Emergency Information for Parents
Inclement Weather
Emergency/Crisis Information
In an emergency situation, it is vital that we be able to quickly contact the parents of affected children. Parents, it is important to:
- Provide accurate emergency contact information (phone numbers and e-mail addresses) to your child's school at the start of the school year.
- Update your contact information with school staff as soon it changes.
Circumstances, usually inclement weather, sometimes force WCPSS to cancel classes, open schools late, or close them early. Occasionally, occurences such as gas leaks, water outages or power loss will force a small number of schools to close, open late, or dismiss early while the rest of the system remains on schedule.
In extremely rare cases, circumstances may not permit the safe transportation of students home.
In each of of these circumstances, the Wake County Public Schools System has plans and procedures in place to handle the situation and communicate with parents . In particular, WCPSS will post regularly updated information about system and school status to this Website. The school system will also communicate school closing and similar information to the local media outlets.