On Wednesday, January 28th, Braintree High School had opened back up 2 days after the major snowstorm hit, leaving 16-18 inches of snow on the ground. With roads not fully plowed, students still had to continue their daily commute to school. 

“Me and my friend Sydney slid coming up the street because it wasn’t plowed correctly. The snowbanks on each side of the road made it impossible to turn out of my street, and we couldn’t look both ways properly,” junior Keira Carrara informed. “We decided to wait for the traffic to die down and then head out, but as we were leaving, the lot was legit only slush, so we spun out and almost hit another car.”

Braintree High had a window for students to come into school for over 20 minutes after the designated time, due to the sketchy conditions. Principal Keuther shared the decisions faculty had to make in order for students to arrive on the premises safely and efficiently. 

“I was in the building the day before school, so I got a chance to see the lay of the land, and to get a look at what the entryways looked like, along with the dropoffs,” Principal Keuther explained. “So we just planned accordingly, extended homeroom, and flipped some blocks around to give students time to navigate through the snow.”

Not only did students have trouble coming to school, but teachers had to plan out their morning particularly in order to make it to BHS on time for the day. 

“There was more traffic coming into school, [so] I had to leave earlier,” math teacher Mr. McKinnies explained. “I think why the traffic was so bad [was] because there were less students walking since the sidewalks were not cleared.”