School officials keep cautious eye on bus situation
The state of emergency that was issued for Henderson County on Monday due to rising flood waters does not necessarily mean that classes in the local school district will be canceled today.
"The state of emergency declared on the roads may not be the same ones that our buses travel," said Henderson County Schools Superintendent Tom Richey.
"The law says that if there's water running over a road, we can't run on it. We observe that. We are not going to err at all in terms of the children's safety."
Yet early Monday night, it was too soon to say whether school would be called off today.
Richey said that school officials would drive the roads Monday night and early this morning to determine whether classes should be called off.
What was certain, however, was that the flood waters are definitely affecting the transportation of students.
"We are impacted pretty greatly," said Keegan O'Daniel, director of transportation.
That means that some roads that start out dry can quickly move to being flooded, and vice versa.
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"The state of emergency declared on the roads may not be the same ones that our buses travel," said Henderson County Schools Superintendent Tom Richey.
"The law says that if there's water running over a road, we can't run on it. We observe that. We are not going to err at all in terms of the children's safety."
Yet early Monday night, it was too soon to say whether school would be called off today.
Richey said that school officials would drive the roads Monday night and early this morning to determine whether classes should be called off.
What was certain, however, was that the flood waters are definitely affecting the transportation of students.
"We are impacted pretty greatly," said Keegan O'Daniel, director of transportation.
That means that some roads that start out dry can quickly move to being flooded, and vice versa.
Read More