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Durham Public Schools Superintendent Pascal Mubenga apologized Thursday night for holding classes on Monday, when torrential rains and a tornado warning caused chaos on the streets.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was a really tough day for our students, our staff, our families and our community members,\u201d Mubenga said during a meeting of the school board. \u201cThat\u2019s an experience that I will not let my staff go through another day.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mubenga said his team met Tuesday for a post-mortem. Aaron Beaulieu, chief operating officer for Durham Public Schools, explained the decisions school officials had made beginning Sunday afternoon.<\/span><\/p>\n

He said school maintenance staff checked the district\u2019s facilities and roadways Sunday afternoon for potential hazards. By then, the county had closed its emergency management center and the Red Cross had shut down its shelters.<\/span><\/p>\n

A steady rain began Sunday night, but when school officials checked the weather between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m., they determined the conditions were manageable. <\/span><\/p>\n

Then the rain picked up.<\/span> At 5:13 a.m., the National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning. At 7:32 a.m., the weather service issued the first of two tornado warnings.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe early morning conditions became more severe than it was being forecast and took most agencies and businesses in the community by surprise,\u201d Beaulieu said. <\/span><\/p>\n

By that point, the buses were running, and authorities decided it would be safer for them to continue their routes so students could take shelter at schools. <\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI take full responsibility for the decision,\u201d Beaulieu said. \u201cI regret that the conditions became such that for a time period we were truly not able to have a safe environment for the operation of schools.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Mubenga said he would adjust his approach to storm-related school closures and report back to the board with a new plan next month. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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