` . . . transforming lives together` - Typhoon/Rainstorm Signals

School Contingency Plan: Poor Weather Conditions

The following outline will serve as the school contingency plan when there are Typhoons and/or Rainstorm Warnings. Teachers will review this plan with the students in their homerooms. Please contact the School Office (2789–9890) if you require clarification. Concordia’s first priority will always be to protect the safety of our students. The school will act proactively. We want students and staff to have the time to return home safely before the weather deteriorates.

Our plan complies with the (EDB) Education Bureau’s regulations.

Tropical Cyclones / Typhoons
Warning Signal	Action to be Taken
No. 1	· School operates as usual
No. 3	· School operates as usual
Pre-No. 8 / No.8 or above	School will be closed. · If students have not yet left their homes, they should remain at home · If students have already set out for school, they will be allowed to remain on campus until it is safe for them to return home. Parents/Guardians will be informed. · Students at school will be sent home immediately provided it is safe for so doing. Parents/guardians will be informed. · If an examination was planned for that day, students should expect to write the exam the next day
Heavy Persistent Rain
Warning Signal	Action to be Taken
AMBER	· School operates as usual
RED or BLACK	I) IF THE SIGNAL IS RAISED BEFORE 8.00 a.m. · School will be closed · Students who have already set out for school will be allowed to remain on campus until it is safe for them to return home. II) IF THE SIGNAL IS RAISED BETWEEN 8.00 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. · School will continue until the end of normal school hours (there will be no after school activities)

*Concordia International School will be closed when the EDB closes all ‘whole-day schools’.

** If there is a downgrade in the warning signals (i.e. No. 8 to No.3 / Black and Red to Amber) before 12 noon, then School will resume in the afternoon session. In this situation, students should be in their homerooms by 1pm.

If there are an excessive number of school days lost due to poor weather conditions, the Principal at his discretion, reserves the right to add more school days onto the end of the term. This may mean that the school year will have to be extended beyond the planned last day of the school year. This will be done if more than 3 school days are lost due to poor weather conditions. Teachers and students should therefore be careful about making travel plans too close to the last day of school.