Freezing Rain Cripples Commute, Sends School Buses Sliding
A Robbinsdale resident captured video of school buses having a tough time getting up a hill near her home.
“It was not a good morning for bus drivers today,” said Robbinsdale resident Erica Garcia-Jones.
A Robbinsdale school bus hit a snowbank after rolling down an icy, hilly road
The bus was driving down a hill near Halifax and 33rd Avenue North when he slid right into Garcia-Jones’ front yard, hitting a snowbank.
“We were trying to shovel him out. We were putting mats under the tires, trying to get them out. I just felt really bad for the driver,” said Garcia-Jones.
She says two other buses stalled as they tried driving up the same hill. Meanwhile, two other buses were stuck behind Garcia Jones’ house on Grimes Avenue North.
Garcia Jones says she’s surprised the Robbinsdale Area Schools didn’t delay school start times.
The school district explained in this statement sent to CCX News:
“Robbinsdale Area Schools typically cannot offer two-hour late starts as a way to address extreme weather conditions because we have three tiers of busing which means students on the last tier wouldn’t arrive at school until noon or later.”
