Come on, if it's too bad to attend school as was stated in the third post "Most of the schools in EKY have not been to school since before Christmas" then it is no better that afternoon to attend practice or games!

 

Sure if it's just one day and done, but some school district miss day's upon day's of school, but never any games nor practice!

 

Not only is it buses vs. cars but it's also VERY rural roads vs. well traveled roads. You don't have much experience with county schools. You will quite regularly have practices on days when school is out and sometimes games. Being in school is a matter of whether or not a bus can cover its route on uncleared roads. Being able to get to a game is a matter of get from one school to another (usually on main roads).

Come on, if it's too bad to attend school as was stated in the third post "Most of the schools in EKY have not been to school since before Christmas" then it is no better that afternoon to attend practice or games!

 

Sure if it's just one day and done, but some school district miss day's upon day's of school, but never any games nor practice!

 

Here in our Eastern Kentucky School, it is not the players that are the problem usually. It is getting the buses up the mountains to get kids that otherwise cannot attend school. These kids do not come off the mountains for school unless the buses carry them. It is too dangerous when you have any type of snow at those elevations to get buses up there because the roads do not get treated. We have a high percentage of students who live in the mountains but very few who can play because they depend on the bus for transportation. So... We cannot have school because the mountains are dangerous for buses to travel for kids, but the main roads are very passable for practice and games. But this is just our school.

You have to admit, that there are a lot of kids who live in the country in many of these districts. If I was a superintendent and I had to make the call on snow, I would take this into major consideration, especially if my district has several buses that travel to remote places in the district. The major thing with making this call is that you have to consider the conditions of the road (6 AM and 3 PM), the probability of calling off school in the middle of the day if it is forecasted for later in the morning, and most importantly the safety and welfare of the students and faculty/staff.

 

As a coach, I would consider not penalizing those who live outside of the immediate location of the school if I decided to hold practice. I have absolutely no problem with holding practice on a snow day whatsoever. If I had kids who lived outside the immediate school area (i.e. the country or the next town over), I would call and tell them that I do not think they should come to practice because of the roads.

Come on, if it's too bad to attend school as was stated in the third post "Most of the schools in EKY have not been to school since before Christmas" then it is no better that afternoon to attend practice or games!

 

Sure if it's just one day and done, but some school district miss day's upon day's of school, but never any games nor practice!

 

So if the bolded is your opinion, you agree that there are two separate situations warranting two separate decisions, each based on the circumstances on that particular day. I mean it's either a hard and fast rule (no school = no play) or not!

Well then so be it! If the roads are so bad that school and thus the children education must take a back seat to safety, then so should basketball practice and games! I think it is a much greater shame for students to miss out on their education than to miss out on a basketball game or practice!

 

The reason schools are closed is because buses can't run their regular routes. Buses don't have to run their regular routes (down roads that aren't cleared or have blocked turnarounds) to get the kids to practice or games.

I really like the Fayette County rule of, no school, then no practice, nor games that day.

 

Getting an education is the reason for our children having to attend school and not high school sports, so if a Superintend feels it is too dangerous to attend school that day, then it is then still to dangerous to practice or play a game that day and or night.

 

Anyone who disagrees with the above is only kidding themselves if they say that education is more important than sports but gee the roads were fine by game time, so why not play.

 

In this, The Commonwealth of Kentucky, we need to start putting the education of our children first, second and third and realize that this is the only way that our children and The Commonwealth will advance their lives and thus our Commonwealth.

 

"Sports are for fun, but a great education, lasts a lifetime"!

 

You obviously are very passionate about this issue. The one thing you failed to mention is that missed school days are made up at the end of the school calendar. Are you going to postpone and back up all the seasons because of snow? Just because you play a game when you don't have school says nothing about the importance of education. If the powers to be in a particular county deem that the roads have been cleared enough to practice and or play I don't see that it is anyone not privied to all the facts make judgements about it. Your argument while passionate is ridiculous.

Here in the Mts. of East Ky. some of the Teams I have witnessed bringing their players to games in private vehicles should as SUV's or other 4-wheel drive vehicles. I hope they ARE CONSIDERING THE liability issue in the event of a accident. IMO this is a complete different situation applying to each region about bad weather events. I seen someone mention something about running buses for pratice. Where did that school system come up with the funds to pay for that?

You obviously are very passionate about this issue. The one thing you failed to mention is that missed school days are made up at the end of the school calendar. Are you going to postpone and back up all the seasons because of snow? Just because you play a game when you don't have school says nothing about the importance of education. If the powers to be in a particular county deem that the roads have been cleared enough to practice and or play I don't see that it is anyone not privied to all the facts make judgements about it. Your argument while passionate is ridiculous.

 

Thank you for noticing this!

 

I have been on BGP's since 05 and have posted the same about canceling school but not games since I have been on and I will continue to do so.

 

Please look at the #9 post in this thread about adding on day's or minutes to the school schedule. I think I covered how I feel about it.

