School closures

**singlewiththree** · 05-01-2010, 07:09 AM

I'm having a nightmare trying to find out if I need to get dressed! On the local radio channel website and also ringing and txting people and no-one seems to know if our school is shut. My girls aren't going unless I have to take mindees as its 5" snow out there and we fell loads yesterday.

This is ridiculous

**angeldelight** · 05-01-2010, 07:12 AM

Oooooooooh lucky you Paula

I would be dressed and out there now making a snowman ha ha

i want snow sob sob

Our school would prob be closed with that amount

I would imagine between now and 8am they will give the list out on your local radio station

Send it our way pleaseeeeeeeeeeeee

Angel xx

**singlewiththree** · 05-01-2010, 07:17 AM

Its the first time ever we have had a school closure so I'm going back to bed hehe

**angeldelight** · 05-01-2010, 07:18 AM

Originally Posted by singlewiththree

Its the first time ever we have had a school closure so I'm going back to bed hehe

We have had them a few times and its still early at the moment by about 8am they will / should have the full list

Still think its unfair ha ha

Angel xx

**charleyfarley** · 05-01-2010, 07:19 AM

Originally Posted by singlewiththree

Its the first time ever we have had a school closure so I'm going back to bed hehe

Oohh lucky you, don't blame you going back to bed

I'm sure our head would still open no matter how much snow we had

Carol xx

**Chell** · 05-01-2010, 07:32 AM

We've not got much snow just now but it is coming down heavy now. DH has just cycled to work in it.

It annoys me as most of the schools in the town close with the snow but the on my children attend doesn't. We aren't witin walking distance. On the last day of term it took me 20 minutes to get less than a mile so I turned round and came home. The traffic ahead wasn't moving and I didn't want to get stuck with two children and my 17mth old daughter in the car.

Both my children will have a mark against their attendence now. However, if they went to any of the other schools then the school was closed and their attendence record wouldn't be down.

**FizzysFriends** · 05-01-2010, 07:37 AM

Originally Posted by Chell

We've not got much snow just now but it is coming down heavy now. DH has just cycled to work in it.

It annoys me as most of the schools in the town close with the snow but the on my children attend doesn't. We aren't witin walking distance. On the last day of term it took me 20 minutes to get less than a mile so I turned round and came home. The traffic ahead wasn't moving and I didn't want to get stuck with two children and my 17mth old daughter in the car.

Both my children will have a mark against their attendence now. However, if they went to any of the other schools then the school was closed and their attendence record wouldn't be down.

They may not my dd's old school didn't give unauthorised absence marks to children that didn't attend if the weather was really bad as for so e it's just too dangerous to attempt to get to schoool.

**sarah707** · 05-01-2010, 07:40 AM

Our high school is shut - it has a listing on Real Radio's site

**Tink** · 05-01-2010, 07:47 AM

Just heard on radio our schools are closed. Mindee supposed to start at 8, no phone call from mum though!!!

**estrelas** · 05-01-2010, 07:56 AM

still don't know about ours

hope not

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**Tups** · 05-01-2010, 08:44 AM

our local school is closed today ha

**Tink** · 05-01-2010, 08:45 AM

Ha ha just been told the infants school near me is opening at 1:00pm they close at 3:00 what's the point???

Day off for me today mindee's cant get in

**lovemyprams** · 05-01-2010, 08:46 AM

our schools are shut and only have 1 out of 8 mindees here. Easy day for me.

**Straws** · 05-01-2010, 09:28 AM

schools are closed here, looks like I have the day off ,all but one parent has phoned to say they not coming

Straws xxx

**jibberjitz** · 05-01-2010, 09:49 AM

School on partial closure here which means if you dont have to take you child then stay at home. There is so much snow here that I dont fancy going out at all. I am unsure whether one of my parents will have taken their child on so might have to pick up later

Liz

**madasahatter** · 05-01-2010, 10:13 AM

Every school in our area except one is closed and my baby mindee's mum works at the one that is open. She was cursing the head teacher this morning as some of the staff have to travel quite some distance and he refuses to close unless the council say he must. So today I've just got baby mindee and my DS so a nice easy day!

**FussyElmo** · 05-01-2010, 10:20 AM

Our school is open they said it was up tp us if we wanted to risk the roads - emmm no. Then just had another text saying they would stay open all day but if we wanted to collect early we could - just close!!!!

Our local high school has closed as closed but its mayhem as they will only let the pupils go if they can contact a parents.

**Hebs** · 05-01-2010, 11:09 AM

our schools are open

even if i had to walk them they'd be there

they've just had 2 weeks off, and we go on holiday next week so i need the break this week

LOOPYLISA · 05-01-2010, 11:39 AM

Our schools are open but then we have no snow-yet, forecast tomorrow though

**mumx3** · 05-01-2010, 11:39 AM

what happens with fees when the school closes?

I have 2 before and after schoolies.

Do I have to refund the parents? I am available to take them to school but there is no school...??? Do I offer to have them in the day instead?

One of the children I literally do a taxi service for...I pick him up from home and drop him to school, they pay on an as and when basis a month in advance. If school is closed do I refund them?

please help!