Panola College has scheduled its instructional program to comply with the Common Calendar of the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, as well as to meet instructional requirements for awarding credit hours earned. College instructors are obligated to meet all scheduled classes. If severe weather makes it necessary to cancel classes, the College Administration will notify students through emails, text messages, local television, and radio stations. If the College cancels classes then all work is delayed until the next class meeting or until a date determined by the instructor. If a student is in an area which experiences severe weather and the College has not officially closed, it is that student’s responsibility to decide whether or not to attend class. The student must then contact the instructor for information concerning make-up of work missed.
Panola College has teamed up with RAVE Mobile Safety Alert and it emergency notification system to send text and email messages to the College community, in the event of delays, closures, or emergencies at the College. Sign up for text and email messages in the event of Panola College delays, closures, or emergencies. To sign up, go to the Pony Alert section on the Campus Police webpage https://www.panola.edu/about/campus-police.
Those registering for emergency notification will be requested to give their name, email address and phone number. Please note that while signing up for PONY ALERT is free of charge, wireless carriers may charge users a fee to receive text messages.