When buses are cancelled SCDSB schools will remain open for student learning, as in previous years. It is always a family decision whether or not it is safe for your child(ren) to leave for school under severe weather conditions.
This year, please note that students who are unable to attend school due to bus cancellations will be able to access learning materials on the digital learning platform assigned by their teacher, either Desire2Learn (D2L) or Google Classroom. Students in the Learn@Home program will continue with regular programming as scheduled.
Simcoe County Student Transportation Consortium
The Simcoe County Student Transportation Consortium (SCSTC)
provides transportation for approximately 35,000 out of a total of over
77,000 students enrolled in local school boards. To contact the SCSTC
please call 705-733-8965.
For information on walk and bus zones, special needs, out of area transportation and bus stops, visit the SCSTC's website.
Policy No. 2410 - Transportation of Students
SCSTC Contact Info
Address: 64 Cedar Pointe Drive, Barrie, ON L4N 5R7
Phone: 705-733-8965
Website: main.simcoecountyschoolbus.ca
Twitter: @SCSTC_SchoolBus
Inclement Weather Bus Cancellation Information
For bus cancellation information, visit www.simcoecountyschoolbus.ca and follow them on Twitter at @SCSTC_SchoolBus.
Which Inclement Weather Zone is my school in?
Look up your school on the SCSTC website or visit our Weather Zones page.
Staff Professional Development (PD) & Training Cancellations on Bus Cancellation Days
If professional development (PD) is scheduled for in-person attendance and is in an impacted weather zone(s), it will be cancelled for that/those zone(s) only. Staff from those affected areas will need to determine whether it is safe to drive to the PD site. All virtual learning sessions will occur regardless of inclement weather status.
Bus Cancellation Decision Process
The Simcoe County Student Transportation Consortium in conjunction with
the bus operators will make the decision to cancel school buses before
the start of the school day, usually before 6 a.m. The SCSTC will make
every effort to post announcements between 6 and 7 a.m. with the local
radio stations, on the SCSTC website and on SCSTC's Twitter.
Parents should also note that inclement weather cancellations are
effective for the whole day and buses cancelled in the morning will not
run at the end of the day.