Comments on: Monday School Closures

By: W

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:25:54 +0000

obviously you haven’t had the problems that I had with Atmore school system. The fact that my children come home crying everyday because of different crap they have to deal with. But anyway I understand the comment about how everyone down here freaks out over little stuff. I have friends and family from up north and some live down here now and they agree that people down here do not know how to drive on icey roads. Also a friend, who drives in some of the worst weather every week, just told me that on the way home from Molino to Atmore the roads were very icey and having standing frozen puddles and that buses should not be on the roads. And like I said he drives in worst conditions every week, but knows how most people down here don’t know how to handle a car much less a bus in these conditions.

By: David Green

David Green — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:53:21 +0000

We also don’t ride dinosaurs to school.

By: MOM OF 4 CHILDREN IN ATMORE

MOM OF 4 CHILDREN IN ATMORE — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:44:30 +0000

I JUST WANT TO ADD THAT THE ATMORE SCHOOL OFFICIALS DO CARE ABOUT THE ATMORE STUDENTS THANK YOU VERY MUCH !

By: NORTHERN MOM

NORTHERN MOM — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:43:09 +0000

WE WENT TO SCHOOL WITH 3 FEET SNOW ON THE GROUND GROWING UP AND HERE YOU GET A LITTLE ICE AND FLURRIES AND PEOPLE ACT LIKE YOU CANT GO OUT OF YOUR HOUSE. LORD HAVE MERCY ! SEND THOSE KIDS TO SCHOOL ! IF ITS NOT SAFE THEN THEY WONT HAVE SCHOOL FOR HEAVENS SAKE OTHERWISE IT MUST BE PRETTY SAFE AND THEY WILL HAVE SCHOOL TOMMOROW. EITHER WAY JUST WAIT AND SEE AND ITS YOUR KIDS, IF YOU DONT WANT THEM TO GO KEEP THEM HOME ! I AGREE WITH HAVE A LITTLE FAITH !

By: HAVE A LITTLE FAITH

HAVE A LITTLE FAITH — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:38:21 +0000

I AM THE MOTHER OF 2 TEENAGE DRIVERS THANK YOU ! I ALSO TRUST OUR SCHOOL BOARD WILL MAKE THE RIGHT DECISION AND THAT IS ALL THAT MATTERS, I TRUST THAT IF THEY THINK SCHOOLS SHOULD BE CLOSED THEN THEY FOR SURELY WILL BE HOWEVER IF THEY THINK ITS JUST ANOTHER RAINY COLD DAY FOR US THEN MORE THAN LIKELY WILL BE OPEN AS SHOULD BE ! IF YOU DONT WANT YOUR KIDS TO GO TO SCHOOL AND FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY THEN KEEP THEM HOME ANYWAY ! HOWEVER, I TRUST THAT THE LORD WILL TAKE CARE OF OUR KIDS AND I DO BELIEVE OUR BOARD OF EDUCATION AND WHOMEVER ELSE MAKES THESE DECISIONS HAVE ENOUGH SENSE TO KNOW WHAT TO DO SO SENSE WE ARE SCHEDULED TO HAVE CLASSES TOMMOROW AS OF NOW I WOULD GUESS THAT MEANS RIGHT NOW THE OFFICIALS THINK IT IS OK FOR SCHOOL TO RESUME AS NORMALLY SCHEDULED ! I KNOW OUR OFFICIALS FOR THIS AREA WOULD NEVER DO ANYTHING TO JEAPORDIZE THE LIVES OF OUR KIDS SO IF THEY HAVE SCHOOL TOMMOROW IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY MEAN THAT THE OFFICIALS THAT MAKE THIS DECISION FEEL IT IS A SAFE ONE ! SO NOW THAT WE KNOW NOTHING MORE THAN WE KNEW 2 HOURS AGO, WE WILL SEE IF OUR CHILDREN HAVE SCHOOL IN THE MORNING OR NOT ! I AM SURE IF WE HAVE ICY ROADS THEN CERTAINLY THERE WOULD NOT BE SCHOOL ! ITS ALL THE CALL OF THE WEATHER NOW AND THE OFFICIALS, NOMATTER IF THEY HAVE SCHOOL OR NOT WE AS PARENTS HAVE THE RIGHT TO KEEP OUR KIDS HOME IF WE FEEL THEY ARE NOT SAFE TO GO FOR WHATEVER REASON SO ITS OUR CALL HOWEVER I HAVE ENOUGH FAITH THAT WHATEVER THE OFFICIALS DECIDE WILL BE THE BEST THING TO DO !

By: THS STUDENT

THS STUDENT — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:56:07 +0000

Think about it even if there was no school teens would still be on the roads. Do you honeslty think teens wont be running the roads to hang out with friend, go to the movies or the mall. So either way teens will still ve driving tomorrow so why notjust go to school.

By: W

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:53:50 +0000

Have A Little Faith. Um the wind chill 2 hours ago was 30 degrees and the temp was 35 by 3 am the temp is going to be 33 so don’t you think the wind chill will be even colder? Especially since by that time the winds are going to be 15 to 20 mph plus gusts up to 25 mph. I’d think a lot will agree with me that the temps could freeze water. And if it was only students on here posting comments then we could assume that they just wanted to get out of school. But there are parents on here and trust me the only time some parents get any alone time is when their kids are at school, but they wouldn’t risk that alone time for their kids safety. And from what I’ve seen from the schools in Alabama they really don’t care about the kids.

By: Hands

Hands — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:47:07 +0000

Well I don’t know who “have a little faith” is but they need to get their facts straight! 1. Escambia county schools go to school more days than the state requires. 2. When you are driving behing a teen who got their license two days ago with ice on the roads you WILL fear for your life. 3. One day of the EDUCATION process should NOT cost LIVES 4. It was 32 degrees at 1:30 today. I’m sure it will be ATLEAST 32 in the morning when everyone will be rushing to get to school. 5. They should be out for a break. I know we just came back and I know we are getting out for 2 days next week but we should have more time to study for exams. 6.GOT EM! So now that you have CORRECT information, Should schools be closed on monday?

By: Student of NHS

Student of NHS — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:19:27 +0000

My bus driver, I know for sure cannot drive in icy rain, much less even in broad daylight on a perfect day. And the way that my bus route travels comes across some really aggressive teen drivers. Putting us in these situations and circumstances is up to the school board. Well School Board, the spotlight is on you. A strict evaluation needs to be made.

By: Ali

Ali — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 04:16:01 +0000

We shouldn’t have school tomorrow. Most of the kids I see driving at school are crazy drivers. Plus, I used to ride the bus to school before I had a different ride, and my bus driver was, and still is, a horrible driver. She drives WAY TOO FAST and isn’t careful at all. If we do have school tomorrow, I hope all the bus drivers and student drivers are very careful.