School board "snow days"

[superfun]

I have all teachers children in my care, and i would assume they would go to work to get caught up on stuff if there was no students for a day. However, that never really happens around here. Sometimes the busses don't run, but walking students still attend.

[Rachael]

I have all teachers children in my care, and i would assume they would go to work to get caught up on stuff if there was no students for a day. However, that never really happens around here. Sometimes the busses don't run, but walking students still attend.

That happens here too.

Sometimes no buses at all. Other times they say buses will not be travelling down unpaved roads so all the students who live on gravelled streets either have to walk to a paved bus pick up point, get a ride in to school, or miss the day. We also have situations where the buses run but it's up to driver's discretion if they will travel down certain roads - usually narrow roads or roads which require a u-turn are missed.

In any of the above situations, the school is actually open and so all of the teachers are expected to be in.

Depending on how close to the school the teacher lives, some will drive in even if the school is closed to students and get some work done but those who live further afield tend not too.

Teachers here although all working for one school board can sometimes work in a very urban area and other times work in the middle of nowhere. They tend to pick a day care close to their home not always close to their work.

[Lee-Bee]

Teachers don't get the day off so snow days. They are expected to work and they do in fact have children in their care. It is very, very rare that on a snow day the school is empty of students. All the walkers still attend and a large number of bussers get dropped off. The only thing that isn't running on a snow day is the school buses.

[Rachael]

Teachers don't get the day off so snow days. They are expected to work and they do in fact have children in their care. It is very, very rare that on a snow day the school is empty of students. All the walkers still attend and a large number of bussers get dropped off. The only thing that isn't running on a snow day is the school buses.

I guess this is something else which varies by Province.

Here - a snow day means the school is CLOSED to staff and students alike. Teachers do get the day off although some opt to work from home, others hit the ski slopes. A snow day means the school is completely empty - no custodian, no canteen staff, no admin, no teachers, no support staff, no students.

The decision to close is based on safety of travel (buses/parents driving and walkers alike) and likelihood of declining weather during the school day which would adversely affect the journey home.

We have instances where the buses don't run - but these aren't termed as snow days since the school is open for those who are able to get in.

[Lee-Bee]

I guess this is something else which varies by Province.

Here - a snow day means the school is CLOSED to staff and students alike. Teachers do get the day off although some opt to work from home, others hit the ski slopes. A snow day means the school is completely empty - no custodian, no canteen staff, no admin, no teachers, no support staff, no students.

The decision to close is based on safety of travel (buses/parents driving and walkers alike) and likelihood of declining weather during the school day which would adversely affect the journey home.

We have instances where the buses don't run - but these aren't termed as snow days since the school is open for those who are able to get in.

This makes so much more sense to me! I always found it odd that if it was too unsafe for buses to be on the road then teacher's shouldn't be on the road either! When I was teaching there would be 1-2 teachers per school that didn't make it in, since numbers were a bit lower in each class due to no buses we'd shuffle kids around to stay in ratio. Also, since not all kids were present regular teaching wouldn't take place but "snow day activities" instead, fun games and extra learning activities.

Funny how different provinces do things...and how easily we forget that 'our; way isn't everyone's way!

[bright sparks]

This makes so much more sense to me! I always found it odd that if it was too unsafe for buses to be on the road then teacher's shouldn't be on the road either! When I was teaching there would be 1-2 teachers per school that didn't make it in, since numbers were a bit lower in each class due to no buses we'd shuffle kids around to stay in ratio. Also, since not all kids were present regular teaching wouldn't take place but "snow day activities" instead, fun games and extra learning activities.

Funny how different provinces do things...and how easily we forget that 'our; way isn't everyone's way!

Maybe it's a board thing not a province thing. Snow day in Halton and Niagara board means the schools are closed. Buses are cancelled all the time but that's seperate and is not something the schools have any control over. It's the bus companies call. If it's a snow day don't drop your child off, at the most there will be administrators there. Schools are officially closed!

I've had teachers kids who worked in both boards and I've had my own kids in both too so clarified the actual true meaning