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I question how much litigation avoidance is part of the issue here. I mean, north of the Mason Dixon buses are running on ice, high school kids are driving on snow, and kids are presumably walking on ice and snow and throwing slushballs all winter and I haven't heard of any crippling slushball lawsuits. I guess somebody could always argue that the standard of care in the South is different than the standard of care in Buffalo NY but I hope the court system is not that far gone yet.
Here's the News & Record article which is not terribly clear on the justification for closing schools today but seems to have something to do with not being able to clear the ice from the school parking lots plus heating systems not being able to keep buildings warm enough. http://www.news-record.com/news/schools/schools-face-issues-as-temperatures-dip/article_06f7f610-b8ac-11e4-844b-3f1b1d1ed39d.html
I was in a "discussion" on FB with a pro-closing fan. She said the schools aren't equipped to deal with winter weather since we don't get it in the south. I said that with the number of days we missed this year and last year, perhaps our schools should re-calibrate expectations for the new normal.