Lol they’re pretty darned fast to cancel school up here, too! And we’re supposed to be used to walking through 5 feet of snow, uphill both ways! I used to walk through unbelievably deep snow when I went to grade school.
Now, a mere forecast will send out the cancellation notices! Me thinks it has more to do with teacher’s unions than it does weather. It has more to do with “whether” than “weather”. Whether or not they feel like taking the day off!
If you were in 2nd grade you were probably only 4 ft tall. That would put you half in in 2ft of snow.