Parent criticizes district’s snow‑closure decisions, asks board to consider alternatives
Summary
A parent told the board that Guilford County Schools closed all schools for 0.2 inches of snow in January and urged the district to consider targeted closures, snow routes or limited plowing rather than full closures affecting thousands.
A Guilford County parent told the board during public comment that the district closed all schools after 0.2 inches of snow on Jan. 5 and urged the district to reconsider its approach to weather‑related closures.
Bridal Younger said she grew up in Wisconsin and that 0.2 inches would not prompt full closures there. She said she thanked district staff for responding to her emails but that the responses were “long‑winded technocratic explanations” about the decision process. Younger said she is a voter and parent of three Guilford County students and asked the board to listen to community concerns about the disruption of systemwide closures, which affect tens of thousands: students, teachers and families.
Younger asked whether targeted bus snow routes, a small number of plows for roads that rarely get cleared, or partial closures might reduce disruptions. She also said a district official had replied that state law required full system closure; she questioned that interpretation and said HVAC or electrical closures have been handled differently in the past. Younger did not identify specific statutory citations in her remarks; no board action on snow‑closure policy was recorded at the meeting.
