Weather Alert Reminders – Seattle Public Schools

Summary: If the weather conditions make a timetable change necessary, the district will communicate the decision in several ways.

Bad weather or power / internet outages

Seattle Public Schools is closely monitoring weather conditions and will notify students, staff and families as early as possible of any updates that may affect the school day.

Due to possible power / technology failures, bridge failures, damaged power lines and branches, the school bus may be delayed and the lunch menu may be changed as a result. We also ask you to be careful on your way to work or school. Please allow yourself sufficient travel time.

In determining if changes to the school schedule are needed, Seattle Public Schools officials carefully monitor the forecast and work with city and county officials to provide information on weather and road conditions.

Stay informed

SPS encourages families to stay informed in bad weather.

If weather conditions necessitate a change in the timetable, the district will notify the decision in the following manner and in this order:

1. TV and radio stations: Checking your local TV or radio station is an effective and efficient way to find out if there is a program change.
   1. Local TV channels: TV KOMO 4, KING 5, KIRO 7, Q13 FOX
   2. Radio: KOMO AM 1000, KIRO 97.3 FM
2. District social media: Facebook SeattlePublicSchools and Twitter @SeaPubSchools
3. District and school websites: We post updates to the school schedule on the district and school websites.
4. Telephone calls, emails and SMS: Families receive a phone call, email, text message, and notification through the mobile app, but other channels of communication may be more quickly verified.