Jefferson County School System Offers Mea Culpa to Families After Roads were Slicker Than Predicted and Elementary school had to be called off

CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. — A weather system passing through the area overnight brought a bit of precipitation to the unseasonably cold Eastern Panhandle. Public schools appeared to be opening on time around the Panhandle as the bus routes began. Officials with Jefferson County Schools, however, are saying they made a mistake in their original assessment.…