Monona Grove School District calls off school Friday due to issues with bus fleet

Severe cold caused buses not to run reliably

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The Monona Grove School District is canceling classes again Friday due to issues with their school bus fleet.

Superintendent Dan Olson said that the district’s bus company, Nelson’s Bus Service, is experiencing significant issues with their fleet due to the cold weather. The buses are stored outside and have not been running reliably.

Officials said about 1,900 students in the district use the bus system to get to school.

“I know it has been a long and trying week for many of you and I apologize sincerely for the additional strain this may cause,” Olson wrote. “Given the forecasted rise in temperatures over the weekend, and the fact that this issue was caused by ‘once-in-a-generation’ record cold, we don’t anticipate this being an issue in the future.”

Nelson’s also serves the McFarland School District, which will have class as scheduled. Olson said this is because Monona Grove School District requires more buses.

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