Cedar Ridge Elementary policy is that all students will go outside everyday for recess unless weather conditions are unsafe for students such as rain, lightning, wet snow, or the temperature or wind chill drops to -10 degrees or below.
Weather Guidelines
Outdoor play is essential to children’s health and well being. Children need to run, climb jump and play outdoors. The time children spend outdoors each day is just as important to their learning as the time they spend in their classrooms.
We ask that students have winter coats, hats and gloves each day during the winter season.
No scarves please; with climbing equipment the scarves pose a possible danger.
The only time students will be allowed to stay in from recess will be with a note from a medical professional stating it is required.
Schools are equipped with weather radios that inform staff of National Weather Service alerts:
Cautionary (Wind chills of -18 to -20 degrees)
Advisory (Wind chill of -25 degrees or below)
Warning (Wind chill of -35 degrees or below)
In addition, current conditions can be checked on the internet at www.weather.com
or at the National Weather Service website www.crh.noaa.gov/dlh
