[gulfcoast6]

Ha, here they close the schools if they even get a threat of snow.

[Jemian]

Speech is starting.

[Carolinamom]

When it started to snow early in the school day here, administrators did not release the students until after lunch had been served....you see, being at school for a half day counted as a full day of the 180 calendar days required.

Teachers were expected to stay an hour after the students left to be sure that all students had left. Once, however, the snow was so deep outside after lunch was served and the students released that after checking that all students were out of the building, I told the principal that even though the required hour was not up, I had to get home safely TOO.

The accumulated snow was already 8-9 inches deep on my car's windshield. That day it took me almost an hour of slipping and sliding to make a normal 10 minute drive to my house.