School Closing and Snow Day Information
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Decisions on schedule changes are made after careful study of the best information available from weather services and Charlottesville Public Works. Safety is our first concern.
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- Morning announcements will be made by 5:30 a.m. whenever possible. Sometimes we can announce a decision the evening before.
- Early-release decisions will be made by 10:30 a.m. whenever possible.
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- Via phone, email, or text using ParentSquare. All staff, families, and CHS students automatically receive notifications.
- CCS homepage: charlottesvilleschools.org.
- CCS social media: Facebook (Facebook.com/CvilleSchools) and X / Twitter (twitter.com/CvilleSchools)
- Through local TV and radio stations and their websites.
How can community members who are not part of Cville Schools receive announcements of schedule changes?
- Community members, partners, or local organizations who wish to receive weather-related announcements can join a ParentSquare community group.
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- All school activities are canceled unless otherwise indicated.
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- School buses run on the same delay as school. (If schools are opening on a 2-hour delay, then buses will run their usual routes 2 hours later.)
- Morning field trips are canceled.
- At Buford, CHS and CATEC, early-morning (zero period) classes are canceled.
- At CATEC, the morning session is canceled and the afternoon session will begin at its usual time, 1:25 pm.
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- Students will be fed lunch before dismissal, if possible.
- At CATEC, the afternoon session is canceled. After-school programs are canceled unless otherwise announced.
- All school activities are canceled unless otherwise indicated.
Unless otherwise announced, the dismissal schedule is:
- Preschool through 4th grade will dismiss at noon.
- Grades 5-8 will dismiss at 12:45 pm.
- Grades 9-12 will dismiss at 1:40 pm (since afternoon CATEC will be canceled, this includes CATEC students).
- LMA dismisses at 11:30.