By MATT PIKE
St. Joseph Post
With a Winter Storm Warning in effect until Friday evening, and upwards of seven inches of snow expected to fall on Thursday, the St. Joseph School District is canceling classes.
St. Joseph Catholic schools are closed today as well. St. Joseph Christian schools are closed today.
Savannah R-3 closed classes and switched to AMI today.
Missouri Western State University has closed its St. Joseph campus. Online classes will be held as normal and some instructors might teach virtually at their discretion.
The St. Joseph School District is canceling in-person classes on Thursday, due to inclement weather. This includes all Elementary, Middle, and High Schools, Hillyard Technical Center, Webster's Adult Education classes, and the Early Learning Center.
All students in the district will have remote learning on Thursday and some afterschool activities may still occur, parents should contact their student’s activity sponsor or coach to find out.
The National Weather Service has a Winter Storm Warning in effect, that began Wednesday night and will be in effect until 6pm on Friday. St. Joseph is expected to see one to three inches of snow overnight Wednesday, with three to five inches more falling on Thursday
District employees, should refer to the district’s inclement weather policy, Scenario A, regarding their work schedule:
Scenario A: Suspension of In-Person Classes Due to Cold, Ice or Snow
If In-Person classes are suspended due to cold, ice, or snow, the following personnel will be required to report:
- All 12-month central office personnel.
- All 12-month maintenance, warehouse, facilities, print shop, Troester Media Center and building technicians.
- All 12-month elementary, middle, high school, and vocational personnel.
- The principal may designate additional staff as needed for coverage. The time schedule for these personnel can remain flexible based on the severity of weather conditions, community inquiries, event cancellations and telephone calls.
Hourly employees who are not required to work on these days will not receive pay but may use paid leave time if they have leave days available. To request a paid day, go to Aesop/Absence Management and select “Building Closed/Snow” from the pulldown menu. If no leave is requested, it will be a “dock” day.
This article has been updated to add more information.