In contrast, here, in the Twin Cities, schools closed for snow, and we got 4-6 inches. What a joke. When I was a kid we NEVER got off of school for snow, unless maybe it was at least 12-15. And then Wednesday it's almost certain to be closed again, with a high of -13 and morning windchills near -50. Again, school was never closed for cold when I was a kid either. My dd's senior year, they lost like 6 days due to those types of temps, it was nuts. Some parents are annoyed by it, but then you have the others who are freaking out if it's going to snow at all, or be below zero at all, and they haven't closed schools. Hello...Minnesota!