Weather Emergency
NLCS Transportation staff travel roads at 4 a.m. to review weather and road conditions. Information is also received from neighboring school districts, the Indiana State Police, Lawrence County Highway Department, Bedford Street Department and the National Weather Service.
News media are contacted as early as possible, usually by 5:30 a.m. For updates, follow NLCS on Facebook, Twitter , and Instagram; tune in to radio or television newscasts; check the NLCS website. Staff, parents and students can receive immediate notification through our mass notifications program by simply going here and filling out the necessary information.
NLCS also provides a District mobile app, If you have not downloaded our NLCS mobile app, simply go to the Apple App Store for iPhone users and the Google Play Store for Android users and search "North Lawrence Community Schools" and download the mobile app. You can also check your notification settings to ensure prompt receipt of messages.
TWO-HOUR DELAY:
All elementary, middle and high schools start two hours later than their normal start time. All NLCS buses will run two hours later. Parents should add two hours to the normal expected arrival time of the bus to determine pick-up time.
Be aware: A two-hour delay is called to give us time to assess weather and road conditions. It could become a school closing.
EARLY DISMISSAL:
Scheduled Early Dismissal:
There are a total of SEVEN scheduled early dismissals happening for the 2024/2025 school year and they will be -- August 28th, September 25th, October 30th, January 29th, February 26th, March 26th, and April 30th!
Non-Scheduled:
It rarely happens, but if it does, the media will be notified no later than 12:30 p.m.
BUS DELAYS
Call transportation with questions at 812-279-6322. Notifications will be sent via NLCS mass notifications to riders (families) of buses running 15 minutes or more behind schedule.
SCHOOL CLOSING: REMOTE/eLEARNING
If the weather is severe enough that students cannot safely be transported to school, a closure/eLearning or Remote Learning day will be called. Students will not attend in person but will be expected to complete assignments online. Please see the eLearning/Remote Learning expectations. Teachers are not expected to report to their buildings but must post assignments online and offer office hours. Elementary and middle school after-school and evening activities are canceled. BNL high school will make determinations on canceling their activities.