Anonymous wrote:They won’t do call early dismissal but regardless instruction will stop early. Here is how the end of the day goes in elementary if there is a big storm around dismissal:

2:30-3:25 dark clouds on the radar. The early kiss and ride parents and risk adverse parents will say f- that and come in to get “just their child”. Repeat 5-6 times per classroom spread out just enough that by the time you get the kids settled and ready to listen, the speaker will beep again. The front office is clearly stressed by their voices over the speaker.. Zero concentration is going on.

3:15 walker parents appear at the back door wanting their kids because of the storm. We have to tell them to go to the office. Announcements to classrooms continue…

3:25 storm hits- kids are staring at windows, but packed up and ready to go. Dismissal should start in 5 minutes

3:30 (dismissal bell rings) school wide announcement: teachers please hold your kids in the classroom none of the busses are here.

3:35 tornado watch- go to the hallway!

3:45 all clear return to the classroom! Buses still aren’t here, but parents can receive their children.

3:55- buses trickle in…the office is manically sending out emails to remind parents to call transportation not the school about buses


There wasn’t any instruction after about 2:30 and everyone gets home late, but hey the what about the CALENDAR people are happy!

Let’s all hope the storms hit after 5:00!

Anonymous wrote:They won’t do call early dismissal but regardless instruction will stop early. Here is how the end of the day goes in elementary if there is a big storm around dismissal:

2:30-3:25 dark clouds on the radar. The early kiss and ride parents and risk adverse parents will say f- that and come in to get “just their child”. Repeat 5-6 times per classroom spread out just enough that by the time you get the kids settled and ready to listen, the speaker will beep again. The front office is clearly stressed by their voices over the speaker.. Zero concentration is going on.

3:15 walker parents appear at the back door wanting their kids because of the storm. We have to tell them to go to the office. Announcements to classrooms continue…

3:25 storm hits- kids are staring at windows, but packed up and ready to go. Dismissal should start in 5 minutes

3:30 (dismissal bell rings) school wide announcement: teachers please hold your kids in the classroom none of the busses are here.

3:35 tornado watch- go to the hallway!

3:45 all clear return to the classroom! Buses still aren’t here, but parents can receive their children.

3:55- buses trickle in…the office is manically sending out emails to remind parents to call transportation not the school about buses


There wasn’t any instruction after about 2:30 and everyone gets home late, but hey the what about the CALENDAR people are happy!

Let’s all hope the storms hit after 5:00!

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Anonymous wrote:This is typical spring and summer weather. Did you recently move here? We get tornado watches and warnings. That’s why kids do drills in school.

No, they will never release school over this. After school activities will go on as normal too, unless thunderstorms are actually hitting or forming at the time.

We haven't had a level 4 warning since 2013. This is not typical weather.

That’s not even true and you are spreading hysteria. A quick google search can see they issued one on Aug 7, 2023. Sure, it’s not every day. But we get tornado watches and warnings several times per year.

I didn’t bother looking up how often we are at a level 2 or 3. Take normal precautions, like bring your small objects in so they don’t fly around, and keep your kid home or pick up early if you are that concerned.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is typical spring and summer weather. Did you recently move here? We get tornado watches and warnings. That’s why kids do drills in school.

No, they will never release school over this. After school activities will go on as normal too, unless thunderstorms are actually hitting or forming at the time.

We haven't had a level 4 warning since 2013. This is not typical weather.

Anonymous wrote:This is typical spring and summer weather. Did you recently move here? We get tornado watches and warnings. That’s why kids do drills in school.

No, they will never release school over this. After school activities will go on as normal too, unless thunderstorms are actually hitting or forming at the time.