Transportation and Inclement Weather

TRANSPORTATION

Buses are provided to transport all students to and from school. Parents/guardians who are not  certain which buses transport their children should contact the Transportation Department at 780- 939-4341, toll free at 1-888-459-4062 or online at https://www.sturgeon.ab.ca/transportation

SCHOOL CLOSURE/CANCELLATION OF BUS SERVICE 

School bus service may be suspended at a temperature of minus forty (40) degrees Celsius, as  determined by the Weather Network at Bon Accord, AB., or as articulated in Policy 255. Other  contributing factors include: 

➢ Visibility under 1 km or impassable roads; 

➢ Reports from bus drivers, counties or municipalities concerning the conditions of rural  roads; 

➢ Notification of severe weather provided by Alberta Emergency Alert and or; ➢ Information received from neighboring school jurisdictions. 

Parents are advised to check the district website or contact the transportation at central office if  they have any questions. If a storm arises during school hours, the decision to transport students  home early is at the discretion of the bus drivers and the Director of Transportation, who are in the  best position to know the condition of the roads.  

Bus cancellations can be viewed on the Sturgeon Public Schools website https://www.sturgeon.ab.ca/transportation/bus-status