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A school board in South Carolina has launched a pilot program to get rid of snow days and instead have students work from home when the weather turns treacherous. Beyond depriving schoolkids of the joys of weather-enforced truancy, the plan will exacerbate the region's digital divide for student who don't have internet access at home.
Anderson County School District Five will be the first region to participate in the pilot program this upcoming school year. In the past, Anderson County had makeup days tacked on to the end of the school year in lieu of days missed due to bad weather, but most kids ended up just skipping them, according to a local news report.
Students from grades 3 through 12 in the school board are already given Chromebooks to use at home, so in the event of a snow day or other inclement weather that causes a shutdown, kids will be expected to log on from home, communicate with teachers, and complete assignments.
Source: MotherBoard
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday August 04 2018, @11:12PM (5 children)
Been through more than a few, yep. Ice storms are a whole lot more fun than regular old winter weather too. Snow or patchy ice is a hell of a lot easier to drive on than a solid sheet of ice that covers half the state. A half dozen bags of cement or similar in the back of the truck make it easier but you still have to know what you're doing and always play it safe.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by sjames on Saturday August 04 2018, @11:25PM (4 children)
I just stay off of the road, mostly because of people that have somehow convinced themselves that they can regain control by flooring it. I don't want to be anywhere near them when physics shows them they're wrong.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Saturday August 04 2018, @11:41PM (3 children)
Heh, I just stay well back from everyone, take my time, be very careful, and keep on truckin.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by requerdanos on Sunday August 05 2018, @12:32AM (2 children)
I hate to come to TMB's defense in anything, but I have driven thousands of miles in snow accident-free and that's exactly my approach.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday August 05 2018, @02:42AM
You know what's a worse pain than icy roads? Pogonip fogs. You already can't see for shit for the fog, then your mirrors and any windows that don't have a lot of heat warming them get a thick coating of ice on them. They are not fun when you're trying to make it from OKC to Chicago in eight hours.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 05 2018, @02:09PM
The problem is with the person tailgating you.