How to get school status information on “snow days”

To find out if schools, which were closed Monday for the holiday, are closed today or will start later than usual because of icy conditions, check with the district.

Decisions to close or start school late because of bad weather are made early in the morning.

In addition to districts listing the change on their websites, information is often broadcast on local radio stations and on many Seattle area television channels.

Here’s how to get information early this morning:

■ Port Angeles — Decisions to close school or start late are usually made by 5 a.m. and are posted at www.portangelesschools.org.

The phone number for the transportation center is 360-452-9714. The district office’s number is 360-457-8575.

■ Sequim — Decisions are made by 6:15 a.m. and posted at www.sequim.k12.wa.us. The district number is 360-582-3260.

■ Crescent School District — For information about this Joyce school district, visit www.crescentschooldistrict.org or phone 360-928-3311.

■ Quillayute Valley — For information about the Forks school district, visit www.forks.wednet.edu or phone 360-374-6262.

■ Cape Flattery — Decisions are made soon after 4:30 a.m. and are available on the Neah Bay School Information line at 360-645-2221 and on school phone trees, according to the district website at www.capeflattery.wednet.edu.

The district office is at 360-963-2329. Clallam Bay School is at 360-963-2324. Neah Bay Elementary School is at 360-645-2382. Neah Bay High School is at 360-645-2221.

■ Port Townsend — Closure and late start information is online at www.psecs.wednet.edu after 6 a.m. Information is also on television and radio stations.

■ Chimacum — For information, visit http://csd49.org or phone 360-385-3922.

■ Quilcene — For information, visit www.quilcene.wednet.edu or phone 360-765-3363.

■ Brinnon schools — For information, visit www.bsd46.org or phone 360-796-4646.

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