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[MissinTheGreenTrams]

I dont think it was so much the snow that got us as is was the ice. And back roads. Curvy back roads. Curvy hilly back roads.....I dont like to drive them the best of days...

[Swoosh]

There's the main problem.  The number of back roads that are in rural school communities.
They're still digging them out here in Linn County.  The main roads all appear to be fine now, though.  Nothing like going one day, then having days off again.  

The last two weeks (including this week) have looked like this...
X Tu W X X -- M X X X X

The next time I see my "Purple Day" classes, it will have been 12 calendar days since our last session.
Welcome Back to the "First Day of School"

KMN

[Gilligan]

Does your district make up those days be decreasing Spring Break or going longer at the end of the year?  My district has never really had Spring or Easter Break, other than Good Friday and sometimes the following Monday until recently, so that's never been an option for us. 

[Swoosh]

Our "Spring Break" consists of Th, F and M of Easter Weekend.

It sounds like 5 days will added to the end of the year (we were to get out May 10th) and that the other day might be taken from Spring Break IF we don't have to use any more Snow Days.

Though we are getting close to the "magic number" where you don't have to make up days anymore due to snow emergencies

[KBCraig]

I think the most we got in one day was 16", and about 30" total over three days.

Each town handles their snow removal differently, but the state trucks run around the clock as needed (we live on state-maintained road).

The biggest difference is that almost everyone plows. I think I've got the only 4WD truck in the county without a plow.

[sanddunerider]

ok, well i received a little over 30 inshes in 5 days,,,,,BUT NO wind, so it was easy to move and dig out... most of it gone now, have had 3 days sun and over 40 degress,,,,

BUT today is 13 wind chill!!! after 55 yestarday..

COME ON SPRING!

[Swoosh]

So we added a week on to the end of the year.  Luckily our state forgives every other day after 6 days -- so we've made up one already and we have 5 days left to make up and then the 7th day is forgiven.. make up #8 if it happens and then #9 is forgiven and so on

[Gilligan]

We had about a week to make up a few years ago.  In addition, the state forgave a few days, but the board decided we could make them up anyway.  We let one of those days go.  It was hard on families that had early vacations booked.