It’s snowing, duh

Dear BCPSS,

Please don’t wait until 6 a.m to decide to close schools and/or delay them.  I understand you are cozy warm in your beds, but there are school buses that need to leave by 5:30 a.m.  This puts the bus personnel in danger because they must drive snow covered roads to get to work. 

I realize children must get an education, but come on guys.  Really?! You know you don’t plow side streets.  How many kids live on snow emergency routes and are easily accessible to school buses?  How about the wheelchair student who can’t just walk to the corner?

You are constantly speaking of the safety of the children.  How about the safety of pedestrians when a school bus slides up a street?  Let’s start using common sense.  When the weather is bad, please at least delay it at a decent time until you are better able to evaluate the situation.  If nothing else, at least think of rush hour traffic.

Thank you from your very confused dispatcher and former school bus personnel.