WASHINGTON — Road conditions, the ability of staff – including bus drivers – to get to work, and the conditions of buses themselves all play a role in whether a school system will open or close.
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On Monday night, Montgomery County’s Board of Education will offer a briefing on how officials there make the call.
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In a , officials say 听in addition to the weather, they also take into account how many of the school system’s more than 150,000 children depend on free and reduced meals each day.
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The meeting starts at 6 p.m., but the discussion on school closings is scheduled for after 7:30 p.m.
WTOP’s Kate Ryan contributed to this report.
