Name:   Lifer - Subject:   School closings Date:   1/5/2017 6:18:06 PM

You are correct that a certain number of weather days are built into the schedule.  That is not what tomorrow will use. If they stay 3 hours they get credit for a full day with the state paying them for a full day. That is how the school system is set up.  The state pays a per day rate to local boards.  If they have something happen and close after a couple of hours they loose the state money for the whole day. It is an outdated archaic method,  but it is the way the system is set up.  Weather days are not compensated it just schedule padding. They used to just end the year early if the days weren't used.  Most systems schedule 3 per year, but it would make no sense to use one in this instance because we are just entering the winter weather season. Now most systems will just cancel a day or two toward the end of the year if their weather days have not been used. The state only pays for a certain number of days so you can bet your bottom dollar they work exactly that number of days. I'm not saying anybody should ever work and not get paid.  I am talking about the way the state pays the boards basically as a per dium.

Sadly now cooperate America has succumbed to pressure to appease the masses. Russell is talking shutting down at lunch tomorrow. They will make the decision in the morning and since that decision is made by salaried employees my guess is they will.  The hourly folks will just loose time that most can't really afford to loose.