If weather conditions warrant, the Halifax Regional Centre for Education could implement a delayed opening. Delayed openings would be considered when a severe weather event has concluded but snow clearing or other operations require additional time. Delayed openings may also be considered when the physical plant is experiencing an issue such as a power outage or loss of water and additional time is required to prepare the school to open. If this was to occur, school would be delayed by two hours.  At Shannon Park, this means school would start at 10:30 am. If Stock Transportation is operating, the expectation will be that students are picked up two hours later than their regularly assigned time pending any weather-related delays. Our lunch, afternoon schedule and dismissal times will remain at their regularly scheduled times. The Excel program will be cancelled for the morning only.  There will be no recess on a delayed opening as lunch would follow just an hour after classes commence.  Please be sure to listen carefully to the name of family of school’s High School or individual school name for delayed opening information, as there may be days when not all school have a delayed start.  Dartmouth High School is the family of schools High School for Shannon Park Elementary.    You are encouraged to subscribe to notifications from the HRCE at www.hrce.ca at your earliest convenience, to receive text or email messages on school closures, delayed openings and early closure dismissals.