JCPS students in need of warm clothing for winter

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- For JCPS officials, the decision on whether to cancel class due to snowy weather and cold temperatures depends on the time it all hits.

"In a perfect world, we make the call about 9:00 the night before,"said Dr. Michael Raisor, Chief Operations Officer for JCPS. "This is really a worst case scenario for us, what happened this morningsnow coming in right about the same time that we would be transporting kids."

Dr. Michael Raisor says this is the earliest snow day for JCPS in at least 15 years.He says they didn't want buses hitting the road Monday in the middle of the snow falling.

"So that played a big factor into our decision as well as the dropping temperatures throughout the day," said Dr. Raisor.

The cold and sometimes freezing temperatures are what they want students to be prepared for.

"It is very prevalent in our district where we have students who don't have a coat, or don't have a proper coat, or don't have pants that they need... don't have gloves," said JCPS spokesman Ben Jackey.

They are doing a blitz to get the community to donate to the Clothing Assistance Program by Friday. Many schools are already reaching out for help for kids.

"We've had over 10 schools so far send over requests for approximately 300 coats for each school for kids and these are coats that are actually being delivered and going straight on the kids," said Heather Wampler, 15th District PTA President.

We're told last year a lot of adult coats were donated, but the big need now is for children's coats.Pants are also needed, along with gloves and other items that can keep students warm.

As the years go by, Heather Wampler says it is a need that keeps increasing.

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JCPS students in need of warm clothing for winter