Thousands of Shakopee kids woke up disappointed this morning to find out their bus would be arriving on time.

Shakopee was one of several local districts not to delay school Wednesday morning after an overnight storm dropped 1.6 inches of wet slop in Prior Lake and 3.9 inches in Chanhassen.

Shakopee Superintendent Rod Thompson said he began talking with local school superintendents, law enforcement and bus officials around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. It was determined the storm did not pose enough of a safety risk to delay classes, he said.

Locally, Jordan, Belle Plaine and Burnsville-Eagan-Savage school districts opened two hours late. Eastern Carver County Schools and Waconia Public Schools were closed for the day.

When it comes to delaying classes or closing school altogether, safety is the No. 1 factor, Thompson said. However, the district is also sensitive to family needs, knowing it can be hard for parents to find child care or miss work when school if canceled.

"Closing schools, we take it very seriously, but we have to manage expectations and know we're not going to please all the families," he said.

Students definitely were not pleased as they took to social media to voice their frustration Wednesday. Many students complained that the Shakopee High School parking lot was not yet plowed when they arrived.

The district hires a contractor to plow its lots, but it appears the contractor was running behind Wednesday and didn't have a chance to fully plow all the aisles, Thompson said. Parking lot entrances and sidewalks were cleared before school traffic started, he added.

As of 9:30 a.m., Thompson had not heard of any bus issues related to the weather. The fact the snow turned slushy and sticky helped from a safety standpoint.

Thompson expects the non-winter Minnesota has experienced this year played into students' expectations for a late start.

"If this was any other winter, on a scale of one to 10, [this storm] is probably a two or three," he said.

What were people saying on Twitter about Shakopee School District's decision not to delay or close school?

@Kenzie_Pieper: Honesty Shakopee School Board, was making us go to school on time worth it? Buses can't drive in this weather. #itscalledTWOHOURDELAY.

@ZoeAnne95: Shakopee schools wants me to get in a car crash I swear

@whiiiitneeeey: Seriously, every other school gets a snow day except Shakopee. The roads freaking suck, hopefully my mom lets me stay home. #stupid

@AmberFloood: Praying to god that shakopee shows up on the news for no school.. I'm getting my hopes up because it's not gonna happen.