Late School Cancelation Riles Parents
While the Greendale School District joined most other area districts in canceling school on Wednesday, Superintendent John Tharp didn't make the call until after 6:30 a.m. Many are saying this is a major mess-up.
At 6 a.m. Wednesday, Greendale Superintednet John Tharp didn't think he'd need to cancel school that day. Conditions appeared safe enough for students and staff to come to school. But as 6:30 a.m. neared, he told Greendale Patch that worsening conditions changed his mind, especially as officials heard staff members who lived out of town were having trouble making it in. This incident struck a nerve with many parents, who took to the article's comment section to express their concerns. They waited WAAAAAY too long to make that call! When Milwaukee closed around 6 they should have followed suit. We didn't get a call until about 6:50 a.m. Many kids were probably on their way to the high school already. Great decision to close just made the …
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john jaye
10:16 am on Tuesday, March 26, 2013
it would really be poor practice to have a new leader for six months and then reject him before he has even had the chance to fully entrench himself into the schools. If problems are cropping up so soon after Mr. Hughes resignation, just maybe they were in the works before he left. OR Mr. Hughes could be writing (is writing) nasty articles under assumed names to try to unseat certain board … more ›