Weather, Emergencies, School Closures or Late Starts, & After School Plans

Weather, Emergencies, and School Delays/Cancellations

For current announcements regarding Bellevue School District closures and hours of operation due to weather conditions or natural disasters, call the Bellevue School District School News Hotline (425-456-4111).

In the event of an emergency, please do not call the Enatai school office as the school lines must be kept open for emergency communications. In the event of an emergency, school staff will be working with Bellevue School District Communications Department to send information to families as soon as possible.
Snow can create confusion for all of us when it affects the school schedule. Since our school buses serve several schools in the district, decisions to close or delay school are made at the district level. Snow and ice conditions can vary across our school district. For this reason, it is important to check the BSD website (www.bsd405.org), BSD social media accounts on Facebook or Instagram, or call the BSD’s 24-hour recorded School News Hotline at (425) 456-4111 for announcements regarding school closures or late starts.

After School Plans

After-school plans need to be made at home—not during the school day. Should your child wish to go home with a friend or anywhere else other than the normal after school destination, those plans should be made in advance. Students will not be allowed to make phone calls to arrange after school plans with friends.

Children who do not typically ride the bus will be allowed to ride the school bus home with a regular rider by showing the bus driver a permission note signed by the office. Students should bring these notes to the office in the morning before school starts to have them stamped. Then they can show them to their classroom teacher.

Students will NOT be dismissed early or released to anyone other than their parent or guardian without prior arrangement with school office personnel. These measures are taken in a partnership between home and school to ensure your child‘s safety.

Please avoid calls or emails to school regarding changes in after school plans. Please make sure all after school plans are set before your child comes to school in the morning. In the event of a change of plans, you need to contact the front office, NOT the classroom teacher. The message will then get to your child before the end of the day.

Please know that we are not able to interrupt classes to send reminders to students about after school activities.

The Bellevue School District acknowledges that we learn, work, live and gather on the Indigenous Land of the Coast Salish peoples, specifically the Duwamish and Snoqualmie Tribes. We thank these caretakers of this land, who have lived and continue to live here, since time immemorial.