Public schools in Killingly were closed for the day, but the decision was made after buses picked up around half a dozen middle and high school students.
Superintendent Kevin Farr said a dusting was all they expected as of 5:30 a.m. and this was the first time in his 36-year career that he's had to cancel school after some students had already been picked up.
"If I had the information I had at 6:30 (a.m) at 5:30 (a.m.) of how the road conditions were, I would have called school at 5:30," he said.
This morning, what started as a dusting rapidly started getting worse.
"This was the type of snow that when it hit the ground and as soon as you drove on it, it turned to ice," Tony Shippee, superintendent of the Killingly Highway Department, said.
Drivers who had already picked up students started reporting problems and Shippee said his crews would not be able to treat the roads in time, so he told the district's bus superintendent not to allow any more school buses to go out.
Officials said the roads became slick around 15 minutes in the ride.
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According to Farr, one driver reported a minor collision with a garbage truck, but said no one was hurt.
Parents were notified that school was closed for the day the half dozen middle and high school students who had been picked up were brought back home.
"After all the times I've done this over the years, this is the first time," Farr said.
The storm that started last night and continued to bring more snow to southern Connecticut, prompted almost 500 school cancelations and delays.
