School Closing Information

Hudsonville Public Schools uses multiple methods to notify staff and the community of school closings. These are intended to provide the quickest and most efficient delivery of school closings to all target audiences.

Due to the timing of school closings, it is difficult to provide all target audiences with a medium that expressly meets their needs in the time frames expected. In addition to the recipient expectations that complicate the process, there are system implications that increase or reduce the time notifications require.

Below are the options that individuals have for receiving notifications:

• The district website is the most reliable way to determine if school is closed. It is updated the quickest and can have additional information.
• Facebook is another place we will post any school closings or cancelations.
• School Messenger – Phone notifications can take between 7 and 20 minutes for the 7,000 calls that are generated. If multiple districts are pushing calls at the same time, it is possible that the local phone exchanges can have difficulty handling the volume.
• GRAIL/TV – The GRAIL TV notifications are subject to each station's handling of the information that we provide. It can take between 1 and 15 minutes for the TV stations to post the information we provide. During major closings, TV stations sometimes do not post the information or inaccurately post the information provided.