09/28/2024
Happy Saturday! Hope everyone is well and safe after the storm! Here is a post from our superintendent about the plan for next week:
To Grayson Parents and Staff:
This is a lengthy post, so please read ALL of it. Our community has been hit with a devastating amount of rain, wind, and destruction from the Hurricane.
Please note the following:
Grayson Schools are closed for at least Monday and Tuesday. IF power returns, and roads are operable, we will try to open Wednesday. Right now all power is out at our 7 schools.
This closure will count as “virtual days”. NO assignments will be sent out by teachers. We are asking all students to contribute any community service they can to their family members, grand parents, and especially elderly neighbors. The clean up in our county will be a massive task. Math, reading, and test scores are the least of our worries right now! Our friends at the Virginia Department of education feel this is a great idea, and have been very supportive.
Some of our high school clubs and organizations will be out this week helping in those various civil service clean ups. We also have several repairs that need to be made by our maintenance department at all of our schools. This will take at least 2 to 3 days, or more, in some cases.
We will need at least 2 days to reconfigure some bus routes that will need to be altered due to roads being out or washed away. We will update that process as it developes with VDOT and contact parents if your child’s bus route is altered.
If power comes back on at the schools, we plan to provide food pick up for students. We also have showers available for students to use if needed, after power is restored.
Lastly, communication is limited in our county. Towers are down in several areas . We plan to send out an email this morning to all staff and students. I need this post reposted on X and snap chat as well, please. Also, please take a picture of this and send it to family members who are not on social media, and who have children in the school system. Just pretend it’s the 80’s and 90’s and actually pick up the phone and speak to someone. 😎
I will continue to send updates as needed. We wanted everyone to know ahead of time what we are dealing with, and give them an opportunity to plan ahead for next week.
Please repost!
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God Bless,
Kelly
