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[File Photo]EDMOND, Oklahoma -
Some
schools in western and northwestern Oklahoma have already pulled the plug on
classes Monday. In the metro, school officials are holding off, but are
monitoring the forecast closely.
News 9 was at
Edmond North, Sunday night, where a lot of students drive several miles to go
to school every day. On Monday morning they will be fine, but the afternoon
drive is what has school officials all over the Metro concerned.
Winter
weather already hit the metro area last week, and the forecast for this storm
is worse. Edmond Public Schools say it will have school tomorrow, with the hope
that they will not have to send students home early. They say they don't like
to do that.
2/24/2013
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Instead, they
do have crews on standby to clear sidewalks. They also have trucks that can do
some sanding of the roads, but right now, school administrators think people will
be back home from school before there is a serious problem on the road.
"The easy
call is where you have eight inches of snow. That's the easy call. When you
have these marginal events, it's always a difficult call. But we are hoping to
be able to have class and keep safety in mind," said associate superintendent,
Bret Towne.
News 9 spoke
with OKC Superintendent Karl Springer who says OKC Public School will make the
call on class no later than 5:30 a.m. They don't send kids home early, so for
them it's all or nothing.
