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Sparta Area board committee backs narrowing cold-weather closure threshold after bus fuel problems
Summary
A committee recommended changing Policy 8220’s air-temperature trigger for school closures from −25°F to −20°F after bus fuel gelling contributed to a campuswide closure; board members debated whether to retain the wind‑chill criterion.
A committee of the Sparta Area School District recommended on a procedural motion Monday that the board move to revise Policy 8220 so the air‑temperature trigger for school closures changes from −25°F to −20°F.
The recommendation follows a recent event in which bus fuel “gelled” under extreme cold and drivers reported performance problems, Superintendent Russ said. “The data was, not accurate moving forward where we were under the negative 25 threshold,” Russ said, adding that some sites experienced “almost negative 30 degrees” and that buses began to “fuel up or gel up,” which…
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