12-12-2017, 01:15 PM
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Schools closing at the drop of a snowflake
I've just been reading that some schools have closed for a second day!Where's the bulldog spirit gone? when I was at school in the 60s we had to go to school whatever the weather and I never knew either my primary school or grammar school to close due to snow and ice.
Even the severe winter of 62-63 our little school never closed. We all huddled around the Coke stove and carried on as usual.at that time everywhere was frozen from December and it didn't thaw until March.
We only had macs or a duffle coat and a pair of wellies, thermals didn't exist then nor big arctic puffa coats.
I know there will be people who will argue that schools don't want to be sued if a child has an accident but what's the difference between them and shopping centres, car parks and any other public place?
12-12-2017, 02:36 PM
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Re: Schools closing at the drop of a snowflake
Its ridiculous , next thing they will close them because its too hot. Just an excuse to have a day off. They have a caretaker , get him putting some sand on the playground. If traffic is a problem start school later in the morning.my god what a lot of wimps .
Here the kids go to school whatever the weather, they have the right clothes and WEAR them. The young kindergarten ones all have a change of clothes at school for in school wear and also a set of clothes for wet weather or cold . They all have to play out unless the temp drops below -12c, then they can opt to stay in . They are not restricted in what they do at break times other than throwing snowballs is banned completely . They make slides , even down the school steps
. Snow and ice does not stop the football.
12-12-2017, 02:40 PM
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Re: Schools closing at the drop of a snowflake
The world's gone soft. I remember going to school during the winter of 62/63 when the snow came up to my middle and was made to traipse across the school playground in my shorts and wellies to the weather station to get temperature and barometer readings for a project we were doing. Some days, the boiler wasn't working because the coal wagons couldn't get through but still we had to go to school.
12-12-2017, 02:48 PM
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Re: Schools closing at the drop of a snowflake
All the schools around here closed with the exception of the private schools who have boarders and can't close.My grandchildren go to a private school and that stayed open but they were unable to get there because they live some distance away .
I can never remember my school in the Peak District closing when I was a child .Every winter seemed hard in those days. We walked to school a mile often across the fields wellingtons chaffing our legs and heels and hands sore with chilblains.
I guess most schools were local then so within reach of most children . A few children from the tiny villages were unable to get in. So many village schools have close, many children travel miles to get to school now.
12-12-2017, 03:50 PM
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Like others here, our school never closed either. I can remember walking to school in snow, ice, pouring rain, fog, hail & any combination. We were a tough lot in those days. Very little heating in school either. But then we also played outdoors in all weathers as well, in groups with friends or just two of us & sometimes alone. It was a different World then.|
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