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Sparta Area School District board tightens cold-weather closure thresholds after debate
Summary
After extended discussion about student exposure and bus stop waits, the Sparta Area School District Board of Education voted 6-1 to change the district's school-closure policy to trigger at an actual temperature of '-20'2 and a wind chill of '-30'2.
The Sparta Area School District Board of Education voted 6-1 to revise Policy 82-20, which governs school-day delays and closures, changing the district's thresholds to an actual temperature of -20 degrees and a wind-chill of -30 degrees.
The change followed roughly an hour of discussion about how long students might wait at bus stops, the time required for frostbite under various wind-chill conditions, and how the superintendent makes early-morning closure calls. Board member Ms. Lopez moved the change and Doctor Burnett seconded the motion.
Board members and staff said the…
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