2 HOUR DELAY MODIFIED KINDERGARTEN and PRESCHOOL.....

If for any reason Holy Trinity Catholic School has a 2 hour delay, Preschool and 1/2 Day Kindergarten will no longer be cancelled, we will have a Modified Schedule.

Modified Preschool will be from:

10:00am - 12:30pm

Modified Kindergarten will be from:

10:00am - 12:30pm (the students will begin their day at 10:15 when all of the buses have dropped off the students at the school). Half day students will not be eating lunch at school. You will pick up your child at the car rider doors as usual.

Emergency Closings and Delays

If inclement weather or some other emergency requires that the school be delayed or closed, this
information will be announced on the local station KDKA. Because of the number of public districts
represented in our school, it is important that you listen for an announcement that identifies Holy Trinity Catholic School. This information will also be posted on the school website. PLEASE DO NOT CALL THE
SCHOOL OR RECTORY FOR THIS INFORMATION.

In the event of a two-hour delay, specifically named Holy Trinity Catholic School, all children should report to school by 10:15 A.M., there is no morning preschool or before school care when there is a delay.

Because some public districts do not provide busing outside the normal times, children from these districts will be picked up at the normal times and will be admitted into the building to wait for the scheduled start. If the announced delay does not specifically mention Holy Trinity Catholic School, but does name one of the public districts that service our school, only those children should follow the announcement. Children who ride the buses of other districts who are not delayed or who walk or are driven should arrive at the normal time.

PLEASE NOTE: Because our attendance registers are legal indicators of a child's presence at the times we are in session, children who arrive late or are absent because of busing when school is in session will be marked as Excused Tardy or Excused Absence.

Emergency Dismissals
In the event that we would be required to dismiss school early, that information will be announced on the same station noted above. Homeroom coordinators will initiate a phone chain to notify parents as soon as possible. However, because phone service may be interrupted in the school, some emergency situations may not allow for this option. Children will be dismissed as parents are notified and transportation is arranged.

Policy for a 2 hour delay when we have a 1/2 day (11:45) dismissal.

If there happens to be a 2 hour delay on a day which we have an early school dismissal (11:45am), we will still have school with the students reporting by 10:15am. Instead of an early dismissal, we will have a normal school day until 2:45pm, with regular bus dismissal. The students will also need to pack a lunch and drink because there will be no lunches sold.