Procedure 3.3.7(p). LTC Severe Weather and Emergency Closing
Revised: January 2015, May 2013 Last Reviewed: January 2015 Adopted: January 2011
If weather conditions are sufficiently severe to warrant closing the College, employees directly affected by the weather conditions will be excused from duty without loss of pay or use of leave.
If Lanier Technical College closes for day classes, it is also closed for evening classes. All college locations (campuses and Adult Education centers) will close except in some cases the Economic Development Department and/or Ammonia Refrigerant program may hold classes.
When the President decides to close Lanier Technical College, the Director of Marketing and Public Relations (DMPR) will perform the following actions:
- Activate the electronic emergency alert system
- Notify the media prior to 6:00 AM (for decisions made in early morning)
- Notify Vice President of Student Affairs to update college telephone message
- Notify the College Webmaster
If the DMPR is not available, the Vice President of Student Affairs will notify the media and those listed above.
The DMPR will notify the following media outlets:
| TV WSB-TV (Channel 2) WAGA-TV (Channel 5) WXIA-TV (Channel 11) WNEG-TV (Channel 32) WGCL-TV (Channel 46) |
| Radio WGST-Radio 640 AM/105.7 FM WRFC 960 AM WZGC 92.9 FM WIMO 1300 AM WYAY 106.7 (EAGLE) FM WSB Radio News/Talk 750 WDUN 550 AM KISS 104.1 FM WFOX 97.1 FM WNGC 106.1 FM WGAU 1340 AM B-98.5 FM Best 95.5 |
| Web Sites www.gainesvilletimes.com www.laniertech.edu |