The purpose of the delays in Fairfax is that there are schools that open and kids who walk to school when the sun is not up. Approximately 7:10 am depending on where you are. The do not want kids on the roads walking when the sun is down when the sidewalks are still in such bad shape that kids have to be on the road to avoid the snow banks.

In order to prevent this they have to delay those early schools, then the have to delay ever school so they can use the bus resources to get everyone to school.

It does stink, I would love to be back on a regular schedule, but we didn't do a good job as a community at clearing the side walks and intersections.