SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) _ A spokeswoman for South Bend's school district says it doesn't do weather delays, after the district closed for icy weather while other area schools just postponed their start times.

The South Bend Tribune (http://bit.ly/1HsDGHB ) reports the city's schools closed Thursday, but other places had delays to give time for slick roads to be treated and temperatures to rise.

South Bend schools spokeswoman Sue Coney tells the newspaper that the district's no-delay policy comes out of its need to transport more than 14,000 students. She says a delay would further complicate a busy schedule that also has buses taking students from building to building for different programs throughout the school day.

Coney says South Bend's school district has a reputation for staying open when others close or delay for bad weather.