RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) – Lower than two weeks into December, college students in Central Virginia are getting an early winter break as divisions grapple with weather-related closures.
Two rounds of snow and icy street situations proceed to affect native college divisions throughout Central Virginia, with many colleges delaying courses and a few cancelling them outright.
Hanover, Petersburg and Dinwiddie have missed 4 days of sophistication as a result of climate.
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A spokesperson for Hanover mentioned the division is shifting two dates — Monday, Jan. 12 and Monday, Feb. 16 — to educational days.
Richmond, Chesterfield and Henrico have extra flexibility since college students returned to school rooms Wednesday after only a delay.
A Henrico spokesperson mentioned they nonetheless have ‘a number of days’ inbuilt to their calendar.
Mother and father choosing up their youngsters from college mentioned most didn’t thoughts the break day however expressed concern if closures proceed.
“It’s gonna be later they may must graduate later, to make up for the snow,” one mum or dad mentioned.
That’s fortunately not the case proper now and Henrico Colleges says asynchronous studying is one in all many choices they’ve.
Richmond Superintendent Jason Kamras says his concern is the long-term results that include snow days, citing analysis that reveals absences spike the day after closures.
Kamras wrote in a e-newsletter that the default is to maintain faculties open as a result of the area can hold youngsters heat and fed.
The superintendent mentioned one other consideration is the totally different neighborhoods within the metropolis.
Areas like southside don’t all the time have sidewalks for college students, making situations unsafe even when different neighborhoods seem clear.
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