Jamestown  (CSi) The Jamestown Public School Board Monday discussed  updating school  policy concerning canceling school due to storms.

With a unanimous vote the board rescinded the existing storm day policy giving authority to the superintendent to cancel school due to weather.

The new proposed policy says the superintendent will continue to have that authority, to call off school, but should consider three factors when making a decision on canceling school due to bad weather or other emergency conditions

Superintendent Rob Lech said the policy is not changed concerning  allowing parents to make the decision as to when to keep their children home when there’s bad weather.

  1. A pending an actual occurrence of bad weather, or the imminent possibility of an occurrence that would make the operation of the school difficult or dangerous
  2. Taking into consideration concerning students and staff safety in making it to school, and the superintendent can consider weather and road conditions when making the decision to hold school.
  3. If emergency conditions would impact all schools, or if weather conditions impacts certain schools, only those schools may close.

The meeting was recorded by CSi 10 The Replay Channel with showing starting Tuesday.