Why do schools close down when theres a bit of snow?

SexyGreyFox · 9 Feb 2007 at 18:25

Yesterday in Stoke my wifes school was one of the only schools open and there was about 1 mm of snow.
Today many schools sent for parents when it began to snow including schools in Cardiff which i've just watched on the News.
My wife doesn't even know why schools close but someone on here must know.

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Al Vallario · 9 Feb 2007 at 18:26

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17690351

dannyjo22 · 9 Feb 2007 at 18:26

Only reason I cant think is health and safety. When I was a kid we used to make huge ice slides in the playground. Guess if a kid got hurt doing that these days the parents would sue the school.

Van Hellseek · 9 Feb 2007 at 18:27

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17690351

beaten

bliss · 9 Feb 2007 at 18:27

Maybe the teachers feel they don't get enough holidays.

Kroegen · 9 Feb 2007 at 18:27

Why not? Why is everyone so fussed about having a day off because of snow?

SexyGreyFox · 9 Feb 2007 at 18:28

Close

n3vrmind · 9 Feb 2007 at 18:54

i suspect that teaching on a day when half the kids wont turn up is a waste of time, those that do turn up will probably be too distracted to get too much done anyway

BennyC · 9 Feb 2007 at 19:46

in my school its due to health and safety i think. The amount of idiots in the younger years, snowball fights, people get hurt. Let alone the ice, and if people slip or fall. Also how many kids can be expected to concentrate in class when theres snow outside to throw around?

Joe42 · 9 Feb 2007 at 20:28

The reason the schools round here close is because half the kids come by bus and the busses can't run in the snow.