Schools closed for "cold day"

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Just because buses don't run doesn't mean that students could be subjected to below freezing temperatures for an extended period.  I can remember days where schools closed down across the county because a few school buildings could not heat the facility enough to counter the wind-chill outside.  As a result, to reduce the risk of children sub coming to the cold temperatures, they shut down the whole operation.  I would assume Private schools might look at what is going on at the public schools and make their own determination to follow their lead as well.

I know Prince William County is in a unique position out here.  Their county stretches from the DC metro area all the way out to the foothills.  If there is a blizzard out in the Western-end of the county but not the Eastern-end, they will shut down the entire school system for snow, even if half the county is dry.