The CREC transportation inclement weather policy must be uniquely different than most school district policies because we serve over 125 schools in 30 towns that span a radius of over forty miles. Weather may require a school cancellation, late opening or early dismissal in one district while it may not be required in another district. A Choice student may be attending a school that will not be dismissed but live in a town where roads will be legally shut down. 

CREC will attempt to honor all school districts early dismissal decisions. Situations will arise that will require CREC to override the decision and cause CREC program students to arrive late, be dismissed early or not attend school when the school has not issued such a change. You must determine school closing, late openings and early dismissals through the media – television or radio. You must know what the delay is for the town you live in as well as the town in which your student attends school. A student that rides a bus that serves multiple towns must observe the closings of all towns involved. You will follow the district that has the longest delay. The following are different examples assuming the student resides in Hartford:

1. If Hartford delays school for ninety minutes and the school district your student attends has no delay, your student will be delayed by ninety minutes.
2. If Hartford has no delay but the school district your student attends has a 90-minute delay, your student will be delayed ninety minutes.
3. If Hartford has cancelled school and the school district your student attends has a ninety-minute delay, your student will not go to school.
4. If Hartford has a ninety-minute delay but the school district your student attends has cancelled school, your student will not go to school.
5. If Hartford has a two-hour early dismissal and the school district your student attends has a one-hour early dismissal, your student will be dismissed two hours early.
6. If Hartford has a one-hour early dismissal and the school district your student attends has a two-hour dismissal, your student will be dismissed two hours early.   

You are asked not to call CREC or the transportation provider to determine late start times, early dismissal times or closures. Please do not call to determine your student’s revised pick-up or drop-off time. Your student’s pick-up and drop-off times are adjusted by the late start or early dismissal time. Thus, if your child is routinely picked-up at 7:10, they will now be picked-up at 8:40 if there is a ninety-minute delay. This information is easily attainable from the radio or television. We suggest that you log onto WFSB.COM on the internet where you will be able to get the entire cancellation list in alphabetical order. In fact, that is where we get our information. Unnecessary calls reduce our ability to help families that truly need help i.e.: missed student, accident or other more serious problems.

You may transport your child to school if it has been determined that the bus will not run on a particular day. You must provide transportation for the return trip as well for that day.

There is no perfect solution to transporting students in bad weather. Buses run slower to be safe, roads are blocked due to accidents; students must wait in miserable weather etc. A lot of patience, understanding and cooperation are needed by everyone to make a good situation out of a challenging situation.