Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   School closings Date:   1/5/2017 5:48:27 PM

This is nothing compared to what we had in VA.  If they even talked about the possibility of snow, they immediately closed all the schools. This left employees scrambling for child care, because the federal government rarely ever closes, but does something called "unscheduled leave" which means supervisors must approve leave for anyone that doesn't show up. I've had people have to bring their kids to work with them, if they had a meeting or something that had to be done. The argument in VA was that a lot of the roads were hilly and they didn't want to risk putting the busses on the road. 

But in this case, I think that you are correct.  Nothing is supposed to happen until after bedtime on Friday night.  I'm guessing that Alabama has so many "bad weather" days to use in a school year, and so they are going to make sure they get used. 

I feel a little sorry for the kids here.  They get so excited about such a small amount of snow, and they never get the chance to make a proper snowman or the thrill of hopping on a sled to sliding down a big hill.  (and those adults who wish for snow, the chance to reshovel the 4 feet of snow off the end of the driveway after the snow plow goes through).