School Snow Closings: Here's How Mayfield Decides
Whether to stay open is a tough call, superintendent says.
How do district officials make the hard decision whether bad weather should close Mayfield City Schools? The choice affect thousands of people, from the administration, teaching staff and other employees to the working parents of young students who may need to make emergency child care arrangements. “The weather patterns here in Cleveland, along Lake Erie and near the Snow Belt can be down‐right unpredictable,” district Superintendent Keith Kelly said in an article on the district's web site. “The decision to stay open or to closed is a tough one. We make the best decision based on the most accurate information we have at that time." When heavy snow, arctic temperatures or an ice storm hit, the decision-making process usually starts about …
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