How much snow does it take for school to get closed?

Answer 1

It's not so much the quantity as the severity of the weather. You could have little snow and high winds causing whiteouts which would close schools. School closures are based on the safety of the children, not the quantity of snowfall.

Having actually seen a schoolbus full of children ignore a "Highway Closed" sign and drive directly into a 20ft high snowdrift, and have to be rescued, I think it has more to do with the stupidity of the bus drivers myself.

Answer 2

It all depends on where you live. Down south where their highway departments are not equiped to handle any amount of snow, they'll shut down with just the threat of snow. Up here in the north where our snowplows and sandtrucks are plentiful, it takes a whole lot of snow to have anything close. They'll shut down the buses for the rural kids but the city kids will still have to go to school.

Answer 3

Depends on the area. I know people in Tenesee who had a snow day after 1/2 an inch of snow but I live in New York and it took almost two feet before we had a cancellation.

Answer 4

It depends on how much snow and where.

Example: In Texas, it takes an inch of snow to cause some closures and delays.

Answer 5

In Louisiana 1/4 of an inch, or less- or the threat of ice on the bridges. I'm serious

Answer 6

In Switzerland, about 10 foot.

In the UK, the threat of a light shower within 50 miles normally does it.

Answer 7

Enough snow to keep the buses from being able to safely travel...

Answer 8

where I live it dosent even take snow just as long as its below 32 degrees seriously no BS

Answer 9

who knows and who cares? All you want is a snow day, right?

Answer 10

enough so that the roads are to dangerous around the place you live.