SCHOOL CLOSING DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER (CLOSING THE COLLEGE)
The decision to cancel all or any portion of College classes during inclement weather is the responsibility of the President or a designated representative. A communication system has been established to inform staff personnel and all local news media when the decision is made to cancel certain classes or to close the College.
The guidelines listed below will be followed when classes are canceled due to inclement weather. All faculty and students may call the school (336) 723-0371, check the college website – www.forsythtech.edu, listen to the television and/or radio announcements and their respective websites. When there is no announcement, there will be school.
- The decision to cancel day classes will be on a day-by-day basis and will apply to all day classes offered by the College regardless of location. Day classes begin at 8:00 a.m.
The decision is made by the college president or designee and will be on the college’s website and main telephone number by 6:15 a.m.
- When classes are cancelled, only personnel required to deal with inclement weather will be required to be at the College. Any compensatory time will be determined by the appropriate administrator. All other full-time personnel will not be required to be at the College.
- In accordance with current NCCCS guidelines, all part-time personnel will either 1) make up the time/class missed for inclement weather and document the made-up time, or 2) be docked for the period of time missed due to the College closing. The College reserves the right to schedule make-up classes based on the availability of make-up days. The appropriate administrator will make the final decision regarding time to be made up.
- A decision to cancel evening classes may be made at the same time as the cancellation of day classes OR at any time prior to 5:00 p.m. of that day. This decision will apply to all evening classes regardless of location.
- Early dismissal of day classes and/orevening and weekend classes because of inclement weather is the responsibility of the President or designated representative. All classes and offices will be notified when this decision is made.
- When inclement weather develops, faculty and students should NOT call the administrative staff, or radio and television stations. This only delays communications and creates extra telephone problems. A message regarding closing for both faculty and students will be on the Forsyth Technical Community College telephone message system by 6:30 a.m.
- When a class is missed due to inclement weather, or other reasons approved by the appropriate Dean, the instructor must assign an alternate instructional activity to include extra class sessions, extended class sessions or other options. This activity is to be documented on the "Alternative Instructional Activities for Missed Classes" form. The form is due to the Dean within five (5) working days after the class is missed.