Emergency Information

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Information about delayed openings or school closings will be posted on the district website and recorded on the main district telephone number 767-5000 and also on 767-5030 (Transportation Office) at approximately 6:00 A.M. Please check with individual schools regarding each schools method of notification & bus stop adjustments due to weather concerns.

Delayed Opening Policy

If a delayed opening is declared, the fire department sirens will not sound, and parents should obtain information from the radio reports and from telephone chains. Bus schedules will be adjusted accordingly depending on the delay. All morning programs & services are canceled during delayed openings. Students attending non-public schools will be equally affected by a delayed opening decision.

The School Closing Siren

When school is officially closed, the fire department will sound its sirens at 6:30 am. The closed school pattern will be five blasts at four seconds each with a two second interval in between for a total of thirty seconds.

Public Announcements

The following stations will carry information about Port Washington school closings and delayed openings: WCBS-880 AM; WINS-1010 AM; WBAB-1240 AM; WALK-97.5 FM & 1370 AM; WBLI-106 FM; WKJY-98.3 FM; and Channel 12 NEWS. WOR-710 AM will post the information on their Website (http://www.wor710.com/)

Connect-ED Telephone Notification

Information relating to emergency school closings will be sent via Connect-ED, the district's automated telephone messaging system. Please contact the main office in your child's school with any changes to home, work or cell phone numbers.