That being said, it's been an interesting January. We were late getting back to school after our Christmas break due to the temperatures. Well, actually we were supposed to have four inches of snow on the Sunday evening before we went back, so they cancelled the teacher work day for Monday. The snow wasn't as bad as they thought but then the temperature dropped like a rock.
Teachers reported that Tuesday and it was a whopping 1 degree that morning. I teach in a 49 year old building that had its own weather system so I was expecting the worst. After all, even on a normal day when the temperature is in the 50's we have rooms that are freezing, others that are sweltering, and others like mine that change throughout the day. So I had on hand knit socks, layers, and even brought a wool shawl I could use as a blanket if needed. As luck would have it, we had no problems. Amazing.
However, other buildings, especially those with portables and those that were actually newer, had issues with frozen and bursting pipes and heating systems that wouldn't work. It was fairly wide spread so they cancelled school for the following day so they could get the buildings back up to par. Not to mention all the buses that wouldn't start.
Most of us thought that was a good idea, mainly because it meant our kids weren't waiting for a bus when the wind chill was -5.
Now, my students Up North would have no problem waiting for a bus in weather like that, but they have the clothes for it. My kids don't. Heavens, were seeing temps that haven't been this low since 1994! Some of my boys are still wearing basketball shorts in this weather with just a hoodie for a coat. Gloves? Unheard of.
And here we go again. Temperature tomorrow is supposed to be -10 to -5. Some school systems are starting to close...wonder what we will end up doing?
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