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legalpretzel t1_j77oysh wrote

No. Nope. No. NEVER again.

Right now if my kid is off for snow and I have to work I can send him to the Y or JCC. I can’t do that if he has to be online, which means taking the day off.

NEVER again.

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saintmusty t1_j77ks3y wrote

Boooooo let the poor kids (and teachers) have a break!

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newpageone t1_j78m392 wrote

They’ll have to if they keep calling a snow day over an inch of snow or 15 degree weather. Didn’t think I’d start saying this, but they’re getting soft with what they cancel school over.

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CoolAbdul t1_j77xa00 wrote

LOL. Not a single kid is going to go online.

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dpceee t1_j7adjo2 wrote

From the way the article is written, it doesn't sound like they want to make it a requirement for children to learn on a snowday, but instead creating something to allow them to do stuff at home to learn.

That's the impression I got from this.

However, that being said. Snowdays are perhaps one of the best things that we have as a part of our local culture. Growing up in New England, snow days were one of those things that one looks back upon fondly as an adult.

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legalpretzel t1_j7gfant wrote

That would be nice but at the same time even worse because some kids would get that added enrichment and many others would not. I get the idea behind it but it shouldn’t be a thing. If they want to offer additional learning opportunities there are better ways to ensure they are delivered effectively.

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dpceee t1_j7k8y3x wrote

I would rather have any of my kids obsessively watching the weather news hoping that school will be cancelled, and then feel the same sense of joy that I did as I once did. Then I can let the dog play in the snow with the kids.

I can dream, can't I?

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