BROWN COUNTY, Ind. -- Brown County School students have still not returned to the classroom after a foot of snow was dumped on the county Sunday night into Monday. The rolling hills and beautiful forestry of Brown County are great to look at in the Fall, but the same landscape can be very treacherous with snow and ice. Ice rescue training with the Bargersville Fire Department ”It's hilly, it's shaded," said Arec Burton, the superintendent of Brown County Highway Department. "Not a lot of sun on them and you mix that with the curves and the drop offs we have, it's just room for disaster." Burton has been working sun up to sun down with a team of more than a dozen snow plow drivers since Sunday. The main, paved roads through Nashville and the center of the county are clean and clear, but Burton said it's the gravel roads that take extra time. ”You can run over the gravel with the snow plow truck, but you don't get to scrape the actual ice off of it," said Burton. "So, you've got a really thick layer packed where people have driven on it." Some neighbors have been able to drive in and out of their gravel roads, others have been stuck and waiting for the Burton and his crews to come by. "They call in, and they can't get out," Burton said. "They can't get to the store, they can't get to the doctor. We've been trying to take care of the emergencies, and we just can't get to everyone at once." Once they plow the snow on gravel roads, another county truck has to follow behind with new gravel to make sure cars will have traction. ”You can usually plow the gravel roads pretty quick," he said. "It's getting stone back on them that's the challenge." With gravel roads still snow and ice covered, school buses have been unable to pick up students the entire week. ”To be able to get a 72 passenger bus up and down those hills and be able to pass an oncoming car is just not safe," said Emily Tracy, the Brown County Schools superintendent. Tracy and her team have been forced to keep kids at home, opting for a mix of snow days and E-Learning days. ”These are days missed and we would want nothing more than to be in session kicking off semester two, but these days we will make up," Tracy said. "But, it's just not worth it. The safety for our students, our families and our staff is our number one priority." Tracy said Brown County Schools administrators have been out testing the roads firsthand to try and determine if school can go on. ”We actually had a team member, yesterday, get stuck in his heavy duty truck," Tracy said. Brown Co School students have STILL not returned thanks to a foot of snow Sunday. Main streets are clear but 200 miles of gravel roads take much longer. Here are some of the worst where buses can’t get down. We talked to the school and Transportation Dept on @FOX59 & @CBS4Indy. pic.twitter.com/H95iuSSCjy— Eric Graves (@ReporterEric) January 9, 2025 Despite the delay in bringing kids back to the classroom, Tracy said the Brown County Transportation Department has done a great job clearing the roads. Winter Weather Advisory issued for Friday morning across central Indiana ”I think it's pretty clear with the entire county, they have done an amazing job this round," she said. Both Tracy and Burton agree, a foot of snow is a lot for Brown County to deal with. ”You get a couple of inches, that's no problem," Burton said. "You get a foot of snow and it's a mess." As of Thursday early afternoon, Tracy said she was not optimistic about school happening in person in Brown County on Friday. They're hopeful for next week, but there is also more snow coming in this weekend that could further delay important roads from being cleared.