John Greenleaf Whittier Parent Connection
Delayed Opening Schedule

When there is inclement weather, individuals from the City, School Department, and the transportation company discuss the safety of buses
taking students to school. If it is determined that buses are unable to travel safely, schools will be closed for that day or delayed for two
hours if road conditions can be improved.

Notices of "School Closing" and "Two-Hour Delayed Openings" due to inclement weather are announced on radio and television by 6:00am on:

Radio Stations WBZ AM 1030, WRKO AM 680

TV stations 4, 5, 7 and 10

You may also register with the Haverhill Public Schools Emergency Alert system to receive phone calls and emails regarding school closings.
Visit the Emergency Alert system page at http://www.haverhill-ps.org/SchoolCancellations.htm for more information.

Delayed openings are used only if they allow enough time to prepare the roads fo safe transportation.

For Whittier Middle School:

ON TIME opening is 8:30am

DELAYED opening is 10:30am

School will be dismissed at the regular time.

If a parent or guardian decides that a child cannot travel to school safely due to weather conditions, the child may remain at home. Please provide the school with a written note when the child returns to school. We encourage you to clean sidewalks as sidewalk conditions also impact student safety on ice and snowy days. The City will be working on streets to ensure safe transportation.

It is also important to remember buses may need to drive more slowly so buses may be late in arriving at bus stops.

At times, hazardous conditions affect isolated streets. In these circumstances buses may be prevented from normal pick-ups. Parents are encouraged to send their children to school by other means if it is safe to do so.

We will give very serious consideration to all decisions made regarding the transportation of students.
Please remember that student safety is important to us all.