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Roswell schools review emergency weather protocol after dust‑storm early releases
Summary
Superintendent described how wind and dust conditions prompted early releases and outlined plans to refine a targeted response for zones, protect preschool door‑to‑door routes and expand virtual accommodations; no policy change was approved at the meeting.
Superintendent Luck told the Roswell Independent School District Board on March 11 that recent high winds and dust events forced the district to release school early on short notice and prompted a district review of emergency-weather protocols.
Luck said the district tracked multiple forecasts and coordinated with bus contractors and local law enforcement, and that a narrow window led staff to release on a Thursday afternoon to avoid a rapid deterioration in conditions. "I cannot tell you a time in my 53 years here that I can remember dirt, blowing like it has," Luck said, describing gusts and brownout-like conditions that closed county roads.
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