I grew up in MN. and in the days when there was a dress code.
The girls could wear slacks to school, under their dresses, if it was zero or colder. We had to remove the slacks in the rest-room before class.
I walked to school each day. We had no school bus but could take the city bus for 10 cents each way. In grade school we went home for lunch if we lived less than a mile. If it was zero or more we could bring a bag lunch. Hot lunches were not served at school back then until you got to junior high.
I don’t recall any of us minding these rules. We had a good time on our walks. We actually felt special to get to wear our slacks at all!
there ya go, and yet here in sunny -5 Maryland 1000 parents are beetching on the school system facebook site that it’s too cold for their delicate kids to go to school and the whole system should be shut down
I walked to Grammar School and rode the city bus to High School. I remember looking down the street for the bus to be sighted. And I remember the bus blowing past my stop because it was packed with people. Thats when it really felt cold....