Good people of Britain...........PANIC

[Premier Quality]

so can someone explain this to me as it was irritating me today! Was in work, with practically the whole department there with three exceptions - three people who have kids who had to stay at home because the schools were shut.

All the offices were open and staffed, as were all the shops - all the buses were running - everything was working as normal, except for the schools.

Why can everyone else carry on as normal but not the schools?

 

[lemonjelly]

speaking as someone who currently works in the eductaion sector, I have absolutely no idea.

What worried me, was last week some colleagues were expecting time off, & when we were open were irate about the fact. It seems that some (not all) have come to expect time off at the slightest bit of snow.

 

[Wolf Hunting]

Some headmaster explained it as..."The school has a responsibility to bring all the pupils (1,800 in his case) into school safely. If it cannot fulfil this obligation, and cannot guarantee the safety of those pupils, then we cannot open".

Or something close to that. This was told as it showed their very own miniature bulldozer scraping the snow off their internal road system.

 

[Penk Wolf]

After the balls they made of it in Penkridge on Friday I can totally understand them closing yesterday.

 

[James]

Was Wolgarston shut penk?

 

[Penk Wolf]

Was Wolgarston shut penk?

Open yesterday.

 

[James]

Open yesterday.

Typical, they would demand students to come in if they couldn't because of the snow. The School thinks it's better than it actually is.

 

[Deutsch Wolf]

Pavements around West Park and Chapel Ash still aren't great....main roads are fine though.

 

[Wolf Hunting]

West Mids looks like more freezing temps rather than more snow before Saturday's game.

What's it like around the ground and approaches?
Much compacted snow?

 

[North West Wanderer]

The approaches are all fine. The council have done a fairly decent job. More snow is expected overnight.

 

[Penk Wolf]

West Mids looks like more freezing temps rather than more snow before Saturday's game.

What's it like around the ground and approaches?
Much compacted snow?

6 degrees on Saturday, so it should melt Saturday anyway.

 

[Nando]

Stuck between Bristol and home in Somerset. It's chucking down and the traffic is horrendous. Long night ahead.

 

[Stan Hullis]

Unlucky mate.

Stay safe!

 

[FrankMunro-371]

6 degrees on Saturday, so it should melt Saturday anyway.

I don't want Saturday melting.....:run:

 

[Parkins left foot]

2 hours for a 20 mile commute - 20 mins for the first 14 miles then 1hr 40 for the last six!

Snowing, but roads are clear(ish) - just a load of people jamming all the roundabouts & gridlocking Shaftesbury for no reason.

 

[James]

6 degrees on Saturday, so it should melt Saturday anyway.

Rain on Sunday as well.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Rain on Sunday as well.

6 degrees on Saturday, so it should melt Saturday anyway.

Sunday morning football is going to be brilliant.

 

[James]

Sunday morning football is going to be brilliant.

nothing beats a mildly cold day on a soggy pitch.

 

[Nando]

Packed it in and turned round. Dad will have to enjoy his birthday at my student flat.

 

[MARKakaJIM]

Started snowing a bit as i was coming back from Merry Hill just, nowhere near what we saw over the weekend, probably wouldn't even cause a bit of bother if it carried on all night.