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Karen's avatar

A car that can drive itself back from whence it came!!! That would be great to invent for politicians, a device that would escort them back from whence they came!

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Ellen Jespersen's avatar

I guess it all depends on where you live! The Sioux Falls, South Dakota school district just last week set new records for the number of snow days (5) and late starts (5) in a school year. And our winter isn’t over yet, so who knows if those numbers will change!

Our area is quite adept at snow removal, but we’ve gotten a couple of major blizzards that require everyone to just stay put until it’s safe to plow. A few of the days weren’t necessarily due to snow but to temperatures— no school when the windchill drops below -40 because it’s so unsafe to send people out in that cold.

No virtual learning during snow days either because there are many homes that don’t have internet service or enough devices for each of their children. During the pandemic, we found that virtual learning places an undue burden on older children who are trying to learn and care for younger siblings while parents are at work. So, all that to say, plenty of old-fashioned snow days for my kids this year!!

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