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The Decision About Cancelling School Due to Weather in Michigan

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Should public schools have had a snowday today? Why or why not? Please assist me with ideas.

https://www.mlive.com/news/flint/2019/02/mid-michigan-school-leaders-discuss-potential-for-make-up-count-day.html

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The pros and cons of cancelling school, despite count day, in Michigan with bad weather conditions is discussed.

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The underlying factor in the question is "public schools" with count day and weather problems. In many regions, charter schools are public school. Understanding that many sites use the choice made on cancelling or not can have a huge trickle-down effect. In some regions, of the state, primarily all students are riding busses, due to the distance from their home. In others, children may walk to school. When school of choice is an issue, parents must drive students to and from school every day. Severe weather can be serious to those walking or driving a bus on an icy and snowy road.

In the case, where school is canceled, children miss the daily routine and preparation for critical standardized tests. This writer finds irony, however, that despite potentially very dangerous conditions for driving and genuine reason for ...

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