Talk:Snow day

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This entry looks like vandilism and i think there are many mistakes in it. Could somebody please fix this up?

[edit] Legend

Looks like the vandalism was cleaned up (12.27.05). I added some common legends that have been shared amoungst my childrens classmates. Please feel free to share some of yours.--Drussel3 04:05, 27 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Stigma

From the article: Snow days, especially in areas like southern New England and the Mid-Atlantic, where snow days are relatively common, have a certain stigma attached to them. For students, this includes a feeling of relief (in cases where the student had been dreading a day of regular school). In addition to this, students usually are swept by a wave of euphoria, as a snow day in most cultures has become synonymous for a day of complete freedom where the student body can participate in common winter activities such as sledding and snowball fights. This euphoria often leads to frantic checking of the weather forecast the day before. For the administration, however, snow days have a negative connotation, as the entire day will usually have to be reworked into the schedule, and the necessary credit hours of the students for that day have not been fulfilled. Also, since many homes these days do not have a stay-at-home parent, snow days can mean a hardship for parents to find last-minute childcare, so school superintendents strive to call off school only when really warranted. As a mid-westerner, I would argue that in areas where snow days are less common, there is still a massive stigma and euphoria. Growing up in Western Illinois, frantic weather forecasting is common before potential snow days and for kids, not having a day of school when one is expected is nearly inevitably wonderful.