This morning, snow fell over Cook, Lake and Kane County right before 7:00 A.M. The sudden snow made roads slippery and the visibility became very low, making the drive to school more difficult for many.

As students, buses and parents throughout District 220 made their way to school, there were at least three reported crashes in downtown Barrington.

One crash involving a student occurred on Hart Road, as cars were turning into the main lot of BHS. No injuries were reported, as it was a minor collision. However, this was one of several incidents that concerned the Barrington community’s safety of students on their way to school.

Many families were affected by the increased traffic caused from these incidents. Sophomore Aiden Magnani experienced this first-hand on his way to school.

“My dad drove me, but it wasn’t really like a normal drive. We had to go around like two different crashes, and take a bunch of side streets,” Magnani said.

The heavy traffic due to accidents and snow caused Magnani, among other students, to arrive at school late.

“We were like, 10 minutes late. A lot of people were,” Magnani said.

Junior Tessa Burkhead drove herself this morning.

“I didn’t know that the weather was gonna be this bad, and the school didn’t send us an email, or anything about whether we would be marked tardy or anything on the traffic situation,” Burkhead said.

During first period, many buses did not reach the school until around 9:00 A.M., and students who drove themselves continued arriving at school even after that. Attendance was held off until second period.

“I was kind of rushing to school a little because I didn’t want to get a tardy. But everywhere was slippery, and there were accidents everywhere. Maybe if they told us that attendance would be held off, I would have been more careful on the roads,” Burkhead said.