Across Wake County, school leaders monitor road conditions until it's safe for buses to get back on the road
RISK FROM THIS ICE AND SNOW
HERE TONIGHT IN RALEIGH, THEIR
MILLER'S OF YOUR OWN. GOOD TO
GET AN UPDATE FROM THE ERIC.
THANK YOU. AS WE TOLD YOU, WAKE
COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE REMOTE
LEARNING TOMORROW.
>> BUT THERE ARE A LOT OF
FACTORS THAT GO INTO MAKING
THAT DECISION. THEY REALLY ARE.
AFTER THE ROUND OF WINTER
WEATHER WE SAW OVER THE WEEKEND
DISTRICT LEADERS HAVE TO
CONSIDER HOW THE NEIGHBORHOOD
ROADS AND SIDEWALKS LOOK CAN
BUSES SAFELY NAVIGATE DIFFERENT
PARTS OF THE DISTRICT AND HOW
DOES EACH CAMPUS LOOK, THERE'S
JUST THE PATTERSON JOINING US
LIVE NOW JUST AFTER A STORM
LIKE THIS WEEKEND, THE
DECISIONS AREN'T ALWAYS CUT
AND DRY.
>> GERALD, THAT'S RIGHT.
WHEN THE DISTRICT ANNOUNCED
THAT STUDENTS WILL BE LEARNING
REMOTELY FOR TOMORROW, THEY
POINTED TO SNOW AND ICE COVERED
CAMPUSES. BUT LOOKING HERE AT
DAVIS DRIVE MIDDLE, IT'S PRETTY
CLEAR OUT HERE. LOOKS PRETTY
DECENT. YOU CAN STILL SEE SOME
ACCUMULATION, BUT WE'RE IN
DECENT SHAPE. THE VAST
DIFFERENCES IN CONDITIONS FROM
ONE PART OF THE COUNTY TO THE
NEXT THAT REALLY COMPLICATES
THEIR DECISION MAKING.
>> BONE-DRY ARE COVERED IN ICE
DEPENDING ON WHERE YOU GO.
THE ROADS MIGHT TELL A
DIFFERENT STORY ACROSS THE
DISTRICT. WAKE COUNTY STUDENTS
WILL STAY HOME FROM SCHOOL.
ANOTHER DAY FOR REMOTE
LEARNING. THEY'VE BEEN A LITTLE
CRAZY WITH THE KIDS. STAY HOME
AND STUFF JUST LIKE THE ROAD.
SOME SCHOOLS WILL INEVITABLY BE
IN BETTER SHAPE THAN OTHERS.
EVEN WHEN STUDENTS AROUND
MAINTENANCE TEAMS SHOW UP TO
CLEAR CAMPUSES AS MUCH AS
POSSIBLE. DEPENDS ON MORE OF
THAT. CAMPOS SAID WHERE
PREDOMINANTLY IN THE SUN WHERE
WE HAVE SOME OF MY COLLEAGUES,
A MAJORITY OF THEIR CAMPUSES,
INITIATE SOME PEOPLE HAVE ASKED
THE QUESTION IF SOME AREAS ARE
MORE CLEAR THAN OTHERS CAN SOME
CAMPUS IS STILL OPEN TO
STUDENTS. THE SPOKESPERSON SAYS
IT'S POSSIBLE IF NOT LIKELY
OR PRACTICAL SINCE SO MANY
STUDENTS AND STAFF TRAVEL
ACROSS THE COUNTY TO GET TO
THEIR SCHOOLS. THE DAVIS DRIVE
MIDDLE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL ECHOES
THAT SENTIMENT. I ALSO HAVE
STAFF MEMBERS THAT LIVE IN
SANFORD, SOME MATTER COMMUTING
FROM THE L 30 MILES AWAY AND
40 A CAN BE A COMPLICATED
DECISION MAKING PROCESS FOR
DISTRICT LEADERS IN WAKE
COUNTY. THAT'S WHERE SCHOOL
STAFF AND ADMINISTRATION COME
INTO PLAY. WE ALWAYS WANT TO
START WITH JUST KIND OF WALKING
AROUND AND TAKING OVER ALL OF
VIEW OF WHAT WE HAVE ON OUR
CAMPUS IN THE DIFFERENT AREAS
OF THE BIRD SAYS HE CHECKS OUT
THE CONDITIONS ON ITS CAMPUS
AND REPORTS BACK.
MORNING. TIME IS THE BEST TIME
TO TAKE A LOOK. BECAUSE THAT'S
GOING TO GIVE US THE GREATEST
IDEA OF WHAT THE CAMPS IS GOING
TO LOOK LIKE. THE FOLLOWING
MORNING.
>> SO EVEN THOUGH STUDENTS
WEREN'T HERE ON CAMPUS TODAY,
YOU SAW THERE WERE CUSTODIAL
AND MAINTENANCE STAFF OUT HERE
WORKING HARD TO MAKE SURE THAT
THIS CAMPUS WAS IN GOOD SHAPE.
I'M SURE THEY'LL CONTINUE TO DO
THAT. AND WE'VE BEEN IN CONTACT
WITH DISTRICT LEADERS ABOUT
MAKING SURE THAT THEY'RE MAKING
THE THE SAFEST DECISION THAT
THEY CAN, ESPECIALLY AS WE LOOK
AHEAD TO THE POTENTIAL FOR MORE
IMPACT OF WINTER WEATHER IN THE