Cross-country examination reveals varied policies pertaining to inclement weather days, dependent as much on local custom as the forecast
An examination of storm day procedures reveals a haphazard patchwork of varying approaches to inclement weather across Canada that appear to be based on a region’s common practice and culture as much as the forecast.Parents across the country have been forced to scramble in recent weeks as wintry conditions prompted schools to shut, with some regions recording an unusually high number of closings.
While Atlantic Canada is on multiple storm tracks, and temperatures can often hover around the freezing mark, Libby said “it doesn’t mean our weather is any worse.” When asked the number of snow days for the last 10 years, a spokeswoman for Edmonton Public Schools said: “Zero.”“We have not had a ‘snow day’ in over 30 years,” spokesman Radean Carter said. “Our policy – and this applies for all school divisions in Winnipeg – is that schools remain open unless city buses are shut down.”Regina Public Schools, for example, do not have snow days, explains spokesman Terry Lazarou.
“Two closely connected practices have become a long-held tradition in the public school culture in Nova Scotia,” the report said. “Schools are closed to students when the buses are cancelled because of the weather and … teachers do not have to report to work on storm days when schools are closed to students.”
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