Inclement weather can impact the Seguin Independent School District (ISD) and compromise the safety of students and staff. Winter weather may involve freezing rain and icing conditions that may cause school closures or delays. Occasionally, hurricanes, tropical storms, and severe rainfall can impact operations.
Several factors come into play before a decision is made to close school, delay the opening of school, or dismiss school early. These include:
- The safety, health, and welfare of students and staff;
- The transportation of students from home to school and back; and
- The disruption caused when school starts late, dismisses early, or is closed.
If inclement weather affects the Seguin ISD area, the Superintendent will decide whether to delay, cancel, or maintain regular school hours on the day in question.
Below is the Seguin ISD procedure for bad weather.
- At or before 4 a.m., Seguin ISD’s Emergency Operations team will deploy to assess weather and roadway conditions. Emergency Operations will go into an alert status and work with the Guadalupe County Office of Emergency Management, Guadalupe County and City of Seguin Public Works, Guadalupe County and City of Seguin Law Enforcement, and county-wide volunteer fire departments and first responders.
- By 4:30 a.m., Seguin ISD Emergency Operations will visually inspect areas across the district for icy, wet, or dry roads and monitor weather information resources.
- Road conditions are analyzed, along with available information from other school districts.
- If roads are questionable, the Superintendent will consider findings and recommendations.
- The Superintendent makes every effort to make a decision by 6 a.m. whether or not to delay or cancel school.
Information about Seguin ISD school delays or closures will be made through:
What if bad weather hits during school hours?
If weather conditions deteriorate during the school day, a decision will be made as soon as possible if an early release is needed to get students home safely. If weather conditions appear that they will resolve during the school day, students will be kept until regular dismissal time.
School bus riders
In case of early release due to bad weather or flooding in the area, buses will depart the yard at a designated time set forth by the Superintendent. Students living in the McQueeney area who cannot get home due to flooding or impassable roads will go to McQueeney Elementary School. All other students in the district whose bus cannot get them home will go to Seguin High School.
SMART tag™ program
SMART tag™ student IDs allow parents to monitor their child’s transportation on district school buses via the Parent Portal on the SMART tag™ Parent App. Parents can receive notifications when their child gets on or off the bus and alerts for when the bus is on its way to their child’s stop. The district’s Transportation Department will also utilize this program to notify parents of potential delays.
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