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The temperature has dropped about 30 degrees Fahrenheit in the past 24 hours (it's currently 38° and falling). Some after-school events are already being canceled at area schools. This poses challenges for working and single parents who rely on after-school programs. (thread)
Those challenges are very real, and are not to be made light of.
However, the first thing I think of when I see the temperature dropping like this is coats.
However, the first thing I think of when I see the temperature dropping like this is coats.
I'm guessing that a lot of kids didn't wear appropriate clothing when they left for school this morning (it was 53°F when I left the house this AM).
And a lot more kids don't have clothing appropriate for the 24°F temps we're supposed to see later tonight and tomorrow AM.
And a lot more kids don't have clothing appropriate for the 24°F temps we're supposed to see later tonight and tomorrow AM.
It's been raining all day as well. Will there be black ice on the road tomorrow morning? Will the buses start? (NC's infrastructure is not geared toward addressing these things.)
These factors -- and others -- could cause some unexpected, and frustrating, decisions from schools.
These factors -- and others -- could cause some unexpected, and frustrating, decisions from schools.
Does any of that justify canceling stuff *today*, putting caregivers in a difficult spot on short notice?
I don't know. I know this sort of thing was tough for *my* (single) mom when I was a kid.
But I also know there are variables involved that I'm not always aware of.
I don't know. I know this sort of thing was tough for *my* (single) mom when I was a kid.
But I also know there are variables involved that I'm not always aware of.
Anyway, just thinking out loud (so to speak) here. I'm trying to be more understanding and less reactionary to this stuff. Even when it's frustrating.
