With the appearance of the first snowflakes on area weather forecasts, now is a good time for families to familiarize themselves with inclement weather information.

UNDER "ANNOUNCEMENTS." EMERGENCY ROUTES ARE USED WHEN DISTRICT OFFICIALS FIND THAT MAIN ROADS ARE SAFE FOR SCHOOL BUS TRAVEL, BUT SECONDARY ROADS MAY BE UNPASSABLE OR UNSAFE FOR TRAVEL.

IF SCHOOL IS CANCELLED OR DISMISSED EARLY DUE TO BAD WEATHER, PARENTS WILL RECEIVE AN ALERT BY PHONE, TEXT AND/OR EMAIL. IT'S IMPORTANT THAT THIS INFORMATION BE UP-TO-DATE IN THE SCHOOL OFFICE. CLOSINGS AND EARLY DISMISSALS ARE ALSO POSTED UNDER "ANNOUNCEMENTS" ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE DISTRICT 32 WEBSITE AT WWW.PERRYVILLE.K12.MO.US, AND ON THE DISTRICT FACEBOOK PAGE. ADDITIONALLY, THIS INFORMATION IS DISTRIBUTED TO LOCAL NEWS STATIONS AND PUBLICATIONS:

• KFVS CH. 12

• KREI RADIO AM 800

• KZIM RADIO FM 100.7

• K103 RADIO 102.9

• SUNTIMESNEWS.COM

• PERRYVILLENEWS.COM

PLEASE NOTE THAT DISTRICT OFFICIALS MAKE EVERY EFFORT TO INFORM FAMILIES AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ABOUT CLOSINGS AND CANCELLATIONS, AND THAT THE SAFETY OF OUR CHILDREN IS ALWAYS OUR FIRST CONCERN.