Hundreds of Irvine Unified School District students have been stranded for days at science camps in San Bernardino County due to heavy snowfall in the area, and efforts are underway to get them home.
Several mountain roads remained closed early Monday morning because of the snow. Caltrans says crews were working to clear them, including Highway 330 and Highway 18.
Some of the students are stuck at Pali Adventure Camp in Running Springs and the rest are at Thousand Pines Camp in Crestline. During the brunt of the storm over the weekend, some parents told Eyewitness News they weren't able to communicate with their kids because they weren't allowed to bring their cell phones on the trip."Teachers have told her that she could write a letter. They took a picture of it, they sent it to me," said Parisa Yazdani. "One of the teachers let her send me a text through the app that they use for showing all the parents pictures...
In a statement to parents, the district said in part: "Please know that students will remain safe and under adult supervision throughout this process. As communicated previously, we encourage families to follow CHP guidance and to avoid the area so that roads can remain open for our buses and we can bring our students down the mountain as efficiently and safely as possible."
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