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No not legally required. There are special circumstances where it might happen (like a terrorist attack which may close down major cities etc) but most states leave the decision up to the individual districts and schools to make that call.
I would think that means that they have an emergency situation that needs attention immediately instead of waiting forever for someone who might or might not respond.
That happens with most vehicles when something triggers the electrical system to malfunction. When the fire heats up the electrical system it shorts out and melts together likely causing the systems connected to go off. That is why you see and hear car alarms, flashing lights, and the horn when something like that happens till the fire finally kills the system entirely.
That would depend on your district and the bus driver. You could ask but chances are good the driver will say no.
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Because many people reserve Sunday as a day of worship for God.
School districts do not have crystal balls indicating how weather is going to go. Sometimes it's a gamble and they release early and nothing happens. Other times stuff like that happens.
Because there are some districts and states with a very strict publicity policy
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