Is the decision to close school influenced by financial considerations? For example, are schools closed because absenteeism would reduce funding for the school division?
Funding for the school division plays no part in a recommendation to open or close school. The recommendation from transportation to close schools is based on the road conditions and driving conditions that staff encounters during their early morning assessment of several benchmark roads throughout different sectors of the county. Based on existing road conditions or in some cases, forecasted weather conditions, staff makes a professional judgment as to whether or not a school bus, with an overall body length of 34 feet, a wheelbase of 254 inches, and an average turning radius of 35 feet, will be able to safely and adequately maneuver. Q: Are school buses more prone to accidents than other vehicles on snow days? Everyone seems to think that SUVs and larger vehicles are safer than smaller vehicles, so why isn’t the same true for school buses? Is there hard evidence that this is a safety issue? For example, are there motor vehicle studies that show a high rate of school bus accidents in
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