My place closed today, literally 2 minutes off the M62 at Saddleworth...huge amounts of snow. As said above, safety of students and staff and always in a last resort as we understand the disruption it causes to parents.Main reason is lack of staff. Most teachers like to live a fair distance from the school so they aren't constantly bumping into children and parents in their free time, so if snow causes travel disruption then it's quite common for the children (who are local) to be able to get in but the teachers can't.
We had more chance of being hurt in the snowball fights with St Peters, Gilbrook and Stapleton.I can categorically state that in my time at school neither Whinney Banks, nor Stainsby ever was closed due to snow.
And I don't recall anyone ever being injured, having frostbite or being killed in an avalanche.
People travel all over to get to work, there's nothing different about teachers (they just find it harder than everyone else for some reason )Main reason is lack of staff. Most teachers like to live a fair distance from the school so they aren't constantly bumping into children and parents in their free time, so if snow causes travel disruption then it's quite common for the children (who are local) to be able to get in but the teachers can't.
And drops offs didn't exist?We used to go to snowy school days in wellies and short trousers in the old days!
Back in my day me dad used to glue grit to the soles of my feet so I could walk to school.We used to go to snowy school days in wellies and short trousers in the old days!