Weather-related procedures: What to know before it snows

With the weather getting chillier, and overnight temperatures hovering around zero degrees, it's important for parents, caregivers, students and staff to know the district's severe weather procedures for announcing school closures, delayed openings or cancellations.

In the event of snow, all schools in the Surrey School District will remain OPEN, except under extreme circumstances.

When all schools are closed:

Any districtwide closure or delayed school opening will be announced on the Surrey Schools website and individual school websites, as well as communicated on the district’s X (formerly Twitter), Facebook and Instagram accounts. Staff will also receive an email.

An announcement will be made by 7 a.m. at the latest, based on the best information available at that time.

Please note: Typically, only cancellations, closures or delayed school openings will be announced. Except under extreme circumstances, no announcement will be made that schools are open.

When schools are open:

** Student safety is our first priority and a shared responsibility. As always, parents and caregivers may choose to make other arrangements if they don't feel it is safe to travel to school. Students will not be penalized for such absences. **

To ensure safe travel to and from school, families who choose to attend should plan ahead by:

allowing extra travel time, to prevent rushing on icy or wet roads;

checking transit schedules and routes, to plan alternative transportation if needed; and

wearing weather-appropriate footwear to avoid slips and falls.