IPS waits until almost 10 a.m. to cancel school after issuing late call to delay two hours earlier

Indianapolis Public Schools waited until almost 10 a.m. to close all schools on Wednesday, after issuing a last-minute call to delay nearly two hours earlier.  IPS issued a statement Wednesday afternoon to explain why the delays and closures were issued when they were.  In that statement, IPS blamed "unforecasted inclement weather" for the delay and said road conditions were unknown until their "first tier" buses were already on the road for the morning. The "first tier" routes are the ones for schools that have a start time before 8:15 a.m.  But, in his 11 p.m. forecast, RTV6 Chief Meteorologist Kevin Gregory did warn viewers of potential road issues due to the below freezing temperatures overnight. Gregory said "But one of the things that happens, sometimes this low-level moisture gets trapped and is very difficult to get rid of, so we'll watch for the developing slick spots."