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On Monday school superintendents in Northern Kentucky closely watch the radar due to the mix of snow and rain in the forecast.
School districts across the Commonwealth had applied for emergency days after September's windstorm but were denied.
So now Students at Campbell County Schools may be spending more time in the classroom at the end of the school year depending on what Mother Nature brings this winter.
The students already have to make up three days from September's windstorm.
"Who would ever thought a school district in Northern Kentucky would miss three days because of a hurricane? That's unusual for us to be in that spot," said Superintendent Anthony Strong, of Campbell County.
Campbell County students are making up one of those missed days on a holiday.
Like Boone County, they'll add on days to the end of May if needed.
Kenton County banks time during the school year but they too must make up what they lost due to the windstorm.
On Monday, afternoon trucks with the transportation district were loading up salt to prepare for Monday night’s predicted wintry mix.
"Luckily the ground temperature is warm so that will help when the precipitation starts to fall but what we will do is once the sleet and snow start coming we will going out and running the routes and putting the salt down," said Nancy Wood, spokeswoman for The Kentucky Transportation Cabinet.
On Monday, Strong was closely watching the weather radar to monitor the forecast.
"When you have 5,000 students or if you have 500 students your safety of those children on the buses is most important to us and the transportation department. So we are constantly monitoring the weather and the conditions. When those buses go out, we are very confident we can get them out and back to school safely and get them home in the afternoon," said Strong.
