Carrollton Residents Sick of School Being Delayed in 15 Minute Increments

CARROLLTON - Parents and students in Carrollton say that their school's system of weather delays is confusing and inconvenient. The school district is the only one in Ohio that issues a series 15-minute delays instead of the standard 2-hour delay.

"Sometimes the Snowbird Report on News 9 takes over an hour to go all the way through," said Alice Chambers, 42, whose son Anthony attends the middle school. "So sometimes we don't even know if they decided to delay school for another 15 minutes!"

Also, unlike other schools, Carrollton has no limit as to how long school can be delayed before classes are cancelled altogether, forcing people to sit in front of the TV all day if no decision is reached.

"One time we ended up having a 6-hour, 45-minute delay," said Anthony Chambers. "There's 9 periods of class in each school day, so every class was a minute and a half long. You should have seen how funny lunch was."

During Carrollton's 15-minute school days, lunches are placed on the tables ahead of time for the students and they have to eat the entire meal in the allotted time.

"We grade our students as part of lunch class," said Superintendent Dave Quattrochi. "It's part of our district standard to make sure our students are eating healthy. If they don't finish their meals, they fail lunch."

The district's policies are scheduled to be re-examined at the next school board meeting, 5 years from now on June 14, 2019.