The weatherman was right, and not everyone is happy
By Suzanne
@Morethanamom (1948)
Canada
February 16, 2016 7:35am CST
When I was in school, if they cancelled the busses, school was closed. Back then(okay maybe it wasn't that long ago, I am only 32) more households had one parent staying home so it wasn't a last minute scramble for childcare for quite as many people.
So far we have gotten almost 2 inches of snow and I guess the plows are working on the highways(we live in a main road and haven't seen a plow yet).
They cancelled the buses but schools are open. Some parents are not happy. But then others wouldn't be happy if they closed the schools as well. At least with schools open, there is a safe and supervised place for children to be. No, the teachers will not teach a lesson to less then half the class, so it will likely be a day of games and movies.
As well, this gives the parents the decision on whether or not their kids go. Personally, my kids are staying home. I am thankful I can make that decision.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
16 Feb 16
What about the kids who have no ride other than the buses. Weird they cancel the buses and keep the school open. I wonder how many bus kids showed up
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@Morethanamom (1948)
• Canada
16 Feb 16
If the parents can't get them to school, they either need to keep them home(easiest for a stay at home parent), or find an alternative place for them to go. It is not like the children will be penalized for missing the day of school.
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@Juliaacv (50815)
• Canada
16 Feb 16
I think that the schools should remain open. There have to be some students that do not rely on a bus for transportation, I'm sure that some are driven by their parents, and why should they miss out. When I went to school, and you can add another twenty years to your age, us country students were the minority. And when the buses were cancelled, we missed the lessons taught on that day. My Dad used to load all of us four kids into his pick up truck, and unless the visibility were too bad, he'd drive us the ten miles into school. That taught us a lot about dedication, and I'm glad that my Dad did that for us. It also reminded us that education is a previledge and not a right and should never be neglected.
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@Morethanamom (1948)
• Canada
16 Feb 16
i can see that. We live too close to the school to get busing, and in good weather we walk. the teachers tend to not teach on days like this, so my kids aren't missing much.
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@Morethanamom (1948)
• Canada
16 Feb 16
This puts the decision in parent's hands. Kids are not punished or required to show up. I do stay home, so my decision is simple, but for parents that work, at least they have a place to send their kids(even if they have to figure out their own transportation). If they didn't cancel the buses, parents would be upset that their children were put in danger. It is one of those situations where they try to make it work for everyone, but there will always be people who disagree.
@Morethanamom (1948)
• Canada
16 Feb 16
Here it is the bus company that makes the decision on buses, and the school board on the schools. They make the decision at 6am, well before school and before most people head out to work.
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