The "high" temperature for Tuesday ranges from -4 to 0 degrees, depending on which weather forecaster you watch.
I live 35 miles SW of Chicago -- schools out here and most of the Chicago Suburbs already announced closings via emails to parents and phone trees.
Why Chicago Public Schools insist on staying open isn't really a mystery -- they NEED the federal matching funds. They don't get them if the kids aren't in school.
Also, many Chicago Public School kids WALK or take Public Transportation to school. If I were the parent of a Chicago public school kid, there's just no way I'd subject my children to the weather elements to get to school that day.
It's just not worth the risk to their safety (getting shot at, public transportation breaking down and stranding them) or their health (getting sick.)
Back in 78 we were out of school for better than a week because of the big blizzard.
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