At 6am I was waiting for it....the announcement that it was too cold for school. Well, it never came. The bus garage must have used electric blankets or something. So we all slip slided to work in weather only a polar bear could love. This was day 3 of students not getting to go outside to play. In our district it has to be 20 degrees before students are allowed outside for recess. Last year I was curious to see what the requirements in other states were so I researched it.In a northern area of Minnesota the cutoff is 15 degrees below zero! In Alaska it is 20 below zero. I think Colorado should toughen up and at least go down to zero. Of course this would mean that kids would have to wear some warmer clothes. Some of us adults were talking about staying in for recess when we were in grade school. I don't remember that it was an often occurance but I do remember that the popular game to play was Heads Up 7Up. I think now they have a politically correct, nutritional name for it- Heads Up Sparkling Water or something like that....
I recall we also had to walk to and from school, uphill with no shoes. Kids sure are soft these days. Excuse me while I go fill out my AARP application...
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