Central Alabama school leaders prepare for frigid weather [Video]

JARVIS AND CHARI. ALL RIGHT JASON, THANKS. IN JUST A FEW DEGREES CAN REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE. IT FELT REALLY COLD THIS MORNING. AND I MEAN, IT STILL FEELS LIKE IT DOES. AND TOMORROW AND WEDNESDAY WILL BE EVEN COLDER. AND BECAUSE OF THAT, SOME SCHOOLS HAVE CANCELED OR DELAYED CLASSES. WVTM 13, LISA CRANE SPOKE WITH THE WALKER COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT ABOUT THAT DECISION. THERE ARE ABOUT 7000 STUDENTS WHO ATTEND ONE OF WALKER COUNTY’S 18 DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. THEIR DAY IS GOING TO START TWO HOURS LATER. THE SUPERINTENDENT HERE TELLS ME THAT DECISION IS ALL ABOUT STUDENT SAFETY. SOME STUDENTS ARE AT THEIR BUS STOPS AS EARLY AS 6 A.M., AND HE SAYS IT WILL BE TOO COLD TO HAVE STUDENTS STANDING OUTSIDE WAITING ON THE BUS AT THAT TIME OF DAY. SO HE’S HOPEFUL A FEW MORE HOURS OF SUNLIGHT WILL MAKE IT A …