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A few people on here noted that most of the school districts in the region are county-wide, and the areas within a county may have wildly different weather conditions. Growing up in Silver Spring, I knew that we would get school off even if the streets were clear because the roads were blocked in Poolesville or Damascus, which are thirty miles away. Even if it snowed, we could walk to school if absolutely necessary, but not everyone is able to do so.

D.C. is not only smaller, but is generally dense and walkable throughout meaning that travel and weather conditions are consistent everywhere. If we had smaller school districts - like in Pennsylvania, where they're at the township level - you'd probably see more schools open on snowy days wherever it was safe to do so. Of course, the reason why most D.C.-area school districts are so good is because the districts are huge and can spread the wealth. That's got to be worth a few snow days.

by dan reed! on Jan 26, 2011 5:37 pm • link • report

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