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MinneapolisMatt

(1,550 posts)
Fri Jan 3, 2014, 01:25 PM Jan 2014

(MN) Governor Dayton calls off school statewide Monday because of cold

The governor took the rare step with forecast high temperatures in the double digits below zero, saying “the safety of Minnesota’s schoolchildren must be our first priority.”

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Although the state is used to frigid winters, the expected deep freeze surpasses even what hearty Minnesotans can handle.

According to the governor’s office, state law gives the governor ability to “authorize the commissioner of education to alter school schedules, curtail school activities, or order schools closed.”

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A little more: http://www.startribune.com/local/238603781.html

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(MN) Governor Dayton calls off school statewide Monday because of cold (Original Post) MinneapolisMatt Jan 2014 OP
The main problem is the school buses and kids standing out in the cold waiting for them. The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2014 #1
Monday's going to be tough, for sure. MineralMan Jan 2014 #2
I can't imagine it being that cold... giftedgirl77 Jan 2014 #3
Nice to have a little bit of warning. When Carlson did this in 1994, he encouraged businesses to Brickbat Jan 2014 #4
Bump for the afternoon crowd. MinneapolisMatt Jan 2014 #5
I remember when Arne Carlson Jenoch Jan 2014 #6

MineralMan

(146,192 posts)
2. Monday's going to be tough, for sure.
Fri Jan 3, 2014, 01:28 PM
Jan 2014

We're really in for some brutal low temps in Minnesota, with even the Twin Cities getting down below -25 F even before the wind chill factor comes in. I'm planning to stay in on Monday, even if the high gets up to as high as -15 below.

Brrrr....

 

giftedgirl77

(4,713 posts)
3. I can't imagine it being that cold...
Fri Jan 3, 2014, 01:33 PM
Jan 2014

We're in SC, my oldest rotti won't go out in the rain & my youngest son (12) wears a sweatshirt year round because of the ac at school.

Brickbat

(19,339 posts)
4. Nice to have a little bit of warning. When Carlson did this in 1994, he encouraged businesses to
Fri Jan 3, 2014, 01:34 PM
Jan 2014

shut down as well.

 

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)
6. I remember when Arne Carlson
Fri Jan 3, 2014, 06:30 PM
Jan 2014

closed school state-wide once in the 90s. The problem was, he was a day late. The day he closed school I think the temperature was 0°.

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