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Kids, teachers head home after being stranded overnight at Highland school

Why don't public school district superintendents in the Salt Lake Valley have the courage to declare a snow day? We cannot get into the streets in our sub-division and cannot get to school. They are putting children and employees into danger just to claim their state money. Anywhere else in the U.S. would close schools in this kind of situation.

Even a pea brain would close schools on a day like this...Oh, I guess that is the point!

I live on the east coast and they cancelled my childs classes the other day becuase we recieved 2 inches of snow (a lot of ice though). Growing up in Utah I remember going to school in feet of snow and sitting in class wet all day. Granted I walked, but what about students who require transportation? Seems pretty dangerous and very unreasonable to keep classes open when weather is bad. Guess that's life in the rockies...

I shoveled a 3ft drift off my driveway this morning and managed to drive my front-wheel drive car 14 miles to work (part of the way with snow dragging under my car). Get over it and get on with life. The schools that are closed are closed for a reason; if a road were closed that impeded my drive to work then I WOULDN'T GO TO WORK. Rationalize it however you choose, but we can't live in a paralyzed society that shuts down at the hint of inclement conditions. I prefer to have my children taking a small risk to get to school and thus learn the lesson of placing importance and value on school than learning that it's OK to give up when the going gets a little tough or when things don't go as expected. That's worth the risk!

GET OVER IT!!!

great my school is delayed for 2 hours that dosen't help I've never had a snow day in my life only this delay but it is crazy outside

As a teacher in the Jordan District, school's delayed for two hours today. Personally, since I'm already at work this morning, I think that this is better than declaring a snow day. Give the snow plow drivers some time to clear the roads and get students safely to school. Besides, if they'd declared a snow day, we'd just have to make it up on President's Day or some other holiday, and then everyone would complain about having to do that.

Good point, Get over it.

It was a foolish and unsafe decision not to cancel classes at the UofU. Wind is howling and blowing snow everywhere. It is a commuter campus and it is unsafe in the drive here. Im shocked they didnt cancel.

I'm in 6th grade and this is sweet weio

As a parent you can choose to keep your child home, so stop bashing a decision that works for most. I, too, am at work and happy to be here. This is Utah, not Florida.

Know that the Anderson family are praying for you all in Utah.

The stupid thing in general is the law that students MUST spend "X" number of days in class. What a crock. I have, or did have, 4 children in publis schools and I KNOW exactly how much "learning" gets done in their final week anyway. Sounds to me like a good solid week of "snow day" days to me.

Days like today are a good opportunity to teach our young people about life in the real world. They should be going to school today because everyone with a job is going to work today. There are no "snow days" in the working world.

I enjoy reading the Utah papers each morning even tho I live in England. I like the post by "nottyou", have you ever thought that the pea brain who did not cancel school is keeping them open because they don't want you kids to become pea brains. Get to school and stop complaining you would have to make the work up at some point.

It is also the schools responsibility to figure out how the weather will be, so they can send students home early. Meaning its their job as adminstrators to look for weather reports and make a decison before it becomes to late. The school adminstrator there seem to not know what they are doing.

My kids were stranded on the Superman bus for a little over 6 hours. I do not think the School had a clue that it was going to hit like it did. heck, if I had a clue I would have pulled my kids out of school early. My kids finally made it back to the school a little after 10pm where they were fed and able to talk to the school psychologist! They were all very shaken up! Thankfully we were able to get them home by 2am! I am so appreciative to all the Staff at Ridgeline and to all of the community who helped get these kids through this horrible ordeal!

In today's society school is the number one babysitter for parents who MUST work to support their families. Leaving children at home alone while they work is not a great idea, so it is important that schools be open. Even so, the most important purpose of school is the education our children get. With the interesting weather the kids will learn cooperation, some science about the weather, and enjoy Valentine's Day. Get real, canceling school would disappoint lots of kids, create a hardship for lots of adults, and financially hurt some families who depend on the wages of hourly employees of our school system. Not only that, but in districts that have closed schools, kids are probably already out playing, sledding and enjoying the amenities of their local school grounds.

Trapped in your car for 8 hours? Ain't no thang...just a typical daily commute in L.A.

Great point of view!! Granite opened as well why have the snow days built into the schedule if you refuse to use them year after year. I am willing to bet administrators did not get a full day in today. Those teachers and students however...BETTER GET THEIR HOURS IN BYE GOLLY!!!

not to downplay the bad weather, but sleeping overnight at school, watching movies, playing in the gym, and eating snacks...that sounds like fun for the kids.