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The question "Was it bad enough out there to delay school for two hours?" is not really the right question. The right question is "Based on the information known at the time and not taking into account what we know now, should the school systems have delayed school for two hours, waited for more information to make their decision, or have gone ahead and kept school open?"

Anyone can make the "perfect" decision knowing "what we know now." That is why no one should not be second guessing school administrators based on what actually happened. Instead, one can realistically only ask, "If I had been the one making the decision knowing what they knew then and without the benefit of hindsight, would I have made the same decision?"

Still, since that statement naturally draws on the knowledge of what actually happened, it is rare to receive an honest answer. Thus, the only proper way to ask this is to ask at the time the school district makes the decision if the public agrees with it. If they do, the issue should never again be debatable. To do otherwise is to make our children pawns in a potentially deadly game of chicken.

Well said, Mr. Madjd-Sadjadi! I agree 100%. Officials were erring on the side of caution with peoples lives. This area is notorious for ice.

Perhaps it might have been better for officials to wait until 5:30 am to make a decision; they might have decided to start on time. Or not. Either way, a 2 hour delay is a minor inconvenience to parents who want to get to work, but not the end of the world. Allowing things to warm up protects the parents and other motorists, too.

I have no issues with the decisions made on start times by schools one way or the other. GTCC started on time--and that's a good thing for the students since the roads were safe enough for travel.

Even though the roads were not iced, there was a very bad accident this morning around 7:30 on Route 70 and Mount Hope Church Road. Delaying school which staggers traffic throughout the morning at least thins the rush and makes for safer conditions for everyone.

Fer goodness sakes! Stop second-guessing the schools' decision to take precautions. There's an entire county to deal with, very local roads, rules about how many blocks youngsters can walk to get a bus and much more. This CERTAINLY is not worth a post. They made a prudent decision; why on earth do you insist on second-guessing every one?

I don't think there was anything wrong with the question - or the way it was posed. Why on EARTH do we have to dissect everything in search of ulterior motive or hidden agenda?

I was born and raised in Buffalo, NY - so NO - the schools should not have been delayed today.