. >> reporter: bob moser with the board of education said they did all the checks at 4 and 5 in the morning and he said the icy conditions started around 6 when the high school buses were on the way. >> we got the cold snap at the perfect time and if the road temperatures are hovering above freezing and you get a cold snap, we saw what could happen. >> reporter: some parents don't blame the school district. >> the state highway administration should have called the school and let the school know the roads were in bad shape and give them the delay. >> if they close school, the parents get upset, if they don't, the parents get upset, so they're between a rock and a hard place. >> reporter: others were happy the decision never came into play. >> i'm glad my kids were sick so they didn't have to go out into the ice. >> reporter: anne arundel county wasn't alone. the only counties with delays were frederick and carol county and they're in central. don harrison abc 2 news. >>> they have four to five days every year and this year they've had just two. >>> well, this seems to be a winner of the cli