WEATHER CANCELLATION POLICY

Forest School Families strives to be an "all-weather" group and we enjoy the challenge of being outdoors in extreme weather. However we have deemed the following conditions to be too risky and consider them to cross the line from uncomfortable to "likely dangerous". 

1. Extreme Cold is defined by us as a "feels like" or actual high before 1pm of 9 degrees or lower on the day of meeting. 

2. Travel Advisory If the county we are meeting in has issued a "travel advisory" for unsafe weather/road conditions between 9 and 2. 

3. Extreme heat is defined by us as a "feels like" or actual high above 96 reached before noon on the day of meeting. 

4. Tornado or severe storm warning in the county we are meeting in between 9-2. Possible cancellation for a severe storm or tornado watch between 9-2. Cancellation for a "watch" will be the leader's call based on radar, driving conditions etc. 

5. Wind gusts over 30mph predicted between 10-1 will result in cancellation unless we are meeting in a meadow or creekside setting without risk of downed trees/limbs. 

Obviously individuals are free to have a more conservative personal weather cancellation policy. The purpose of the policy is to avoid having a text debate about cancellation last minute and have everyone know what to expect. If you are leading and want to cancel outside of this weather policy you can pick a sub who is up for the thrill instead. 😄