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Emergency Snow Closing Procedures

 

Emergency Snow Closing

When the Ramapo Indian Hills High Schools are closed due to an inclement weather, the following procedure/notification will be in effect:

  • A reverse 911 phone call will be made to the student's home phone number.
  • The only town that will blast sirens is Franklin Lakes.  There will be a 20-second siren at 6:00 A.M. and at 6:30 A.M.
  • Announcement of the School Closing will be posted on the District homepage (http://www.rih.org) .
  • There will be a recorded announcement on the school phone numbers on ext. 7070.
                    Ramapo High School - 201-891-1500  ext. 7070
                    Indian Hills High School - 201-337-0100  ext. 7070
                    Board of Education Office - 201-416-8100 ext. 7070
  • The corresponding Snow Closing announcement will be available on our Snow Hotline: (201) 848-7669 (848-SNOW).    PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SPECIAL NUMBER FOR SCHOOL CLOSING INFORMATION ONLY. IT IS NOT THE REGULAR SCHOOL NUMBER.
  • Radio:  Radio Stations WINS (1010 AM) will broadcast the closing.
  • TV Stations:  Cable Channels 12 and WNBC will announce that the high schools are closed.
  • If school is closed due to inclement weather, ALL after school and evening activities will be canceled. 

 

Delayed Openings

When there is a DELAYED OPENING, the following procedures/notification will be in effect: 

  • A reverse 911 phone call will be made to the student's home phone number.
  • Announcement of the Delayed Opening will be posted on the District homepage (http://www.rih.org ).
  • The only town that will blast sirens is Franklin Lakes.  There will be a 20-second siren at 6:00 A.M. and at 6:30 A.M.
  • There will be a recorded announcement on the school phone numbers on ext. 7070.
                    Ramapo High School - 201-891-1500  ext. 7070
                    Indian Hills High School - 201-337-0100  ext. 7070
                    Board of Education Office - 201-416-8100 ext. 7070
  • The corresponding Delayed Opening announcement will be available on our Snow Hotline: (201) 848-7669 (848-SNOW).    PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SPECIAL NUMBER FOR SCHOOL CLOSING INFORMATION ONLY. IT IS NOT THE REGULAR SCHOOL NUMBER.
  • Radio:  Radio Stations WINS (1010 AM) will broadcast the delayed opening.
  • TV Stations:  Cable Channels 12 and WNBC will announce that the high schools are closed.
  • All bus routes will be the same, and each route will begin its run one and a half (1.5) hours later than the normally scheduled time.
  • Early in the afternoon, a decision will be made as to whether or not afternoon and evening activities will be held. 


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