not operate on emergency delayed openings, emergency early dismissals, or school closings.
This is also published in the Y'Kidz Parent Handbook.
