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District details emergency snow removal, says storm added three school days

New Haven School District Board (Finance & Legal) · March 17, 2026
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Summary

District operations staff told the board that about 16 inches of snow and an unexpected ice event required emergency snow-removal contracts and resulted in three added school days; board members asked for expense backup and discussed bringing work in-house.

District operations staff told the board a severe winter storm forced extensive emergency snow removal, prompted the use of dump trucks and payloaders to remove piled snow, and led the district to add three school days to the academic calendar.

Doctor White described the response, saying crews made multiple passes, then performed removal using dump trucks after snow accumulations—"16 inches of snow" in places—and an unexpected overnight ice event complicated reopening plans. White…

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