Originally posted by: dmcowen674
Tennessee joins Georgia shutting down schools to save fuel costs.
5-1-2006
Fuel Costs Prompt School Closings in Tenn
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - The high price of diesel fuel for school buses meant children in one Tennessee school system got a holiday Monday ? their second in a row.
School Board Chairman Harold McCawley said the two-day closing was justified.
"Rhea County is a long county, 34 miles from end to end," McCawley said. "It's just a huge savings of fuel."
Rhea County Finance Director Brad Harris said county schools spent $14,000 on fuel in March, compared to $7,800 in March 2005. He said fiscal year to-date-spending was up from $68,000 to $102,500.
Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue asked his state's public schools to close for two days in September to conserve fuel when Hurricane Rita threatened to shut down refineries. Perdue has "no regrets," spokeswoman Heather Hedrick said Friday.
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New Act "Every child left behind" thanks to Bush and his Oil buddies.