Council Rock Schools Add 3-Hour Weather Delay Option

NEWTOWN, PA — If you're a parent of a Council Rock student, you know all about the two-hour snow delay. Well, meet the three-hour delay.

The three-hour delay is a new option the district will begin using this year in the event of inclement weather, school officials announced Friday.

"The district has traditionally utilized a 2-hour delay on mornings that present a need for extra time due to weather conditions. The newly added 3-hour delay could allow us, on certain days, to not need to close schools when we otherwise would," the district announced on its official Facebook page.

The reaction was mostly positive, with many parents gleefully commenting that the scheduling option would avoid having the school year extend into late June.

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