"So what's the deal with snow days?" If you are new to the school or to Eastern North Carolina, you most likely heard, thought, or asked that question lately.

 

"It's complicated," we might reply.  The most simple answer is that our school almost always follows suit with Pitt County Schools on weather closings.  We serve a similar geographic footprint and have access to the same information.

 

However, there are occasions when we will be slightly less conservative with inclement weather forecast and make exception to their calls.  We may stay open with the understanding that parent drivers can opt or not opt to make the commute based on their individual situations.  

 

When we do stay open with a trace or the threat of inclement weather, I always encourage parents to make the decision that best suits their safety and remind teachers to have grace in not counting missed work against students.

 

Our alert system notifies parents by text messaging (make sure we have your cell number in RenWeb and that your preferences are set to allow text messaging), and we place  announcements on WITN, WNCT and WCTI as well as RenWeb announcements and our school website usually right after Pitt County makes their decision.  Ultimately, our decision is driven by the safety of our students and teachers with the understanding that erring on the side of caution is the best policy.

 

I want to thank you for your patience and understanding when these complications in weather affect our normal schedule.  We love school and we love to be here, but there are times as Job 37:6-7 says, when 

 

"He says to the snow, 'Fall on the earth.'; Likewise to the gentle rain and the heavy rain of His strength.  He stops the hand of every man, that all men may know His work."

 

May we always have eyes to see what He is doing.