The BBC News has just been on about thousands of schools being closed- and although it doesn't affect me, its got me a bit amused.
When I went to school at St.Peter and Paul's on Daubhill (quite ) a few yars ago- we never closed for a bit of snow. There's at most a couple of inches and most of that has disappeared off the footpaths now.
Why is it that schools close so readily when there is a bit of snow around. We got there through snow a lot deeper than this.
Is it because teachers want to skive a day off. Or because so many kids get driven to school now and parents can't get there because of clogged roads.
Or is it health and safety in case a kid falls over in the playground.
Or is it because they're all wimps thse days?
Do we breed 'em too soft and they should be made to go,snow or no snow.
Some of my best memories were chucking snow balls at kids from the other school further up Derby St.
What are your thoughts?
When I went to school at St.Peter and Paul's on Daubhill (quite ) a few yars ago- we never closed for a bit of snow. There's at most a couple of inches and most of that has disappeared off the footpaths now.
Why is it that schools close so readily when there is a bit of snow around. We got there through snow a lot deeper than this.
Is it because teachers want to skive a day off. Or because so many kids get driven to school now and parents can't get there because of clogged roads.
Or is it health and safety in case a kid falls over in the playground.
Or is it because they're all wimps thse days?
Do we breed 'em too soft and they should be made to go,snow or no snow.
Some of my best memories were chucking snow balls at kids from the other school further up Derby St.
What are your thoughts?