School Closings...

The schools around here close for snow (of course), they close for ice (ditto), they close for fog, they close a day early in some cases for snow and ice. They close for cold, they close for flood watches/warnings, for bad thunderstorms and even the occasional hurricane.

After two and a half years in the DC area, I really thought I'd heard everything with regards to school closings. Well, I was proven wrong today when Fairfax County schools closed 3 hours early this afternoon because of the wind.

The education funding in this area seems to be degrading so quickly that the patchwork of trailer (park) classrooms that house a significant portion of the desks in the area schools can't protect the kids from the elements. Fairfax County apparently has enough of these makeshift schoolrooms that it's worth closing school early.

When we have kids they are SO going to go to private school.

-Kal

(So there it is. The first post in over a month. Keep reading. I've got more in the queue, just need to put it to words...and Rich, if you want to give us a daily account of your eating habits, the comments remain open!)