Texas Tech Bad Weather Texas Tech Bad Weather Policy – Two Ideas to Policy – Two Ideas to

Increase SafetyIncrease Safety Group Members Group Members

Amy DoddsAmy Dodds Brittany MeyerBrittany Meyer Tracee TomlinsonTracee Tomlinson Lacy WilsonLacy Wilson

SummarySummary

We are suggesting to the Student We are suggesting to the Student Government Association (SGA) to Government Association (SGA) to consider proposing to the Board of consider proposing to the Board of Regents that Texas Tech University Regents that Texas Tech University follow L.I.S.D’s current bad weather follow L.I.S.D’s current bad weather closing policy. This would promote closing policy. This would promote the safety for all faculty, students, the safety for all faculty, students, and residents of Lubbock. and residents of Lubbock.

Immediate GoalImmediate Goal

Our immediate goal is to convince Our immediate goal is to convince the SGA to sign and forward a letter the SGA to sign and forward a letter to the Board of Regents to the Board of Regents recommending that T.T.U.’s bad recommending that T.T.U.’s bad weather policy be changed.weather policy be changed.

BackgroundBackground

T.T.U. rarely closes or cancels T.T.U. rarely closes or cancels classes due to bad weather.classes due to bad weather.

The majority of faculty and students The majority of faculty and students are commuters.are commuters.

ProblemProblem

Safety is T.T.U.’s least priority.Safety is T.T.U.’s least priority. If T.T.U. is open during bad weather, If T.T.U. is open during bad weather,

you still are required to attend you still are required to attend classes. If you are absent due to bad classes. If you are absent due to bad weather, the absence is still weather, the absence is still unexcused.unexcused.

Source: The Daily Toreador Source: The Daily Toreador

Source: The Daily ToreadorSource: The Daily Toreador

SolutionSolution

Primary SolutionPrimary Solution T.T.U. should follow L.I.S.D.’s bad T.T.U. should follow L.I.S.D.’s bad

weather closing policy.weather closing policy. Secondary SolutionSecondary Solution

T.T.U. should revise their current bad T.T.U. should revise their current bad weather closing guidelines.weather closing guidelines.

ConclusionConclusion

We hope to accomplish our We hope to accomplish our immediate goal of having the policy immediate goal of having the policy changed to L.I.S.D.’s. We are aware changed to L.I.S.D.’s. We are aware that this could be a lengthy process, that this could be a lengthy process, but we are hopeful that the Board of but we are hopeful that the Board of Regents will realize our concerns Regents will realize our concerns and take them into consideration and take them into consideration when thinking about changing the when thinking about changing the bad weather policy. bad weather policy.