Tagging from my friend Bluegrass Mama’s post last week about how much snow it takes to close school…
This is what we woke up to this morning. It’s just enough to coat the driveway- you can see Pat’s tire tracks. Not enough to make it worth dragging out a shovel, or even a broom. The road is completely clear.
Nick went off as usual to the bus stop at 7:30, and about 5 minutes later my neighbor called to let me know there’s a 2 hour delayed opening. So Pat rescued him from the cold (currently… 8 degrees.)
The problem around here is that we use a 3 tiered busing system. First the buses do the high school run, then the middle school, finally the elementary. The high school run is early, kids are picked up between 6:40 and 7 or so, and the school itself is up in the “mountains” which do get snowier and icier. So at the slightest hint of a slippery surface, the HS delays it’s opening because of safety concerns. Of course, the parents of HS kids can generally still head off to work and depend on the kids to get themselves onto the bus when it shows up.
But because of the domino effect, when there is a delay the elementary school buses don’t pick up till around 10:15 or so. Now for me, it’s not a big deal. I don’t have a job I need to be at. But for the vast majority of parents, it’s a huge PITA. It’s hard enough to take time of when your child is sick, but try to explain to the boss and coworkers who not only got to work on time, but found the roads clear sailing, that you’ll be late because of the weather?
If it was a rare occurrence maybe it would fly. But this is the second time within 2 weeks.
