What is your reason for closing? That is a factor for me. Is it road safety, kids getting stuck there etc. We live in the country and are the very last road to be plowed. If school is late, I close. If school closes early, I remain open until parents can safely pick up, but close at my usual time. I remind them of the risk of getting stuck in the drifts on my road as well.

Last year, we closed schools for three says in a row due to bitter cold. I had to run my furnace and my wood stove just to keep the house warm. We even had a dishwasher hose freeze. I can not run my wood stove durijng daycare so I was closed then too.

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