re: When did schools start closing based on the threat of bad weather??

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Schools in Ouachita Parish closed, as did the Courthouse, because of the "threat" of bad weather. And then it sprinkled for like 30 minutes and the sun came out

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I can tell you that getting kids already in buses back home after ebr's late cancelation of school the day of the 2016 floods was a cluster. But the answer to your question is "idk, since forever?" You sound old, so we can probably chalk up your "walked 30 miles in tornadoes" embellishment to a faulty memory.

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Now they have "flex days" once a week where kids don't go to school. Have yet to figure that one out. What the frick is going on around here????

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These two things don't sound related at all. Are you maybe talking about a hybrid schedule due to the pandemic, or the school district in question cutting a day to save costs? The latter is happening in some places around the country.