The current weather forecast indicates that East Lothian Council should be able to open schools on Monday morning (6 December 2010).  Where we are unable to open any school due to adverse conditions or safety concerns, we will endeavour to announce this as early as possible on Sunday evening.  Please check this website, individual school websites and Radio Forth for updates.  Please also check updates on school transport below.

Although every effort is being made to return our schools to normal service as soon as possible, this will inevitably take time. Council employees will be working throughout the weekend to clear access routes to schools to enable them to open. We would ask that parents and carers be patient and co-operate with us as we work to achieve this.  Please also consider the safety guidance below before making a journey to school.

Head Teachers, in partnership with Parent Councils, may be seeking volunteers from parents and community members to assist with the clearance of school grounds.

School Meals

We will attempt to provide school meals in all of our schools but parents and carers are advised to provide their child with a packed lunch if normal school meal arrangements cannot be provided.

School Transport - UPDATED

All school transport is scheduled to run as normal at this point in time, with the following exceptions:

• Humbie Primary School transport (parents already informed).

Please also note that there will only be one pick-up point for Garvald children, and this will be at the west end of the village.

Safety and Travel Advice

Given the volume of snow and ice and current driving conditions, we would ask parents to avoid driving their child to school wherever possible.  Despite our efforts to clear snow and ice to open up safe routes to school, pavements in many areas are still in a very poor condition.  Please dress your children appropriately for the weather conditions and make sure that you and your children take extreme care when walking to school.  If you have young children, or have concerns about your child’s safety, make sure you accompany them on their walk to school. 

Although most school crossing supervisors will be on duty on Monday morning, we cannot guarantee that they will be on duty in all areas.  Please cross roads with extreme caution and accompany your child if you have concerns for their safety.