(CNN) The horror stories seem to stack up every winter: Students sliding and stomping through knee-deep snow on their walks to school, trapped inside school buses or nestling in for a surprise slumber party in the school gym.
On Monday, schools across the Northeast shut down or planned to close early to prepare for a blizzard. New York City Public Schools planned to be open Monday but canceled all after-school activities and field trips, according to the city government website. Schools will probably be closed Tuesday, the website said.
Closing school is a tough call, said school superintendents from across the country. The decision often requires hours of preparation and discussion among administrators, local officials, road crews and meteorologists. Most school leaders said they take a better-safe-than-sorry approach, but it can be hard to do as the number of days off climbs.
"We lose a lot of sleep over it," said Gregory Hutchings, superintendent of Shaker Heights schools in Ohio.
So why wouldn't schools call off classes when weather seems like it could be dangerous? Here are a few reasons.
1. Forecasts can be wrong.
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2 comments:
When my kids were in school (years ago), I saw Worcester County announce school closings the night before a predicted "snow storm." Turns out, not a snowflake fell from the sky in Worcester County. The schools were closed and there was no snow, ice, nothing, anywhere. LOL Kids just got a free day off from school. Hey, if they allot snow days in the school calendar, might as well use them!
Schools hate em because the teachers are off as well doing no work as usual.
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