We live in the mountains; inclement weather is a fact of life. The BRTC is committed to making wise decisions about weather-related cancellations.
How do we make the decision whether or not to cancel classes? Well, at this point in time, our board members live in several parts of the county. Usually, we start the decision-making process the night before. If the roads are already extremely hazardous or if we are already in the middle of the storm, all efforts will be made to cancel classes the night before. In all cases, we do our best to post a decision by 7 AM.
Please remember how varied our terrain and weather is up here in the mountains. It’s possible that your part of the county is perfectly clear and the roads look completely safe to you while your student’s instructor can’t even get down his or her driveway. Sometimes the roads are clear in outlying areas and downtown Boone is entirely impassable. We are always endeavoring to make the safest choice for you and your students as well as our instructors.
We will post any closures no later than 7 AM in the following three places:
Ray’s Weather Closing Page (remember that we are listed under Businesses, NOT schools)
Blue Ridge Teaching Co-op Weather Closure Page (We will post any closures at the top of the page)
One of our “rules of thumb” is that if Appalachian State University cancels classes, then the BRTC will also cancel classes.
Further things to note:
- When classes are canceled for the day, all classes are canceled.
- Any classes held off-site (NOT at Crosspoint Community Church) are canceled at the discretion of the instructor. Please contact your instructor if you wish to know whether your off-site class has been canceled.
- We do our best NOT to cancel classes. If your class is canceled, please contact your instructor for information on make-up work.
- If cancellations become excessive in a given semester, the board will meet to determine if make-up classes need to occur. Most of our instructors are very resourceful in coping with occasional weather closures. We are, after all, homeschoolers! Please remember that your instructor’s fee is not based strictly on “seat time” but rather on a defined body of knowledge/information for the course. Our instructors will do their best to keep up with their course syllabus regardless of the weather.