My daughter called me at 7 AM to let me know Kettering was closed and I needed to pick up the kids before she could go to work.
So much for staying in my nice warm bed until about 10.
I anticipate a call Wednesday too.
I grew up here and I don't remember getting a day off due to cold, although we may have.
Most schools in the Cleveland area have closed today and I think it was the prudent thing to do. We haven't had temperatures this low since 2000, so it isn't as though this kind of thing happens too often.
I think the bgetter question today would have been are any schools open here it appears everything is shut down
http://www.myfoxmilwaukee.com/myfox/
Click on closings
Wellll, back when I was a youngster, we walked through blinding snow to get to our one room school before that bell rang!
Nah!! Grew up in SoCal when the worst weather was smog...Oh, they've still got it after all these years? Whouda thunk!!
That's because you're in Ohio.
Up here in northeast Illinois we still have school even when it gets down to -10 (like today).
The schools here close if we get a lot of snow and the plows can't kkep up with it.
North of us I don't think they ever close their schools. They send out snowmobiles instead of school buses. Heehee...
Here in San Antonio Texas we had some ice so everything closed down till it got back to around the low 60s and lots of sunshine, about 2 days not more than 3. That's it for our snow or ice till next year.
No, my school close on because of the grammars.
On account of flu sometimes. Cold never.
Our schools have closed a couple of times, but not because of cold. Buses run, lights come on, 60 below.
In my school district, they rarely close for anything. I remember one year a school bus got stuck in the snow across the street...told my daughter "Guess what? You're getting a snow day today!" I drive her to school now, but I'll keep her home if it's greater than 30 below (I'm in MN, so it happens) just because I never know if my car will start or not.
I loved snow days when I was a kid. If the schools don't close I give her at least 2 snow or cold days myself.
They closed school here today(SE Wisconsin). In our ridiculous town, if you live within city limits, you do not ride the bus unless you pay an exorbitant amount. So, there are some kids who walk literally miles to school. They are talking about being closed tomorrow too.
How long do children have to wait at a bus stop unattended by parents waiting for a bus? How many of the children walk home? Is that a factor?
Nope, we were open. My car didn't start up this morning but we were open. Only one student absent in my class.
I honestly think the school closings today were CYA--nobody wanted some kid to get frost-bite and have their parents sue. Can't think of any other reason.
Oh, is it cold in your part of the country? Here in southern California the temperature was about 84. It was so warm that I had to take off the sweater I usually wear during the winter. I found my neighbors sunning themselves at the pool. Looks like another warm one tomorrow.