Prince William County Public Schools issued an apology for not delaying school start times in the county, due to weather and road conditions.
According to Kara Tilgner, Information Specialist for the public schools, the county did not delay because the projection of up to 6 inches of snowfall came too late in the morning.
We apologize for the weather-related complications this morning. Multiple PWCS staff were on duty monitoring the weather and roads throughout the night and into the early-morning hours. Based upon this information, we decided to keep schools open. At that point in time, multiple weather forecasts only called for a small accumulation of snow—up to one inch. The national weather forecast changed at 7:01 a.m. to 2–4 inches of snow, and again at9:03 a.m. bringing the forecast up to 4–6 inches. Unfortunately, this was logistically too late to reverse course on the decision.
In order to provide SACC services and to give the needed time to VDOT and our own PWCS crews to plow roads and parking lots, there won’t be an early release. The School Division will close on-time; however, all after school and evening activities are canceled including Night School, GED, and Adult Education classes. SACC will close at 5 p.m.
Thank you for your patience. We sincerely apologize for the difficulties caused by the weather this morning. ?
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