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Inclement Weather Policy
Disruption of Classes/Services by Snow/Inclement Weather

Approved: January 2005
Responsible: Vice-President for Finance and Administration, Dorla Watkins

Purpose
To delineate responsibility for decisions concerning canceling classes and curtailing services in the event of snow/inclement weather and to outline guidelines for communication and staffing over heavy snowfall/inclement weather days.

Policy
The University will remain open during snow storms/inclement weather but may cancel or reschedule classes and/or curtail non-essential services in response to the conditions. Since we have a national presence, under these conditions the University makes alternative arrangements to serve our students nationwide by relocating designated offices to our Underground facilities at the Parkville, Missouri campus.

Procedure Summary
The University remains open during extreme snow conditions/inclement weather, since there is continuing activity to service other Campus Centers which requires some employees to work. If the University remains open for business, employees may use their discretion whether to attempt to come to work or to leave work early because of bad weather conditions. Employees who decide not to come into work or decide to leave early because of inclement weather must notify their supervisor in advance and may choose to take a vacation day or take the day without pay. Certain extreme weather conditions may dictate the cancellation of classes (both day and evening). In this situation, the decision will be made by the President or her delegate.

The decision will be communicated within the university community by telephone/facsimile by the Vice Presidents. The decision will be communicated to local radio and television stations by University Advancement. All communication with the media will be from the Office of the President or University Advancement.

Detailed Procedures
In the event of deteriorating conditions overnight, every effort will be made to communicate the decision to the following radio and television stations by 6:00 a.m. for day classes and 4:00 p.m. for evening classes.

  • KCTV TV-5
  • KMBC TV-9
  • KSHB TV-41
  • WDAF TV-4
  • KBEQ 104.3 FM
  • KCKC 102.1 FM
  • KCUR 89.3 FM
  • KFKF 94.1 FM
  • KMBZ 980 AM
  • KMXV 93.3 FM
  • KUDL Radio 98.1 FM
  • KXTR Classical Radio 1660 AM
  • KY Radio 99.7 FM
  • Sports Radio 610 AM
  • The Rock Radio 98.9 FM
  • WDAF Radio 106.5 FM
  • Kansas City Star

A notice will also be posted on the Park University home page, http://www.park.edu.

NOTE: Any changes to classes and/or regular office hours due to inclement weather will be posted on the web site. If no notice appears by 6 a.m., classes and offices will maintain regular hours.

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