Headteachers are authorised to make an emergency closure when the state of the weather or any other exceptional circumstance make it necessary in the best interests of the pupils. In these circumstances parents will be communicated with in a variety of ways including the School App/ text messages/ phone calls and emergency contact arrangements. All school closures will be notified on the Council Website. Schools should be clear about their individual procedures to notify parents Parents can help the school by planning for any potential school closure by monitoring weather reports and checking on the Council Website: http://www.dumgal.gov.uk/article/15240/Emergency-school-closures
