Inclement Weather Policy
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While Keystone College cannot close for bad weather when we have resident students living on campus, we can delay or cancel classes due to inclement weather. In the event that we must delay the start of classes, classes will begin and offices will open at 10 a.m. If a later start time is necessary, the announcements on radio and television will note this change. This delay will allow for improved road conditions and will also enable the Keystone Physical Plant staff enough time to clear our roads and parking areas.
If it is impossible for an employee to be at work because of weather conditions, the supervisor should be notified immediately. It will then be up to the supervisor to determine the method of making up the lost time. Any offices that need to be opened earlier than 10:00 a.m. should have an emergency personnel plan in place.
A decision to compress the morning class schedule and notification to the local radio and television stations will be made by 6:00 a.m. If morning classes have been delayed or cancelled, the decision to delay or cancel afternoon classes will be made by 10:00 a.m. The decision to cancel evening classes will be made prior to 4:00 p.m.
Radio and television stations carrying Keystone information are:
WARM-AM (590) WNEP-TV (Channel 16) WYOU-TV (Channel 22)
WBRE-TV (Channel 28)
We will also use our phone mail system to disperse pertinent information within this time frame. Calling the Keystone phone number, then pressing "8" can access the Keystone Snow Information Line.
The College website http://www.keystone.edu/ will also post delays, compressed schedule, and/or closing information.
Keystone College has become affiliated with the Wireless Emergency Notification System (WENS), which is available to all students, parents, faculty, and staff. WENS is provided free of charge and will be used principally for events that are deemed to be true emergency situations, but will also provide information about weather-related class cancellations or closings. We urge you to register for the WENS system today by clicking on the WENS logo located on the Keystone College website and completing the convenient registration form with your cell phone number.
If offices are to close before the end of the workday because of weather conditions, the President will make the decision, and the Human Resources Office will notify all offices.
You should also know that the state Department of Transportation has a Road Condition Hotline, a toll-free number for travel conditions on interstate roads: 1-888-783-6783. This number is available to callers in Pennsylvania and to out-of-state callers whose telephone area codes border Pennsylvania.