January 10, 2020
Dear Dallas School District Families:
Happy New Year!
This letter contains important information as we head into the winter months. In the event bad weather disrupts school bus traffic in the mornings, one of four ways of dealing with the condition will be released to area radio and television stations in time for broadcasts beginning at 5:30 a.m. The same information will also be placed on the school district web site and on the Facebook pages of each school and the district. Please click on the button titled “Closure Status” to your right. Also, any school closure or school delay decision will be communicated through the district telephone notification system.
1. School closed. Classes will not be held and buses will not run. All extra-curricular activities and practices are cancelled.
2. Two-hour delay. Morning bus runs will be delayed two hours, as will the start of
school.
3. Snow routes only; NO delay. Some roads will not be traveled. Buses will run as close to schedule as possible. If the snow routes occur in the A.M., buses will remain on snow routes for the P.M.
See below for roads and areas affected when buses are on snow routes.
When the decision is made to utilize snow routes the buses will not travel on the following roads:
Barnhart Road McTimmonds Road
Bridlewood Drive Mistletoe Road
Burbank Road Oak Villa Road
Clay Street (West of Oregon Ave.) Oakdale Road
Cooper Hollow Road Orchard Knob Road
Ferns Corner Road Pedee Creek Road
Fir Grove Road Pioneer Road
Fir Villa Road Reuben Boise Road
Frost Road Robb Mill Road
Gage Road Salt Creek Road
James Howe Road Shady Lane
Kerber Road South Church Street
Liberty Road (North of Falls City Highway) Teal Creek Road
May Road West Ellendale (West of Robb Mill Road)
At times our higher elevations take longer to clear, but the buses can safely travel some of the lower or more heavily traveled roads. When this is the case we will report
modified snow routes. When modified snow routes are posted, buses will not travel on:
Barnhart Road McTimmonds Road
Burbank Road Oakdale Road
Cooper Hollow Road Orchard Knob Road
Ferns Corner Road Pedee Creek Road
Fir Grove Road Pioneer Road
Frost Road Reuben Boise Road
Gage Road Shady Lane
James Howe Road Teal Creek Road
Kerber Road Liberty Road (North of Falls City Hwy)
West Ellendale (West of Robb Mill Road)
4. Two-hour delay AND buses on snow routes. Morning bus runs will be delayed two hours, as will the start of school. Some routes will be altered. The routes are listed above.
Other Important Information:
Students with driver’s licenses and parents are encouraged to be extra cautious when driving in bad weather, especially when driving on days of a delayed school opening or when buses are on snow routes. There may be ice or even snow on the roads when these occur. Parents are reminded that they make the final decision about whether it is safe for their child to attend school on bad weather days. When a child cannot attend school due to bad weather, the school office should be notified and the absence will be excused.
If the roads look bad or if there has been ice or snow, listen to the radio or television or visit the school district website for possible closure or delays.
Please advise your child not to wait more than 20 minutes beyond the designated pick-up time for their bus. They should return to their homes at that time.
In any emergency, the Superintendent, or designee, will decide whether or not students should be sent home. The decision may be to send them home immediately, or to keep them in the schools indefinitely under continuous supervision until the emergency has passed. Should the students be held in their respective buildings, parents may pick up their children at school. These decisions will be communicated using the same processes used for school closure and described in this letter.
Please contact the Office Manager at your school if you have any questions.