When people woke up Feb. 13 the ground was covered in snow, the roads were covered in ice, and dark clouds filled the skies. But the schools were empty because only a handful of people could make it to school. However, the school was still open. The classrooms were nearly empty and for the students that did show up found themselves sitting and doing nothing. Many teachers didn’t proceed with there lessons since 90 percent of their classroom was empty.
On a day where the snow was bad enough to give probable cause to call school, we find ourselves wasting a day. The roads were dangerous for many students who drove on them; even the parking lot was ice. Four school buses that ended up in the ditch due to the condition of the roads.
If we had called for a snow day, the number of students who did not show up because they could not get out of there driveway, would not have unwanted absences. I found myself driving on ice all the way to school. I almost ended up sliding into a lake and risked getting hit by other drivers. All this to come to school to find myself doing nothing and wasting my time. Bentonville and many of the smaller rural schools around us made the smart choice. We’re lucky that nobody got hurt this time around.