The Median Sib

So this morning at 5:00 I checked the news and found out that my school system was starting 2 hours late because of snow.  I wrote about my frustration with the powers-that-be for not going ahead and canceling school for the day.  That post is the one immediately before this one.  So scroll down and read it first to get a little background.

Since teachers have to be at school on time - even if school is delayed for two hours - I headed to school.  Okay, I wasn’t EXACTLY on time - After all, why hurry?  I was only about 20 minutes later than I usually would have been.  I would still be at school almost two full hours before any kids.

Our driveway is quite steep, but I had no problem with it.  However, I drive country backroads to get to school, and I had to drive pretty slowly on one road, in particular, that had snow and ice on it.  I was grumbling to myself about how the roads sure didn’t look safe to me, when my cell phone rang.

It was about 8:10 A.M.  I answered my phone, and it was an automated message from the school system.

“After studying the roads further, we have decided to cancel school for today, February 1st.” 

After 8:00 A.M. they decide to cancel school!  Unbelievable.  Every single teacher who had followed the rule about getting to school on time was most likely already either at school or on the way to school by that time.  I wonder how many had to turn around at the next safe place, as I did, and head back home. 

Wasted time.  Wasted gasoline. Wasted effort.  If the school system administration had cancelled school to begin with, they would have saved everyone a lot of time and trouble.

Stupidity is alive and well in school administration.

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