DPS Superintendent Apologizes For Late Notice About Snow Day
DENVER (CBS4) - Superintendent Tom Boasberg apologized on Thursday morning for announcing the decision to close Denver Public Schools so late in the game.
DPS annnounced school was closed due to the snowy conditions in an email that arrived at approximately 6:09 a.m., about an hour after Jeffco Public Schools announced they were closed for the day.
"We did not believe that the roads were in a safe enough condition for our buses to run safely or for parents to drive their kids safely," Boasberg said in a statement.
Boasberg said they anticipated Wednesday night that schools would be open, but that, in his words, the road conditions "proved significantly worse than predicted."
Some parents didn't get word that schools were closed until they were waiting at the bus stop with their children.
Boasberg's complete letter to DPS parents and staff lies below:
I would like to apologize for our late notice in closing schools this morning. We know how important these decisions are, and we take them very seriously. The most important factor is the well-being of our students and their families. Whenever possible, DPS tries to keep schools open to serve our students and families.
This morning's road conditions, however, proved significantly worse than predicted, with a significantly higher degree of ice and snowpack, and we did not believe that the roads were in a safe enough condition for our buses to run safely or for parents to drive their kids safely. In addition, predictions for this afternoon's weather, with higher snowfall now predicted, present similar concerns for the trip home from school.
We strive whenever possible to make these calls the night before in order to give families more time to plan. We did believe last night that we could safely keep our schools open, and that is why we did not make the call to close last night. Again, I apologize for the late notice.
