Cold Weather And School Kids

The snow has been hitting areas hard this winter as well as the bitter cold. Should your child walk to school in cold weather and blowing snow? This is something everyone thinks about when they send the kids out the door. Schools use discretion when canceling school or delaying it for a few hours, but do they have the best interest of the child in mind or do they worry about school days.

Schools need to think about kids first, then learning or meeting state requirements. There are schools that think about the kids and close school when appropriate, but some just delay school, which delays everyone it seems. When day care centers close, those who work have nowhere to go with their children and miss work. Some are penalized for this and some are not bothered by it.

One would have to think that kids that are home schooled have an advantage over kids that need to brave the elements and find their way to school. They seem to thrive just as well as children going to public schools and they do not have to endanger their safety.

This is one opinion, but I think parents need to have the option of sending kids to school in bad weather or not. They can call the teachers, see what is being studied and have the kids do the work at home.

Do you agree or disagree with this way of thinking?