Social Speaks: Cold Weather and School

This is for those above 40 years old. Do you remember school closing because of the cold weather?

• Linda Carlson no, not when I went. I don’t remember snow days either.

   
• Melissa Thomas Hawk nope

   
• Dan Tierney NOT !!!!

   
• Patty Church Nope sure dnt..!!!
• Helen Taylor Murray No and we had to walk to school everyday, almost a mile. There were stretches of below zero weather that lasted 20-30 days when we were kids.

   
• Brandy K. McElroy Nope and im not 40!!

   
• Diane Thomas-Greckel Nope, never !! I wonder if it’s because the buses run on diesel and that “gels” up when it’s really cold ??? Who knows.

   
• David Mallette Never because of cold….I recall a few snow days when I was in country school….and that met it was BAD!!!

   
• Julie Eager In the 60’s I remember getting out of school for snow and then playing in the snow all day in Craig, Ne.

   
• Mike Sklenar A lot of closing early because it was too hot. Then straight to football practice. There were a lot of snow days. Not sure if any of them were just because it was too cold.

   
• Monica Potter when I was young we lived in Leshara and I went to school in Omaha, my mother would be the one who decided school or no school cuz she was my driver. but later on when I was mainstreamed into regular school I dont remember too many snow days or cold days.

   
• Janet Bericic Never

   
• Lori Lubker Nope!!

   
• Michelle Sparks Smith Nope never!

   
• Susan Penke Nope

   
• Joan Lindstrom Wolf No.

   
• Nancy Johnson Nope, but I also remember my parents took me to school everyday.

   
• Cindy Schorn I remember getting out early but not snow days maybe late starts. But things have changed because evidently our kids need more “more protecting than we did” A lot of things have changed in our schools and it is sad

   
• Tami Friedl Hovendick Nope!!! You just had to go..

   
• Patti Johnson I remember having so many layers on you just prayed. You didn’t. Fall down!

   
• Lauri Bundy Canarsky With both parents working today, there are a lot more kids who have to walk to school. I understand not wanting kids out in subzero wind chills. And those diesel fueled school buses don’t like the cold either.

   
• Jolene Stromquist I think it was mostly Iowa schools because they still had quite a bit of wind Ik some places were suppose to be 50 below wind chill. Wouldn’t want anyone out in that especially kids walking.

   
• Helen Taylor Murray When I stop and think about it, that was then and this is now. I wouldn’t send my kids or grandkids out in -0 weather. Parents were prepared back then because it was a way of life. I even remember being embarrassed because sometimes our gloves didn’t match. We were layered to the max.

   
• Ann Anderson what I remember the most was the town kids went to school and the country kids got to stay at home when it snowed a lot. But as for the cold….we went to school. When it was extremely hot in August we went to school and just opened the windows or the teachers brought their own fan. But either way, we went and we all walked to school regardless the weather..no rides.

   
• Kristi Dahlgren Not once…