Residents in western Oklahoma had an early wake-up call as severe weather rolled in overnight. While tornadoes stayed out of the Oklahoma City metro, the threat caused cancellations. Parents at Northern Hill Elementary in Edmond had to go through different pick-up lines on Monday afternoon. They weren't picking up their children, but they were getting work that the students were supposed to do at home due to Edmond Public Schools going virtual for a day. "Just a little packet of some work to do. His teacher sent us an email, as well, so we knew what we would be picking up for him to work on," Heather McMahan, a parent in the district, said.The district was one of the dozens across the state that made the decision to either close, go virtual or delay start times. "It's not too bad, but you know they'll still have to get their schoolwork done," Kristin McKay, a parent of an Edmond student, said. Parents got the notification at around 5 a.m., saying they had plenty of notice. But the decision was a little inconvenient. "I feel like they jumped the gun a little bit on this. I feel like they could've just done a late start," McKay said. "My phone just kept going off with things and then we found out we were going virtual." The district said the safety of their students and staff is its top concern, and there are many factors that go into the decision. "I don't envy the people that have to make these decisions," McMahan said. Edmond Public Schools officials said they considered the conditions in the morning, as well as the forecast for the rest of the day. But some parents said the early morning decisions can be inconvenient. "I know it's difficult for parents that don't have flexibility," McMahan said. Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here. Those parents waited in line to pick up schoolwork for their children to work on at home. "I'm on my lunch break," Malia Smith, a parent picking up her children's schoolwork, said. "It's really helpful for our kids, because they can stay connected, and their education is really important. However, I think that it's sometimes challenging if you're a working parent to get here for pickup." The district said the decision was made to go virtual instead of canceling classes to allow the weather to pass. The district also said it didn't want its bus drivers or other employees to report to work during the height of the storm.

Residents in western Oklahoma had an early wake-up call as severe weather rolled in overnight. While tornadoes stayed out of the Oklahoma City metro, the threat caused cancellations.

Parents at Northern Hill Elementary in Edmond had to go through different pick-up lines on Monday afternoon. They weren't picking up their children, but they were getting work that the students were supposed to do at home due to Edmond Public Schools going virtual for a day.

"Just a little packet of some work to do. His teacher sent us an email, as well, so we knew what we would be picking up for him to work on," Heather McMahan, a parent in the district, said.

The district was one of the dozens across the state that made the decision to either close, go virtual or delay start times.

"It's not too bad, but you know they'll still have to get their schoolwork done," Kristin McKay, a parent of an Edmond student, said.

Parents got the notification at around 5 a.m., saying they had plenty of notice. But the decision was a little inconvenient.

"I feel like they jumped the gun a little bit on this. I feel like they could've just done a late start," McKay said. "My phone just kept going off with things and then we found out we were going virtual."

The district said the safety of their students and staff is its top concern, and there are many factors that go into the decision.

"I don't envy the people that have to make these decisions," McMahan said.

Edmond Public Schools officials said they considered the conditions in the morning, as well as the forecast for the rest of the day.

But some parents said the early morning decisions can be inconvenient.

"I know it's difficult for parents that don't have flexibility," McMahan said.

Get the latest news stories of interest by clicking here.

Those parents waited in line to pick up schoolwork for their children to work on at home.

"I'm on my lunch break," Malia Smith, a parent picking up her children's schoolwork, said. "It's really helpful for our kids, because they can stay connected, and their education is really important. However, I think that it's sometimes challenging if you're a working parent to get here for pickup."

The district said the decision was made to go virtual instead of canceling classes to allow the weather to pass. The district also said it didn't want its bus drivers or other employees to report to work during the height of the storm.