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1. If 91���� Salem Campus closes due to inclement weather or due to an emergency or a disaster, an announcement will be made as early as possible on area radio and/or television stations (as listed in the Kent Salem Schedule of Classes) and/or on the 91���� Salem web site (/columbiana). Please note that radio and television announcements will specifically state 91���� Salem Campus.
2. Students are encouraged to sign up for FlashAlerts, to receive text messages of important information from the University. 
3. When Kent Salem Campus AM classes are canceled, clinical education is also canceled. For “emergencies” that are specifically related to campus closings (i.e., power outages) or 2 hour delays of start of classes (for sidewalk clearances in the event of snow), students are expected to report to their clinical site for normal hours.
4. For classes on campus, students should follow prompts on FlashAlerts for class reporting times.
5. During times of inclement weather, emergencies or disasters, (as declared by a government official, campus dean, university official, and/or the Clinical Education Setting CEO) the student will not be charged for an absence and will not have to make up the clinical day. Any scheduled class exams would be postponed.
6. If the student does not attend clinical education due to weather when the Kent Salem Campus is open and operating normally, then the clinical day is counted as an unexcused absence and the student must make up that day to meet course requirements. Documentation of attendance or absence will be maintained by the Clinical Coordinator.
7. If the student does not attend class when 91���� Salem Campus is open and operating normally, then the class day is counted as an unexcused absence and the student is responsible for obtaining any notes missed that day and/or make up any exams that are missed. Documentation of attendance or absence will be maintained by the course instructor.
8. It is the student’s responsibility to notify his/her clinical education setting to inform the clinical instructor if he/she will not be attending clinical that day.
9. If a student is at the clinical setting when the announcement is made to close the campus, the student may make the decision to stay and finish the scheduled clinical time. If a student decides to do so, he/she will be given the appropriate time off at a later scheduled date within that semester.
10. 91���� Emergency Plan/Emergency Preparedness: /policyreg/university-policy-regarding-emergency-management-plan

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Policy: 2002, revised 2006, 2011, 2014, 2019, 2021
Reviewed 2025