Received another early-morning phone call from school transportation director Al Starnes.
"We can't go again today," he said with a sigh.
It was almost a quarter after 5 early Wednesday morning. The Crittenden Press is on the list of media outlets that get an a.m. ring when schools are closing for the day. The notice is then posted on the main page at The Press Online.
"It's bad, really bad in some places," the school administrator explained, almost apologizing for adding another missed day to the pile of snow outings this winter. "There's black ice in some places. We can't take the chance."
Crittenden County Schools have missed 11.5 days, most of them in February. Unless the school system alters its calendar by eliminating spring break or going longer each day, students will not get out until the first week of June. Spring break is basically an entitlement. That sacred cow will not likely be touched, but look for the school system to work on some creative measures to keep our kids from sitting in class while Lyon County students are on the beach.
Never fear, once we're into March, the bulk of bad weather is generally behind us in western Kentucky. It's time for that long, lazy turn toward spring.
FYI: My fingers are crossed.
