Submitted by bostondotcom t3_11s2fkj in massachusetts
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inky-doo t1_jcchjf3 wrote
heh. remember seeing the busses drive by thinking the kids looked miserable. glad I wasn't out in it.
FriendlySocietyWhale t1_jcbk5go wrote
They apologized?!? I'm owed at least a dozen apologies for snow days that shouldn't have been and vice versa.
HolmeonSpaulding t1_jcc91aw wrote
A superintendents job is to err on the side of caution. They did not in this case -- probably bowing to pressure from all the "uphill both ways" parents.
bigredthesnorer t1_jcbv0ds wrote
My old public school system owes me an apology for the day that I trudged to elementary school in the snow with my snowboots, and I lost one of my shoes from my bag, so I had to wear my boots all day at school. If they had closed school that day, I would not have lost a shoe and made my mother mad.
somegridplayer t1_jcbwfxq wrote
Shit, 30 years ago they did this and would reply "lol tough shit".
HolmeonSpaulding t1_jcc93xd wrote
Nah. I was in school 40 years ago.
Parents are the same.
Significant_Shake_71 t1_jcfulvh wrote
Depends where. Growing up, my town hardly ever canceled school, they seemed adamantly against it no matter how much snow we got and the adults always told us to get over it lol
HolmeonSpaulding t1_jcgb5mj wrote
Where was your town?
AbbreviationsFar7867 t1_jcck6ye wrote
Did you grow up in Springfield?
Potat-O-Vision t1_jcc7ttj wrote
Still waiting for my HS superintendent for never calling snow days because SHE didn’t go to work until 9:30. School started at 7:30.
ripplecarry t1_jcddh2y wrote
This is news, lol
Zaius1968 t1_jcczqmk wrote
Why not? My city held school. If the roads are clear the roads are clear.
bostondotcom OP t1_jcbecgv wrote
Whoops. Haverhill Public Schools apologized to families for holding school on Tuesday after the city got nine inches of snow, according to a Facebook post from the district.
The school said it was following weather forecasts, which predicted snow wouldn’t start until 1 p.m. It started mid-morning instead.“We called this one wrong, and we are so sorry!” their post reads.
The full story is here on Boston.com, if you're interested. (Non-paywalled.)