Dilemma

Our school system is really weird. They'll cancel school at the drop of a hat when there is a dash of snow on the ground. The poor kids in "western loudoun" have to drive on gravel roads, which could be slippery, or could have a potential of possibly being dangerous.

Nonetheless, here's the dilemma. It started snowing at 7am this morning. Long after many parents have left for work, long after school buses have started their routes, and too late to cancel. Now that pretty much everyone is at school, and the roads are "oh so dangerous," what do they do?

Do they let kids out early? They couldn't do that, b/c that would force parents to leave work early and it would also concede that it's safe to drive on snowy roads, but only if the kids are leaving, not going to school.

Do they keep the kids until normal release time? This is probably the best bet, hoping that the roads melt before this afternoon.

Or do they keep the kids all night long? This is the interesting question. If it is so dangerous to go to school when there is an inch of snow on the ground, which requires them to cancel school on many days like today, then what makes it so safe for them to leave school with the same amount of snow on the ground? Wouldn't the roads be just as dangerous and they could be liable if a student is injured on the way home?

Looks like the teachers better be pulling out the board games and marshmallows....