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The eyes of nearly every child in the United States instantaneously sparkle at the mere mention of two words: "snow day." Even those of us who grew up in the warmer parts of the country would sometimes be granted the glorious reprieve from school by icy roads, or -- if Heaven would have it -- respectable piles of the white stuff. All those young, wistful, smiling eyes may soon be permanently dulled, though, if one Ohio school district has its way.Mississinawa Valley School District in Darke County, Ohio has announced that its students will no longer know the joys of spontaneous vacation days -- thanks to the Web. On days when roads are closed due to inclement weather, kids will be forced to attend class on the dang old Internet. District Superintendent Lisa Wendel told the Columbus Dispatch that it will be good for the kids, and will better prepare them for college, where online courses are regularly offered. We have not yet definitively heard whether or not Mississinawa Valley's school lunches will be limited to gruel and boiled cabbage.
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Subscribe to commentsqitupxOct 26th 2010 3:50PM
What if you have no internet connection?
hydro_harleyOct 27th 2010 10:35AM
you walk up hill both ways till you find a house that has the internet
Ben StovallOct 27th 2010 5:37PM
This sounds like a great plot for Snow Day 2: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0184907/
Thomas HoustonOct 27th 2010 5:30PM
@ben scared me. really thought they were working on a snow day 2 for a second there.
anomOct 28th 2010 10:00PM
First of all, the kids would only be doing online assignments AFTER the number of calamity days have been met. Last year the state allowed 5, this year it's only 3. So any day cancelled after the third time will have to made up. This is when the online assignments would begin. I know if I had the choice as kid whether to sit at the computer for a few hours or give up spring break/ summer vacation, the answer would be obvious- show me the computer!
No internet- no problem. Kids can go to community centers, churches, library, friends' homes or wait and complete them at school.
We are only talking about a couple of hours worth of assignments, plenty of time left to throw snowballs. Trust me, their eyes are still going to sparkle when they hear "snow day".
dinalynnNov 3rd 2010 9:27AM
kids & teachers have enough days off -- look at the many unused snow days that they give in spring!
CrAzYFeb 8th 2011 6:21PM
For one this year the state of Ohio only gives 3 calamity days before they have to be made up during either the beginning of summer break or spring break. Next year they are saying the schools in Ohio will only have one calamity day!!!! Two, what if the family doesn't have internet connection because if it were me and school was canceled because the roads were bad I wouldn't want to be driving on the roads!