Wind Storm Update

December 4, 2003 - As a result of today's wind storm, ten Renton schools experienced power outages during the day; some for brief periods while others had outages most of the day. Puget Sound Energy includes public schools on a high priority list for repairs. Mid-day storms are the most difficult to manage in terms of school closure decisions. Once students, staff and buses are on the road for the morning, personal safety becomes the paramount issue. Throughout the day, principals, teachers and other District staff worked together with Transportation, Nutrition Services, and Maintenance to ensure student safety.

What's in store for tomorrow? During the night, the district will monitor the storm and the power outages. Our goal is to make closure decisions by 5:00 AM. If any of our schools are still out of power at 5:00 AM Friday, the decision to cancel classes will be made for individual schools on a case-by-case basis.

Please listen to your TV or radio for specific school closure announcements in the morning.

Important Links:

Public Schools Emergency Communications System (PSECS)

RSD Transportation Department's Information Emergency Schedule Information