Georgia schools closed for two days

[Adam Griffin]

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2005-09-24-georgia-schools_x.htm

[Emsworth]

Although the motive may be a good one, the measure strikes me as somewhat ridiculous.

[Ebowed]

Not a bad idea actually.

[Storebought]

Using government fiat (in this case, closing schools) to reduce public demand of a legal commodity, in this case gasoline, strikes me as anti-market, and just pretty damn creepy as well.

I could counterargue that the same is done for tobacco, casino gambling, concession stands in high schools, etc., every day, but I dislike all of those things as well, for the same reason.

I'll just agree that this idea is silly, and leave it at that. I don't live in Georgia.

[John Dibble]

Georgia Tech, however, is not closing, lol.

Further, I don't think schools have to close - it's more of a suggestion for schools to follow(at least the e-mail sent to me about Tech not closing seemed to indicate this).

[Schmitz in 1972]

He's closing the schools to save gas. Hmmmm, when everyone hears about this what do you suppose the first thing they're going to do is?

Nice work Sonny.

[Adam Griffin]

I actually like this. Not only because I'm a student, but also because it's about time institutions begin using their influence to cut gas. I think a better solution would have to been to say, cut buses for one week, but continue school and excuse students who bring in valid excuses.

[Jake]

This is a good move by Perdue, simply because it will reduce the amount of fuel being consumed and reduce the chance of shortages.

[ATFFL]

Better woudl be to go to a 4 day school week and add 90 minutes to the other four days.  Saves the same amount of fuel without reducing the amount of time students get in the classroom.