Late Start Plan

With the arrival of the colder weather months, Fenton High School District 100 introduces the Late Start Plan. The Late Start Plan allows ample time for roadways to be cleared, therefore providing safer travel for students and staff to school. The Plan also allows for fewer emergency closing days due to weather and other emergencies – therefore hopefully avoiding extending the school year to make up for emergency closing days.

When District 100 determines that weather conditions or an emergency situation warrants the Late Start Plan, Fenton families will be notified in the same manner they would be notified on an Emergency Closing Day. Each family will receive a phone call with a pre-recorded message alerting of the Late Start Plan day. In case the system is unable to reach you by phone, announcements will be made over the following radio and television stations:

Parents and students can also check for Late Start Plan days and Emergency Closing Day information the following ways:

1. Go to www.emergencyclosings.com and search for Fenton High School.
2. Call (847) 238-1234 from a touch-tone phone and enter Fenton’s main phone number (630) 766-2500.
3. Receive an email notification by signing up at www.emergencyclosings.com.

On Late Start Plan days, the school day will begin at 10:00 am and end at the regular ending time of 3:07 pm. All bus pick-up times will be exactly two hours later. Should the Late Start Plan need to be utilized on a Thursday, which is traditionally a 2:07 pm dismissal day, school will be dismissed at 3:07 pm instead. This release time will allow for as much time in class as possible. As always, if the situation warrants, parents reserve the right to call a student out of school. All classes will meet according to the schedule below. Zero hour classes will not be held on Late Start Plan days. As always with inclement weather, parents reserve the right to excuse their son or daughter from school.

On Late Start Plan days, the school building will be open at 7:00 am as usual with supervision, should students need to be dropped off early.

Other important details of Late Start Plan days include:

• The cafeteria will be open and lunches will be available.
• FACT will not be in session and FACT students are expected to work from home.
• Due to the modified schedule, only PM TCD students will attend TCD.
• If Partners for Success is in session, transportation will be provided.
• Administration will determine if after school activities and sports will be held based on weather and safety conditions.
• No morning detentions will be held.  Administration will determine if afternoon detentions will be held based on weather and safety conditions.