Marshall ISD takes the safety of our students and their families very seriously and will communicate with our stakeholders in the event of a weather-related emergency or other issues that have the potential to disrupt the school day. MISD uses the following guidelines to communicate changes in school schedules or cancellations as a result of inclement weather or other emergencies:

• The Superintendent of Schools makes decisions on school schedules and/or cancellations in these cases, in consultation with administrative staff and departments. In the event of inclement weather before school, all possible scenarios are taken into consideration including the safety of MISD bus transportation. We do not make decisions based on the decisions of other districts in the area. When conditions warrant that travel safety is threatened or impaired in Marshall, we will make decisions accordingly.

• If Marshall ISD must cancel or delay classes due to weather or other issues, parents will be notified. Notifications for these closures will be communicated via a parent/guardian call-out and a pop-up on our website. Please note that these call-outs are sent to parents/guardians within our Skyward system.

If a specific campus is affected and the unexpected closure is not district-wide, our call-out will be sent to only the parents/guardians of students at the affected campus. In any instance, a closure occurs, whether at the campus level or district-wide, a pop-up notification can be found on the district website.

We will no longer communicate information regarding unexpected school closures via social media. Instead, we highly encourage everyone to visit our website to stay informed about school closures and other district information.

• Parents are responsible for ensuring that contact information in your school's Skyward Family Access portal database is correct and up-to-date, including contact phone numbers and e-mail addresses, so that our notification system can be used more accurately and effectively. You will not receive phone calls or other messages if your information is not updated through the Family Access system.

As it becomes available, emergency information will be posted immediately on the district website. For your convenience, we will also notify the outlets below:

• Marshall News Messenger
• KMHT 103.9 FM
• KTBS Channel 3 - Shreveport
• KSLA Channel 12 - Shreveport
• KTAL Channel 6 - Shreveport