Motlow
Inclement Weather Policy 2:10:05:00
Motlow State Community College's Inclement Weather Policy 2:10:05:00 assigns closing decisions to the President on recommendation of the Executive Vice President for Business and Finance, implements virtual remote format when campuses close, and routes public notice through media, the website, and Motlow Alerts.
Read the official policyInstitution
Motlow State Community College
Community College · TN
~7,000 studentsMotlow Alerts
In the policy’s own words
What the policy says
President decision and EVP monitoringverbatim
The Executive Vice President for Business and Finance will monitor the weather conditions. If conditions appear to warrant the recommendation for closing all Motlow State Community College campuses, then the Executive Vice President for Business and Finance will call the President who will make the decision whether to close.View source
Close means virtual remote formatverbatim
In the event conditions warrant closing Motlow campuses, the announcement will indicate that Motlow campuses are closed which means that a virtual (remote) format will be implemented for the day and evening classes.View source
Student discretion and no penalty when communicatedverbatim
Students, faculty, and staff should use their discretion when inclement weather conditions prohibit safe travel. Because conditions may vary in the college’s 11-county service area, students will not be penalized for being unable to attend classes provided they communicate their barrier to their instructor on the day of the inclement weather and that they make up any work missed within the time allotted by their instructor.View source
At a glance
How this policy works
- When it activates
- Inclement weather conditions that may prohibit safe travel or warrant campus delays, closures, or shifts to virtual remote operations.
- Who decides
- President of Motlow State Community College, on recommendation of the Executive Vice President for Business and Finance; Vice President for External Affairs coordinates public notification.
- Timeliness standard
- Not a fixed clock-time target on the policy page; decisions and notifications as conditions warrant, with website media and Motlow Alert as channels.
- Emergency notification vs. timely warning
- Weather and operational continuity policy with Motlow Alert channels; Clery emergency-notification procedure details appear separately in public safety materials.
- Testing cadence
- Not confirmed verbatim on the weather policy page reviewed.
- Scope & limits
- Applies to Motlow campuses; dual enrollment students at high schools follow high school open or close status.
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Analysis
Reading the policy
Motlow is a multi-campus Tennessee community college. Its Inclement Weather Policy (effective April 30, 2021) is institution-specific: students are not penalized for weather-related nonattendance when they communicate barriers and make up work; the Executive Vice President for Business and Finance monitors conditions and recommends closing to the President; when the President closes campuses the Vice President for External Affairs notifies media, the website, and Motlow Alert; closing means a virtual remote format with D2L classwork and remote faculty/staff work; dual enrollment students at high schools follow high school status. Companion Motlow Alerts materials describe text notifications for closings, delayed openings, and imminent threats. This record documents the weather decision and notification policy rather than a full ASR rewrite.
Policy, meet practice
When this system actually fired
6 documented times Motlow’s alert system was used, from the case archive.
Provenance
Sources
- Official
- Official
Tags
community-collegetennesseeweather-closingwider-reach
Added 2026-07-26Updated 2026-07-26Via ingestion