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Spw784
| | Posted on Monday, February 5, 2001 - 6:40 am: |     |
Anyone know why it took so long to decide to close school this AM?
I didn't get a call until close to 6:30 (I'm at the top of a phone chain) , and at that time, the www.cancellations.com link on the school district site, still didnt list the closing. It was listed on www.1010wins.com when I checked at 6:45 am. A check at 6:56 am, and the district website link to www.cancellations.com FINALLY lists the closing. (Just before the 7 am siren blasts) |
Tom
| | Posted on Monday, February 5, 2001 - 7:21 am: | |
I'm trying to figure out why they decided this so early. |
Cody
| | Posted on Monday, February 5, 2001 - 8:14 am: | |
Assume they decided because of forecast for worsening weather throughout the day. Don't forget, a lot of the children arrive at school via bus routes (Special Ed., Seth Boyden bussing,
Marshall/Jefferson and shuttle to South Mountain). Also, a lot of the staff does not live locally and must travel in from various locations.
I remember a mid-day closing due to weather that got progressively worse one winter's day about 5 or 6 years ago, and it was a real horror. Parents couldn't be reached, alternate plans had not been firmed up with other parents, many children wound up staying in school until the normal pick-up time anyway. I think at that time the superintendent (Dr. Lieber, I believe) said the District would try not to call a midday closing if at all possible.
Right now, everything looks OK, don't know what conditions will be later in the day. I'd rather they err on the side of safety than not, but if it doesn't snow, we'll all be upset at losing one of our snow days for no reason. Rough call. |
Tracks
| | Posted on Monday, February 5, 2001 - 9:42 am: | |
The weather forecasts have been very different on the various radio and TV stations so I would assume they were waiting for good information.
I think the real reason they close schools is because of the teachers since they do not all live in town. |
Imacgrandma
| | Posted on Monday, February 5, 2001 - 11:41 am: | |
I think the real concern here in closing schools is the safety of the children, not really the problem with teachers getting to school. Most parents both work now and the schools just can't let kids go home to an empty house. |
Algebra2
| | Posted on Monday, February 5, 2001 - 12:35 pm: | |
The YMCA is open (and my child is there) and i am at work in NYC. Is the snow really accumulating? Icey? |
Wilbur
| | Posted on Monday, February 5, 2001 - 12:41 pm: | |
Algebra2, it's been accumulating on grass all morning (my lawn is completely covered), and now it's starting to stick on the roads, too. It's enough to make me stay in and go shopping tomorrow instead, and my husband decided to leave the city on the 1:15 train. |
Nursie
| | Posted on Monday, February 5, 2001 - 1:38 pm: | |
Algebra,
The roads are getting bad but the trucks are out. My sidewalk was slush and hour or so ago, now it is frozen under the accumulating snow. According to the news the worst of the storm is still pretty far south and moving up.
It is for the safety of the kids that the schools close. It is very dangerous running the school buses in this hilly community on a day like this, not to mention for the kids walking in this mess. Several years ago we actually had a bus accident when they decided to keep the schools open, (fortunately no one was hurt) I think it was 1994 or 95.
When teachers can't make it in on a day like this other certified staff members take up the slack if no subs available. They closed for the kids not the teachers. |
Tracks
| | Posted on Monday, February 5, 2001 - 3:49 pm: | |
I do remember there was a problem several years ago and that some kids had to be picked up by volunteers with SUV's (seems like there were a lot less back then). Probably better to be safe than sorry, but it does sometimes seem that they are ready to close based on a weather forecast (which are often unreliable). |
Debby
| | Posted on Monday, February 5, 2001 - 4:48 pm: | |
Algebra
It's been coming down real heavy for the last hour or two. You have about 4-5 inches on your roof and your driveway's gone.
Wanna borrow the snowblower?
Debby |
Patty
| | Posted on Monday, February 5, 2001 - 11:12 pm: | |
Tangentially, free the shrubs! I just tried brushing snow off them about 5pm and some were already really damaged (my biggest one just keeled over into the driveway - wonder if my assessment will go down). I know I'm posting quite late but that weight of snow all night is murder, so just check 'em before turning in. Nighty night, Mapleberry. |
Chico
| | Posted on Monday, February 5, 2001 - 11:35 pm: | |
I don't pretend to be tough, but.....WIMPS! In South Dakota, its just a nice spring day. Many poor countries with a fraction of our resources turn out 8 year olds who can run science, math and verbal circles around Maplewood's coddled(hope i spelled it rite) finest. The apple doesn't fall far from the tree. |
Shakespeare
| | Posted on Monday, February 5, 2001 - 11:43 pm: | |
If you run in circles, you don't get anywhere. |
Nilmiester
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 6, 2001 - 8:21 am: | |
It is a whole other brand of the elitist "I am better than you, but for more important reasons than money and BMW's. I am enlightened and watch Ken Burns Jazz special but I am so intellectual and well versed in everything that I even put that down! This was told to me as a joke from a man from Nutley who refers to Maplewoodians as "phony weenies"! |
Mem
| | Posted on Tuesday, February 6, 2001 - 10:26 am: | |
Phonie weenies! I thought all hot dogs had artificial ingredients. |
Ejt
| | Posted on Monday, February 12, 2001 - 9:55 pm: | |
Great call on the Ken Burns thing Nil. PERFECT! HE could do the running in circles around his so called "critics" on this board. |
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