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Inclement Weather and School Closing Policy
Students, Faculty, Administrators, and Staff
As a general rule, Union-PSCE at Richmond will remain open according to its normal published schedule. However, if in the judgment of the V.P. of Administration, who may consult with the President, Dean of Faculty, Chaplain/Dean of Students, or Moderator of the SGA (or the moderator’s designee), inclement weather or other emergency situation requires that classes be cancelled or the start of school delayed, appropriate announcements will be communicated as soon as possible as described below.
Students who are unable to attend class due to inclement weather and associated road conditions will not be penalized for missing class. Students should communicate directly with the course instructor regarding their circumstance. No student should risk injury by traveling in hazardous conditions to attend class.
Campus offices will also be open, and staff is expected to report unless their personal safety is of major concern to them. Time missed can be made up or counted as vacation or personal leave by mutual agreement of the employee and supervisor.
If in the judgment of the V.P. of Administration, after appropriate consultation, the situation requires that all or part of the institution be closed or opening delayed, an announcement will be made as soon as possible on television station WWBT, Channel 12, and on radio stations Q94FM, XL102FM, 910 AM, and WRVA – 1140 AM.
Interested parties are also encouraged, when possible, to check media web sites at www.nbc12.com and www.wrva.com to locate announcements regarding delay or closing of Union-PSCE at Richmond.
Closing and delay information will be available on the Union-PSCE Inclement Weather Hotline at 804-278-4364 and on our main number, (800) 229-2990. In the event of an extended loss of power, our primary telephone system may not be operational. In that circumstance, please call 804-358-4747 to hear the recorded announcement regarding school closing or delay.
A best effort will also be made by the Union-PSCE administration to send an email message to all members of the community regarding changes in the school’s schedule due to emergency or inclement weather.
Note that only in extreme circumstances (e.g. extended campus-wide power outage) will Union-PSCE, once open for the day, close early. If early closing is required, situation specific arrangements will be made regarding missed classes. Any staff member who feels the need to leave early due to weather conditions may do so in consultation with his or her supervisor regarding options for making up lost time or using personal/vacation time.
In the event that the opening of Union-PSCE at Richmond is delayed, that delay will normally be two hours, and the following academic schedule will be used:
Delayed opening class periods
| 1 |
8:30 — 9:20 |
1 |
10:30 — 11:10 |
| 2 |
9:30 — 10:20 |
2 |
11:20 — 12:00 |
| 3 |
11:10 — 12:00 |
3 |
12:10 — 12:50 |
| 4 |
12:10 — 1:00 |
4 |
1:00 — 1:40 |
| 5 |
1:10 — 2:00 (lunch) |
5 |
1:40 — 2:10 (lunch) |
| 6 |
2:10 — 3:00 |
6 |
2:10 — 2:50 |
| 7 |
3:10 — 4:00 |
7 |
3:00 — 3:40 |
| 8 |
4:10 — 4:50 |
8 |
3:50 — 4:30 |
When on a delayed opening, there is no chapel or community time built into the schedule. The cafeteria will be open for lunch during normal hours.
Revised November 2005
