Is it me or is the current policy of letting schools out early just getting ridiculous. We are expecting some snow today in the Memphis area. That's right, we are EXPECTING snow. Because of this, pretty much every school district in the area is scheduling to dismiss students at around noon. Note - the last I heard, the snow was going to start early afternoon and be a pretty light mix with rain until evening at which point it would get a little bit worse and accumulate some. Note 2 - it was 60 degrees yesterday.
This makes me feel pretty darn old. When I was in school, we only got out early if there actually was SNOW ON THE GROUND.
It gets worse though. Several weeks ago, they let schools out early because they were expecting tornados. Again, EXPECTING. When schools let out, it was still sunny outside. Last year they let out early when tornado-type weather was expected and they ended up having hundreds of buses and parents roaming through town during the worst part of the storm.
What happened to the drill where students get out in the hall and duck their heads between their legs in the case of tornado activity? Are they safer in a bus or car than they are in the schools? Heck, are they safer at home than they are at school??!!
I just think this is completely ridiculous. I understand the intent supposed to be to keep kids safer, but I don't see how that is accomplished any more than it was when I was a kid. And it surely causes much more confusion. Over something that MIGHT NOT HAPPEN!!
Just makes no sense. Oh well. Not like much that happens around here makes much sense anyway.
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