LFCC Employees

How to find out closing information

Call the emergency closing announcement telephone lines for a recorded announcement:
- Fauquier Campus: 540-351-1565
- Middletown Campus: 540-868-7230
Visit the College’s Web site and view the “Emergency Closing Information”
Check your LFCC e-mail account for closing announcements
Visit School's Out for the latest closing information and/or sign-up for e-mail or text message updates available on the Web site

Sample announcements and meanings

The following announcements will be available on the recorded telephone system, through e-mail and on the College’s Web site.

Message: LFCC is closed. Day and evening classes and all activities scheduled at the three LFCC locations are canceled. Other than essential employees, no one should report to work.: Meaning for employees: Essential employees are the only individuals required to report to work for the day. Other than essential employees, no one else is allowed on campus due to liability issues.
Message: LFCC's ______ Campus is closed until _____ a.m./p.m. due to a power outage. Stay tuned for details about classes that meet at and after _____.: Meaning for employees: The campus that is affected by the power outage will be closed until the designated time.
Message: LFCC day classes are canceled. Essential employees report to work. Evening classes beginning at and after 4 p.m. will meet as scheduled. OR An announcement regarding evening classes, which meet at and after 4 p.m., will be made by 3 p.m. Please check the Web site or call the emergency closing announcement telephone lines before leaving home and before your scheduled arrival on campus. This may prevent a wasted trip to campus in the event that the College’s closing status changes in the same day.: Meaning for employees: Essential employees are the only individuals required to report to work for the day. Faculty who teach evening classes are scheduled to report to work as usual based on their evening work schedule.
Message: LFCC day classes are canceled. Administrators and staff report to work on time based on their regular work schedules. Evening classes beginning at and after 4 p.m. will meet as scheduled. OR An announcement regarding evening classes, which meet at and after 4 p.m., will be made by 3 p.m. Please check the Web site or call the emergency closing announcement telephone lines before leaving home and before your scheduled arrival on campus. This may prevent a wasted trip to campus in the event that the College’s closing status changes in the same day.: Meaning for employees: Administrators and staff report to work on time based on their regular work schedules. Faculty who teach evening classes are scheduled to report to work as usual based on their evening work schedule.
Message: LFCC day classes are canceled. Administrators and staff report to work at _______ a.m. (a delayed time, no later than noon) Evening classes beginning at and after 4 p.m. will meet as scheduled. OR An announcement regarding evening classes, which meet at and after 4 p.m., will be made by 3 p.m. Please check the Web site or call the emergency closing announcement telephone lines before leaving home and before your scheduled arrival on campus. This may prevent a wasted trip to campus in the event that the College’s closing status changes in the same day.: Meaning for employees: Administrators and staff report to work at the designated delayed time, which will be no later than noon. Faculty who teach evening classes are scheduled to report to work as usual based on their evening work schedule.
Message: LFCC day classes will begin at _______ a.m. Classes beginning at and after ___ a.m. will meet as scheduled. Classes starting earlier than ____ a.m. and continuing through ____ a.m. will begin at ___ a.m. Administrators and staff should report to work at the designated delayed time of ______ a.m. Please check the Web site or call the emergency closing announcement telephone lines before leaving home and before your scheduled arrival on campus. This may prevent a wasted trip to campus in the event that the College’s closing status changes in the same day.: Meaning for employees: The College is operating on a delayed schedule. Administrators and staff report to work at the designated delayed time, which will be no later than noon. Faculty report to work at or after ___ a.m. based on their class schedule. Please note that if a closing takes place on a Tuesday or Thursday, the delayed opening will occur on the half hour, such as 9:30 a.m. or 11:30 a.m., due to the alternative schedule for those days.
Message: LFCC day classes will begin at _______ a.m. Classes beginning at and after ___ a.m. will meet as scheduled. Classes starting earlier than ____ a.m. and continuing through ____ a.m. will begin at ___ a.m. Administrators and staff report to work on time based on their regular work schedules. Please check the Web site or call the emergency closing announcement telephone lines before leaving home and before your scheduled arrival on campus. This may prevent a wasted trip to campus in the event that the College's closing status changes in the same day.: Meaning for employees: Administrators and staff report to work on time based on their regular work schedules. Faculty report to work at or after ___ a.m. based on their class schedule. Students will report at the designated delayed time, which will be no later than noon.
Message: LFCC evening classes, which meet at and after 4 p.m., are canceled.: Meaning for employees: No evening classes or activities will be held.
Message: LFCC will close at ____ a.m./p.m.: Meaning for employees: The College will close early at the designated time. All employees are free to leave work at the designated closing time.