Wise County Public Schools

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Wise, Virginia 24293
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WISE COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS
SNOW ROUTES

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In the event of a winter storm that prevents safe travel on our secondary roadways, the Board of Education has approved a plan to institute snow routes in areas of Wise County that have traditionally been the source of most school cancellations when we experience inclement weather.
 
All routes identified as snow routes can be utilized on a given day, or only a route or routes that have been affected by a snowstorm may be utilized.
 
When snow routes are used, the following announcement will be made by either the local radio and television stations, logging on to the Wise County Public Schools' Website, Channel 10, or an Alertnow message from the school system.

 

 Wise County Schools will operate on a two (2) hour delay; all snow routes will be utilized       Wise County Schools will operate on a two (2) hr delay; bus number ____ on ____ road will run on snow route only.  
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In developing the snow routes, every bus route was reviewed in all attendance areas.  The following guidelines were developed.
  • Parents will need to make the individual decision on whether or not the roads are safe enough to travel to the assigned pick-up point.  Safety is the primary concern.
  • Regular routes and stops will be used on all routes except for those identified as as snow route stops.  All students on those stops will be required to meet at the identified bus stops.
  • Students who live on one of the listed roads may go to the home of a friend or neighbor on the same route and ride on the bus to school.
  • The students should be prepared to return to that residence at the end of the day, unless parents make other arrangements to pick them up at the school.
  • Students who do not attend on days in which snow routes are used will be responsible for making up all work missed.
SNOW ROUTE - BUS STOPS:
Bus 13 (Pound Area) - This bus will make the entire Donald Branch Road run and stopping at the entrance of Donald Branch Road on the way out of Donald Branch to pick up students who live on Hale Gap Mountain.  The bus will arrive at the mouth of Donald Branch Road at 9:15 a.m.
Bus 48 (Pound Area) - This bus will bypass Shockey Hollow by picking up at the bottom of the hill at 9:30 a.m.
Bus 52 (Pound Area) - This bus will run to the Hadden Cemetery.  This bus will arrive at 9:30 a.m.
Bus 69 (Pound Area) - This bus will run to the Kentucky line.  The bus will arrive at 9:20 a.m.
 
Bus 1 (Wise Area) - Bypass Cantrell Hollow and pick up at the beginning of the road at 9:06 a.m.
Bus 11 (Wise Area) - This bus will NOT make the Boggs Hill run.  Instead it will stop at the Duncan Gap Freewill Baptist Church at 9:20 a.m.  This bus will also bypass Green Hollow and pick up at the top of the road at 9:40 a.m.
Bus 18 (Wise Area) - This bus will bypass Bear Pen Hollow, Powell River Road, and Laurel Grove Road by picking up at the intersection of Guest River Road and Powell River Road at 9:20 a.m.
Bus 56 (Wise Area) - This bus will will bypass Thacker's Branch Road by picking up at the blue building at old Paramount Coal deep mine at 9:20 a.m. then on the other side by picking up at the intersection of Bear Branch Road and Brumitt Hollow Road at 9:40 a.m.
Bus 72 (Wise Area) - This bus will bypass Hickory Gap Road by picking up at Gilliam School Road at 9:36 a.m.
Bus 104 (Wise Area) - This bus will bypass Boggs Hill by stopping at the intersection of Boggs Hill and Lower Birchfield Road at 9:10 a.m.
 
Bus 53 (Coeburn Road) - This bus will run to the intersection of Robinson Knob Road and Pine Camp Road.  The bus will arrive at 9:20 a.m.
Bus 68 (Coeburn Area) - This bus will bypass Creek Hill Road.  This bus will stop at McClellan's Chapel parking lot.  The bus will arrive at 9:30 a.m.
Bus 81 (Coeburn Area) - This bus will stop at the entrance of Hamilton Town Road.  The bus will arrive at 9:36 a.m.
 
*If you have questions regarding the snow routes, please contact the Supervisor of Transportation, Eric Mooney, at 328-8293, or the Director of Secondary Education, Greg Mullins, at 328-8017.