Prince William County School Buses Having Trouble Picking Up Students Due To Flooding

May 22, 2012 7:45 AM

Filed Under: Flooding, Prince William County Schools

TO GO WITH AFP STORY COMMODITIES-OIL-ENERGY by Virgine Montet Some of the hundreds of school buses Fairfax County uses wait in a parking lot on June 24, 2008 in Fairfax, Virginia for the next school day and to transport school children. US school children will face longer walks to the bus stop, longer days and shorter weeks at school, while university students are pushed to take online courses, all thanks to relentless spiraling fuel prices. AFP PHOTO/Paul J. Richards (Photo credit should read PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP/Getty Images)

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MANASSAS, Va. (CBSDC) — Some students in Prince William County may have difficulty getting to school on Tuesday.

School buses in the county are having difficulty picking up students due to flooding on the roads caused by ongoing rain showers in the area.

The school system is cautioning that some buses may be delayed or unable to complete their routes.

Western and central parts of the county have been especially hard hit, particularly in the Brentsville district.

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