To Call School or Not To Call School

The following is posted on our ECSD Website today (Wednesday February 5th) from our Superintendent, Dr. Skalka. We have received several calls and e-mails regarding why school is in session today. The decision not to have school is made between 5:00-6:00 am. At that time, it was not snowing and though weather maps showed that it would snow later in the morning, the forecast was for one to three inches. The superintendents in the county work together to make a consistent decision and as you know, all St. Clair County schools are open and most schools across the area are as well. What wasn’t forecast or anticipated was the amount of blowing snow that developed. We’ve received additional contacts regarding why we are not closing school early. Looking at the forecast and weather maps, the snow is supposed to stop at approximately 4:00 pm. Now that they are at school, the safest place for our students is to stay at school. We also want to give city and county road crews as much time as possible to attend to the roads. When school is dismissed, we’ve instructed bus drivers to take as much time as they need to get students home safely and as a result, students may be home a little later than normal.