“But My Kid’s School is Closed!”

By Matt Reed. They share something other than propinquity.  Many students and staff are also parents of school-age children. When the K-12 schools declare a snow day, some are able to make alternate arrangements for childcare, but many can’t.  For employees, that can mean needing to take personal days; early in the year, that’s usually not a crisis. For students, though, each individual professor sets her own attendance policy, so the risks of missing class when the college is officially open may vary from one course to another. Read more...