The Upper St. Clair School District ran on a two-hour delay Tuesday and Wednesday.
Upper St. Clair Superintendent Patrick O'Toole ordered a two-hour delay on Tuesday and Wednesday this week because of the wind chill factor. Some Patch readers questioned whether the temperature would increase much in a two-hour span. "The temperature usually rises after sunrise. There is greater safety in general in daylight. We sometimes need more time to get all the buses started when there are extended periods of cold weather," O'Toole responded. The National Weather Service in Pittsburgh issued a wind chill advisory for Upper St. Clair on Tuesday and Wednesday. O'Toole said class is not always canceled or postponed when there is an advisory in effect, however, parents "should expect the possibility of a delay." When the two-hour …
How Upper St. Clair's superintendent makes his decision
It's an early morning decision that affects more than 4,000 students. Should the snowfall close or delay the school day? No matter what Upper St. Clair School District's Superintendent Dr. Patrick O'Toole decides to do, he's going to make someone unhappy. "I try my hardest to make a decision the night before if possible," says Dr. O'Toole, "I like to give parents and guardians the chance to plan ahead." As parents learned on Monday and Tuesday, that's not always the case. Dr. O'Toole was up at 4:30 a.m. each day to start his decision process. At 5:30 a.m., he put schools on a two-hour delay. "It's not a cut and dry decision. There are many factors to take into account." The first thing Dr. O'Toole does is consult his network of experts. …
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Duke
9:35 am on Saturday, January 26, 2013
O'Toole said the administrators try to make the decision to delay or cancel school the night before when possible to parents can "arrange child care." I have always thought the parents should care for their child and not farm that responsibility out to someone else! more ›