Weather Closures & Procedures

When weather conditions are challenging, we make the decision to open or close schools based on careful consideration of all relevant factors, such as:

• Data from the National Weather Service updates regarding temperature, wind chill, and snow/ice accumulation.
• Information from the company that provides student transportation about any issues that might occur with buses.
• Changes to the weather forecast during the course of the school day indicate if conditions will improve or worsen.
• Mechanical systems in schools are checked to make sure electricity and heat are working properly.
• District administrators talk with maintenance and custodial staff to check the conditions of parking lots and sidewalks.
• Discussions with city officials about snow removal status and road conditions for neighborhoods and streets that are more challenging during times of inclement weather.
• Discussions with other school districts.

The superintendent makes the final decision to keep schools open or to close schools during inclement weather. 

The decision is made by 6 am the day that school will be cancelled. 

We will notify parents via Robocall and email.

Information will also be posted on the following locations:

• District Website www.pths209.org
• District Facebook account @PTHSD209
• Emergency Closing Center's website www.emergencyclosingcenter.com
• We will only make an announcement if schools will be closed or the opening is delayed.

We will not make an announcement if schools will be open.


If your phone number or email address has changed, please get in touch with your child’s school to have the most up-to-date contact information.

If schools are not closed, it is ultimately the responsibility of parents and guardians to decide if conditions safely allow their children to attend school. If school is in session and you choose to keep your child home due to weather conditions, it will count as an excused absence. In this case, you must contact the school to let them know your child will not be in attendance.

If school is not in session, all athletic and extra-curricular activities, including practices, may be canceled. Schools will communicate directly with parents to notify them of cancellations.