If the teachers think making up snow days are a waste, then doesn't that make the situation the teacher's fault then? They have a job to do and as passionate as you are about canceling school and practice, maybe these teacher's that find it a waste to make up snow days should have their teaching contracts canceled.

 

We add whole days, not minutes to our schedule. We make up the whole day.

Well then so be it! If the roads are so bad that school and thus the children education must take a back seat to safety, then so should basketball practice and games! I think it is a much greater shame for students to miss out on their education than to miss out on a basketball game or practice!

 

 

 

One is State provide transportation, thus the State is liable. Attending school is the law and technically no choice.

 

The other, transportation of the players is voluntary and the decision is a personal one for each family. Attending extracurricular activities is voluntary.

That's easy to say when your child went to a private school and you the parent had to provide transportation to and from school. You also live in a heavily populated area and there are no rural roads that stay icy for extended periods of time.

 

I've seen EKY schools miss over 75% of the school days in January and February because the administrators have to look at the conditions of all the roads in the county.

 

Totally different than schools like Cov. Cath. and Notre Dame.

 

Are those county or state roads that go untouched or are they private roads? If they are county or state roads why are they left untreated for sure a long period of time?

 

I live in a subdivision and my street is cleaned clear to the blacktop after each snow storm with salt and Boone County plows. Of course I pay for it via my taxes but they do a great job of keeping my street with it's 12 homes on it, clean of ice and snow!

 

Oh there are rural roads in Boone County but your correct, Boone County cleans then very well.

 

Yes my daughter attended NDA and yes I had to take her (or made sure she was in a car pool) to NDA and home each and every day and I think they missed maybe two days in her four years there. I believe the public schools in NKy missed at least five/six days a year on average.

 

So here is a honest question (as I truly don't know) to the good folks in EKy that tell me about how much school their kids miss due to poor road conditions due to snow and ice! Do the parents miss 75% of their work days in January and February or do they somehow make it to work? If they make it to work, why then can't they drive their kids to school, like I did?

Are those county or state roads that go untouched or are they private roads? If they are county or state roads why are they left untreated for sure a long period of time?

 

I live in a subdivision and my street is cleaned clear to the blacktop after each snow storm with salt and Boone County plows. Of course I pay for it via my taxes but they do a great job of keeping my street with it's 12 homes on it, clean of ice and snow!

 

Oh there are rural roads in Boone County but your correct, Boone County cleans then very well.

 

Yes my daughter attended NDA and yes I had to take her (or made sure she was in a car pool) to NDA and home each and every day and I think they missed maybe two days in her four years there. I believe the public schools in NKy missed at least five/six days a year on average.

 

So here is a honest question (as I truly don't know) to the good folks in EKy that tell me about how much school their kids miss due to poor road conditions due to snow and ice! Do the parents miss 75% of their work days in January and February or do they somehow make it to work? If they make it to work, why then can't they drive their kids to school, like I did?

 

The bolded I tend to agree with!

Are those county or state roads that go untouched or are they private roads? If they are county or state roads why are they left untreated for sure a long period of time?

 

I live in a subdivision and my street is cleaned clear to the blacktop after each snow storm with salt and Boone County plows. Of course I pay for it via my taxes but they do a great job of keeping my street with it's 12 homes on it, clean of ice and snow!

 

Oh there are rural roads in Boone County but your correct, Boone County cleans then very well.

 

Yes my daughter attended NDA and yes I had to take her (or made sure she was in a car pool) to NDA and home each and every day and I think they missed maybe two days in her four years there. I believe the public schools in NKy missed at least five/six days a year on average.

 

So here is a honest question (as I truly don't know) to the good folks in EKy that tell me about how much school their kids miss due to poor road conditions due to snow and ice! Do the parents miss 75% of their work days in January and February or do they somehow make it to work? If they make it to work, why then can't they drive their kids to school, like I did?

 

Whether they can drive them to school or not isn't the question of when they decide to call off school. I'd say most of us on here defending practicing when school is out have to drive their kids to practice. I am one of the ones who thinks school districts overreact when it snows, but I understand why. I don't miss work and my kids don't miss school or practice because of road conditions and likely never will.

One is State provide transportation, thus the State is liable. Attending school is the law and technically no choice.

 

The other, transportation of the players is voluntary and the decision is a personal one for each family. Attending extracurricular activities is voluntary.

 

I can't see where the school would not be responsible for the players safety in coming and going to the games if they were the ones providing the transportation or arranging the transportation to these games. Think away games or are you telling me that the public school players drive themselves to the away games as individuals players!

 

BTW what happens to a kids playing time if he can't make it to practice or a game due to the weather? Yea we both know!

 

Again, Fayette County has it right!

I say if the roads are clear enough have open gym..and the games.

 

Sometimes schools are closed before there is a drop on the ground..I remember one time it never did snow and school was cancelled.

 

All Snow days are made up..you can not change the tournaments. Also extra-curricular is purely voluntary. If I were in a big city I might agree with Old Guy..it would give them a big advantage over the rural schools.