Due to Storm Debi, the Department of Education advises that schools in counties under orange and red weather warnings will not open before 10am tomorrow based on advice of the National Emergency Co-Ordination Group. John the Baptist Community School will open at 10:50am tomorrow morning to allow for all our school community to travel safely. We ask that students are not dropped to the school prior to 10:50am so that staff can be on site for their arrival. Bus Éireann has advised it will not be operating school transport on Monday morning in the counties affected by the Status Red and Orange Warnings. Therefore, no buses will run tomorrow morning. Afternoon services are intended to operate as normal.

The Department of Education has advised that schools in areas under orange or red weather warnings will remain closed until 10am, tomorrow, Monday November 13th. This is due to the advice given at a meeting of the National Emergency Co-Ordination Group today, as precautionary measures were planned in advance of Storm Debi making land in Ireland tonight. The National Emergency Co-Ordination Group has given this advice on school opening hours based on the balance of risk and to ensure public safety for students and staff in all schools. School managers at local level will advise parents of any disruption to school services.A Status Red wind warning has been put in place for Clare, East Galway and South Roscommon from 3am until 5am Monday, while a separate red wind warning has been put in place for Offaly and Westmeath from 5am until 7am Monday. A Status Orange wind warning will be in place for counties Carlow, Dublin, Kildare, Kilkenny, Laois, Longford, Louth, Meath, Offaly, Westmeath, Cavan, Monaghan, Clare, Kerry, Limerick, Tipperary, Galway and Roscommon from 2am until 10am Monday.

For further updates, please see Met Eireann: https://www.met.ie/home.html

We hope all our school community remain safe and well.