For my community, a tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service just as my wife was about the take my son to middle school. A school bus in Geneva, Illinois tries to drive through a flooded street 24 August, 2007 along the ... [+] Fox River in Illinois. A tornado warning can happen rather quickly and gives very little time for a large school system to react in a manner acceptable to every parental situation. If there is a tornado warning at dismissal time, the school should hold the children until the warning is lifted. Plans must also consider the “gap” situations too:Kids at school bus stops Parents and kids in car rider drop-off and pick-up After-school activities.

Source: Forbes February 06, 2020 22:30 UTC