As 5 kids showed up, I can't see why the school didn't stay open. Is there a minimum number of pupils needed to teach?
I also think they should make the time up again. This type of weather will probably be usual this time of year from now on.
I was half hour late last week because my car door was frozen. My boss didn't asked me to make up the time because she didn't have to.
My son missed a week of school during the first cold snap, no mention of it being made up. He is pretty good at studying alone but he says he really could have done with proper tuition, he is doing his Leaving Certificate this year so missing a week is a big deal. This week they cancelled school at lunch time on Tuesday, not such a big deal as they were doing end of term tests but he was disappointed not to sit them.
I don't think it matters so much for Primary School but Secondary Schools should absolutely be made to make up as much of the time as possible. My son doesn't go back to school now until 10th January, I don't see why they couldn't go back on 4th.
In the UK they generally finish end third week of July and go back beginning of September, so around 6 weeks is the norm for the summer break. My sister over there has 4 children and it's plenty of time for both children and parents.
opheila;....
People and glass houses eh..
If we continue to get winters like this it might make sense to review the long summer holidays for secondary schools. Surely two months would be enough.
In the UK they generally finish end third week of July and go back beginning of September, so around 6 weeks is the norm for the summer break. My sister over there has 4 children and it's plenty of time for both children and parents.
OMG, I can't believe you went through all my previous posts to find a spelling error; how diligent of you. I just happened to notice the very commonly misspelt principal/principle word.
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