The differences in opinions and situations are the #1 reasons why it is up to each individual school district to handle this situation as they see fit.

In Lex it's pretty much as you describe in Boone Co with roads being cleared to the blacktop in a short amount of time so if Fayette Co is closed it's very bad there. Thus the no play policy as there aren't much difference in roads downtown and those just outside of New Circle.

TOTALLY different situation the farther you get from the populated areas.

 

I could argue each point being made but I think it will fall on deaf ears. I'll just say that it makes sense to allow each district to deal with the issue in the way it is most beneficial/safe/educational for the students in their own district.

Can a school district that provides transportation have school but cancel bus service? I mean legally.

 

I know of one school district that does not have bus service, I should say I do not think they do, this disrict hardly ever has a snow day.

 

 

I have not noticed a school having classes but canceling transportation, but there are some schools that run on a snow plan with limited transportation and canceling PreK classes. Pendleton County is on an hour delay Monday and is running on a snow plan.

Can a school district that provides transportation have school but cancel bus service? I mean legally.

 

I know of one school district that does not have bus service, I should say I do not think they do, this disrict hardly ever has a snow day.

 

Pendleton County has a snow plan where the buses don't go down some roads I think.

Pendleton County has a snow plan where the buses don't go down some roads I think.

 

 

Boone has that also. The students have to come to the end of the road if they want to ride the bus.

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"!

 

I agree with your position. I don't like the idea of having sporting events, dances, etc. if you don't go to school that day.

 

If they couldn't have extracurriculars on snow days, many schools might not be so quick to call it off.

 

By early this afternoon, the county school here had already cancelled for tomorrow. Honestly, the roads are clear now. At the most, they should have had a delay.:irked:

Boone has that also. The students have to come to the end of the road if they want to ride the bus.

 

I think this is a good idea.

It's not a public vs. private issue. Incredible it would come up in a snow day thread.

 

It's a rural vs. urban issue.

 

If the roads in Lexington are bad enough that they call off school, then the roads in rural areas near there must be five times as bad because the snow plows make the urban areas their top priority.

 

Terrain also plays a part. I live in a rural county where there are narrow winding roads around the lakes area. I might can get my truck through there to get to work but no way a school bus makes it there. I also live in a county where 60% of the population drive 30 or more minutes to work. I don't think dropping their kid off at the school at 6:30am on their way to work is a viable option in the winter.

 

As far as I know, practices are optional to the students on snow days. I also know of many times where school was called off in the morning only for everything to be gone from the roads by 2pm. Games were played that night with no problem.

 

My school is also in a district that seeds their tournament, meaning rescheduling district games can be a headache because those games have to be played before the district tournament meeting, which is usually held two to three weeks prior to the tournament. Late January snow, such as last year's ice storm, can be brutal when trying to make up games.

 

Let's be honest here. I realize education is the top priority for kids going to school, but some of these kids wouldnt have an education without athletics.

 

If the roads are clear yet school was called off, and another nearby (even crosstown) team can make it to your place for a game, I dont think the education process will suffer.

I agree with your position. I don't like the idea of having sporting events, dances, etc. if you don't go to school that day.

 

If they couldn't have extracurriculars on snow days, many schools might not be so quick to call it off.

 

By early this afternoon, the county school here had already cancelled for tomorrow. Honestly, the roads are clear now. At the most, they should have had a delay.:irked:

 

So because of that, you think the team shouldn't practice?:idunno: Even though the roads are clear and pose no harm to any of the players?

No school, no play makes NO sense if you live outside a metropolitan area. Period. You deal with the headaches of re-scheduling games, buses, etc and see how you would like it. One thing that is blatantly obvious in American culture is that common sense has taken a back seat, or is non-existent today.

One winter in the early 2000s (can't remember which one), I know there were county schools that only went to school for 3 days in the month of February. What do you do then? As has been stated, you can make up school days, you can't change the dates of season-ending tournaments (well, not without major headache). It's a district by district decision and I think common sense prevails MOST of the time and safety of the students prevails nearly ALL the time. "No school, no play" just isn't feasible in much of the state.

One winter in the early 2000s (can't remember which one), I know there were county schools that only went to school for 3 days in the month of February. What do you do then? As has been stated, you can make up school days, you can't change the dates of season-ending tournaments (well, not without major headache). It's a district by district decision and I think common sense prevails MOST of the time and safety of the students prevails nearly ALL the time. "No school, no play" just isn't feasible in much of the state.

 

Not just some of the state, but all of the state. As stated before, schools make up the days they are off due to inclement weather and no education is sacrificed.

So because of that, you think the team shouldn't practice?:idunno: Even though the roads are clear and pose no harm to any of the players?

 

If the roads in your scenario are so great, why aren't we having school that day?:confused:

 

My point was: if evening activities couldn't be held on a snow day, perhaps some schools wouldn't be so quick to call school off on days when it's really not that bad.

Not just some of the state, but all of the state. As stated before, schools make up the days they are off due to inclement weather and no education is sacrificed.

 

I'm not going to get too far into this; otherwise, this thread will end up belonging in the Politics/Religion forum. But, I will tell you that a few years ago, a school system near me missed more than a month of school due to illness and an ice storm. The tacked on quite a bit at the end of the year, the state "forgave" some of their missed days, and then they actually allowed the teachers to make up 2 weeks of missed school with no students there. A teacher told me they basically had a potluck lunch everyday, cleaned up their classrooms and worked on their lesson plans for the following year. And that was considered "making up snow days".

I really think that each case must be judged on its own merits.

 

No school - no practice or play makes no sense at all as a general rule.

 

Wonder if ballgames were played at 7:30am in the morning and school started at 4pm in the afternoon, or 7:30pm at night, I'm sure eveyone would be up in arms if the ballgame was cancelled at 7:30am in the morning when the conditions prohibited play, but school was also called off in the afternoon/evening when the road/weather conditions had improved.

 

As long as coaches are reasonable, use common sense, and give parents the final call on attending or not attending practices on snow days, it is perfectly workable.

 

Black and White rules that apply regardless of real-time conditions are totally unreasonable. The only exception would be when the travelling team might not be able to secure transportation because of the school closure.