PPS1980
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They do, but only for the parents (and they don't matter).
WOW!!,,, Local Public Schools Closed Today Because,,,,
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They do, but only for the parents (and they don't matter).
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Bare foot!
Heck, we had to walk to 8 miles each way to school and back home in any weather. and it was uphill both ways!
fiasconva
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Chuck, it's not a paid day off. They will have to make that day up later in the year. But I bet a bunch of those students went hunting as soon as they found out. *s*
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Genetically Swiss
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Our daughter and granddaughter live in North Pole, Alaska. They close the schools when the temperatures hits -50 Fahrenheit. That's right, -50.
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Fishinfool
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Well, it could be worse..... Check out the info posted below, just lifted off the NWS webb site for Mount Washington. Pay attention to the wind chill value...
Larry
Current conditions at
Mount Washington (KMWN)
Lat: 44.27°NLon: 71.3°WElev: 6263ft.
Freezing Fog Blowing Snow and Windy
-13°F
-25°C
Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 76 G 82 mph
Barometer NA
Dewpoint -13°F (-25°C)
Visibility 0.06 mi
Wind Chill -55°F (-48°C)
Last update 13 Dec 4:51 pm EST
Larry
Current conditions at
Mount Washington (KMWN)
Lat: 44.27°NLon: 71.3°WElev: 6263ft.
Freezing Fog Blowing Snow and Windy
-13°F
-25°C
Humidity 100%
Wind Speed W 76 G 82 mph
Barometer NA
Dewpoint -13°F (-25°C)
Visibility 0.06 mi
Wind Chill -55°F (-48°C)
Last update 13 Dec 4:51 pm EST
carpriver
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I remember walking to a country school in central Michigan, In the deep winter months of January and February as kids we wore cotton flannel lined bib overall a wool coat, and wool mittens, wool sock in felt boots inside 4 buckle rubber boots a wool stocking hat and scarf. If it was snowing you just followed the fence line. but when you reach school you got hot coco, our teacher did live in the school district and she had to get there and open the school and turn up the heat.
sousana
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I love the cold, but -50 is sort of pushing it lolol.
Wow. How do folks in Minnesota go to school ever? Or Finland? Or Maine? Or all of Canada? Teachers Unions
U Maine Orono called classes a couple times during my 4 years there. Couple times. It was also like -12 before any windchill. Some folks taking long cross campus walks to classes were in fact ar risk of frostbite on exposed flesh.
PPS1980
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Arik
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To be honest I laugh at most of the school closings.
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How about a Stay Home and Rearrange Your Sock Drawer Day? I drive a school bus, and my socks are in complete disarray.
They really hate to shut down the schools for snow around here, but my district is particularly bullheaded. Other districts in the area will close for as little as 8-12 inches.
They really hate to shut down the schools for snow around here, but my district is particularly bullheaded. Other districts in the area will close for as little as 8-12 inches.
Ole Joe Clark
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Where is the popcorn?
Wow. How do folks in Minnesota go to school ever? Or Finland? Or Maine? Or all of Canada? Teachers Unions
ALL of Canada? Ever been to Seattle, WA? Not that far below the 49th parallel. Vancouver BC is basically in the Pacific Northwest and pretty mild in the winter; rarely goes (or stays) below 20ºF in that part of the world. They go into panic mode in Vancouver if there's more than an inch or two of snow, though.
Now these people know how to live with COLD:
Oymyakon, Russia: the coldest place on Earth
I read somewhere that they only close the school when it gets below -54.
ACP230
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Back in the 1980s schools in my area of the U.P. closed
in the spring because of a freak thaw. The back roads were
flooded because of quick snow melt. Unsafe for buses.
I used to string for a newspaper back then. The small story I
wrote was headlined, "Schools Close: It's Too Warm."
Hasn't happened since.
in the spring because of a freak thaw. The back roads were
flooded because of quick snow melt. Unsafe for buses.
I used to string for a newspaper back then. The small story I
wrote was headlined, "Schools Close: It's Too Warm."
Hasn't happened since.
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I can't believe the reasons they have.....
I can't believe the numbers and types of reasons they have to close down school. Every other Wednesday is a 'late in' day, where the kids don't have to get to school about an hour later than normal. They have in school detention because after school would be dangerous for the kids to to home an hour after school. I scoff at the amount of homework my son has had to do over the years. I think he's never done more in a month that I did any night plus weekends. (He graduates H.S. in a couple of weeks) Our teachers gave us homework like we only had to do homework for their one class.
It took a LOT to close down schools, but I remember that something that was almost guaranteed were 'ice' days where ice would form on the bridges if nowhere else. We had NO preparation, sand, salt, trucks to deliver the stuff back in the 60's. It's a little better now. And of course people around here would drive faster when it was icy to get home and off the road quicker.
I can't believe the numbers and types of reasons they have to close down school. Every other Wednesday is a 'late in' day, where the kids don't have to get to school about an hour later than normal. They have in school detention because after school would be dangerous for the kids to to home an hour after school. I scoff at the amount of homework my son has had to do over the years. I think he's never done more in a month that I did any night plus weekends. (He graduates H.S. in a couple of weeks) Our teachers gave us homework like we only had to do homework for their one class.
It took a LOT to close down schools, but I remember that something that was almost guaranteed were 'ice' days where ice would form on the bridges if nowhere else. We had NO preparation, sand, salt, trucks to deliver the stuff back in the 60's. It's a little better now. And of course people around here would drive faster when it was icy to get home and off the road quicker.
Old TexMex
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We had 2” of snow, it’s very rare, so the local school declared a “snow day” here, half the kids went SURFING!!
I love it
I love it
The only storm I remember closing schools dropped 60" of snow next to the foothills and 40" out where we lived.My kids were pissed because their school district was on spring break lol
It took 3 days to get the roads open and the skiing was fantastic.
It took 3 days to get the roads open and the skiing was fantastic.
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I remember a few no school snow days but what always ticked me off was often there was school but no rural buses. I lived in the country but didn't ride the bus so Mom always said "You are going to school!" And she made sure I got there!
