Catoosa County, Walker County and Chickamauga City schools dismissing early today
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Due to the threat of inclement weather, Catoosa County and Walker County schools will dismiss early today.

Catoosa County elementary schools will dismiss at 12:15 p.m. The county's secondary schools will dismiss at 1 p.m.

Here are the bus procedures for early dismissal for Catoosa County schools: Elementary students will be taken home, or if roads are impassable, they will be returned to their school. If roads become impassable while secondary students (middle and high school) are still on the bus, these students will be given three options as follows: 1) Call a parent to pick them up where the bus is stopped; 2) Return to their school to be picked up; or 3) If they are close enough to their home, they may walk home.

“Your child’s safety is our highest priority at all times. If you have any specific questions, please do not hesitate to contact the principal,” the school system said.

Meanwhile, Walker County schools dismiss at 12:30 p.m.

In the Chickmauga school system, Chickamauga Elementary dismisses at 12:30 p.m.; Gordon Lee Middle School dismisses at 12:45 p.m. and Gordon Lee High School dismisses at 1 p.m.
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comments (12)
« rs12345 wrote on Wednesday, Feb 10 at 05:06 AM »
Vitriol....sorry it was mis-spelled
« rs12345 wrote on Wednesday, Feb 10 at 05:05 AM »
The "Viritrol" was partially tounge in cheek...geez! What some people don't realize is that there are kids in Walker county that live almost at the Alabama state line near Mentone that ride the bus on the mountain for hours...not "a" hour...but hours a day going to Ridgeland and Fairyland. For people who live in town or even close to town things are different. The school administration must consider ALL the students..not just the ones who have a 15 or 30 minute bus ride to school.
« chatty1 wrote on Tuesday, Feb 09 at 06:36 AM »
Worry about it.
« doctor1 wrote on Monday, Feb 08 at 08:42 PM »
First of all Frogs, you obviously have no idea what the protocol is to cancel school. There is a process and it starts with an alert from the National Weather Advisory alert. I had much rather have my child home safely than take a chance of getting hurt. Most of the time, parents are upset because the students go too long or too much homework, etc. Surely, you can see that the adults are protecting our children. If you can't see that, then you need to examine where your priorities are.
« doctor1 wrote on Monday, Feb 08 at 08:36 PM »
« PrometheusX303 wrote on Monday, Feb 08 at 08:30 PM »
rs12345,

There was no call for your vitriol. If it is a tradition that we freak out when it snows, then it is one that should stop.

Kids may start the year earlier, but they get more breaks in between.

I agree with Iro. It was probably out of fear from the last snow we had. It was forcast to begin snowing around 5 pm. It turned out that it was snowing by 12, and laid several inches by 5.

« rs12345 wrote on Monday, Feb 08 at 07:05 PM »
You're not in Oregon anymore. IF you don't like the way we do things in the South...MOVE BACK! Yes we freak out when it snows, it's a tradition. Kids are in school more now than they ever have been. Remember when you started after Labor Day and were out before Memorial Day? Let them have snow days and just chill!
« rs12345 wrote on Monday, Feb 08 at 07:04 PM »
« lro wrote on Monday, Feb 08 at 04:09 PM »
I agree that it is a bit ridiculous, but I imagine that they are a bit skittish now since a bus slid into a ditch in front of Roper when it snowed a week and a half ago. If they hadn't released and those flurries turned into something, then people would have been crying "foul" too.
« humorisgood wrote on Monday, Feb 08 at 01:55 PM »
Oh my in Oregon we don't even close the schools for that puny amount of snow. Where is the ice?? If there was ice I could see closing schools. What is wrong with you people??
« frogs wrote on Monday, Feb 08 at 01:27 PM »
So sorry I spelled the word Cloud wrong. It must have been on the spelling list that was given out on a SNOW DAY.
« frogs wrote on Monday, Feb 08 at 01:24 PM »
WOW, less than 5 min of snow flurries and a temp of 38 Deg. and school is let out. The early release is on the verge of ridiculous. What next a lone could in the sky and ohhhh let me guess the schools close. I understand the concern for safety how ever the person that decides the schools need closed should really get out of the office and travel the roads, maybe then they will see that the other school districts are like the chicken yelling the SKY IS FALLING. Come on folks wake up and pay attention. Our kids need to be in school LEARNING. not going home early and learning to use lame excuses as to why they can't be somewhere.
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