Inclement Weather Procedures |
Procedures followed by MPCS for (1) not opening schools, (2) delayed opening of schools, or (3) dismissing schools early on any given day due to inclement weather or other emergencies are as follows. (1) No School: when it becomes necessary to close schools for the entire day, that decision will be made and announced through the media and the MPCS emergency messaging system between 5:30 and 6:00 a.m. (2) Delayed Opening: School opening delays due to inclement weather shall be one (1) hour or two (2) hour delays. The morning Early Childhood Special Education Preschool program at Cougar Elementary School will meet on one (1) hour delays; but will not meet on two (2) hour delays. The afternoon Early Childhood Special Education Preschool program at Cougar Elementary School will meet on one (1) and (2) hour delays with no change in schedule. The breakfast program at all schools will be cancelled on one (1) hour and two (2) hour delays.
(3) Early Dismissal: When it becomes necessary to dismiss schools early, an announcement to that effect will be made through the appropriate media as soon as possible, and the MPCS emergency messaging system. The following radio and TV stations will be contacted with early dismissal, closure or delayed opening information due to inclement weather. Please listen for the Manassas Park report. Announcements for Manassas City or Prince William County do not apply to Manassas Park. NEWS 4 NBC - TV 4
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An ordinance was approved by the City’s Governing Body on December 20, 2005, which declares several arterial and collector streets in the city as “Snow Emergency Routes.”
The following streets were given this designation: - Manassas Drive – Baker Street to Golf Court; - Denver Drive – Manassas Drive to Rugby Road; - Digital Drive – Manassas Drive to West Carondelet Drive; - Polk Drive – Old Centreville Road to Manassas Drive; - Carondelet Drive – All; - Matthew Drive – All. This ordinance allows the City Manager to declare a prohibition on parking along snow emergency routes when weather is forecast for snow, sleet, or freezing rain conditions that would cause extreme restriction of traffic flow and unsafe travel on these routes without immediate plowing, sanding, and/or salting. Information from letter to Manassas Park residents from Mercury T. Payton, City Manager |