Should I or shouldn’t I?
For school administrators, it can be an agonizing question.
Calling off school is not an easy decision, even when the weather looks gloomy. If they decide to cancel classes based on a forecast, it could be wrong and parents who have to scramble to find baby sitters will be angry.
Then, again, if they go ahead and let the buses roll on icy streets, parents may vilify them for needlessly putting their young ones at risk on dangerous roads.
For school administrators, it can be an agonizing question.
Calling off school is not an easy decision, even when the weather looks gloomy. If they decide to cancel classes based on a forecast, it could be wrong and parents who have to scramble to find baby sitters will be angry.
Then, again, if they go ahead and let the buses roll on icy streets, parents may vilify them for needlessly putting their young ones at risk on dangerous roads.
"I just wish somebody else could make the decision," said Joann Coyle, principal of Holy Child Elementary in Arnold. "It is nerve-racking."
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