Name:   Lifer - Subject:   School closings Date:   1/5/2017 4:51:57 PM

The Alex City schools just went back today and decide to take another half day tomorrow. This is one reason I think many folks are fed up with the education system we have today.  There is no chance of ANY winter weather, besides a cold rain, until around midnight tomorrow night but they use the excuse of threat of winter weather to close early.  By staying till 11:30 they still get paid the state money for the day but go home and have another long weekend to enjoy. Meanwhile parents have to scramble to arrange child care for the younger ones. It is ridiculous to me that they close because there is abiut a 30% chance we may get a little snow 12 hours AFTER they go home. Maybe it's just me though and I bet the other government offices will be doing the same I just haven't seen that announcement yet.