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The studio audience showered me with hisses, nuh-uh s, and boos as I answered questions about my parenting. I was on an episode of a nationally syndicated talk show that aired on March 3, 2020, just weeks before parenting became a fuller-time job for millions of American women.
My sin? I let my 10-year-old ride public transportation without me. I reassured those at the show s taping that the regular drivers and riders of my daughter s route would be there to help in an emergency that she and/or her travel companions two other fifth-graders couldn t handle. Mel Robbins, the life-coach-turned-TV-personality who hosted the show, responded with a chilling judgment: You re outsourcing your parenting.
Are snow days a thing of the past?
In a year defined by pandemic restrictions, snow days may be one of the many traditions that kids and teachers alike can bid farewell to for better or for worse. Author: Mark Puleo (AccuWeather) Updated: 12:05 PM MST December 16, 2020
Snow days were spontaneous vacation days that dotted the annual academic calendar for many school districts in the northeast portion of the United States, but the reason for those class cancellations usually revolved around the safety of students traveling to and from the school building.
But what happens when those learning environments relocate from the classroom to the living room? In a year defined by pandemic restrictions, snow days may be one of the many traditions that kids and teachers alike can bid farewell to for better or for worse.
UpdatedWed, Dec 16, 2020 at 4:24 pm ET
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With more than 6 to 11 inches of snow possible in Stoughton overnight Wednesday into Thursday, here are some things to know about how the snow might affect you once you are all stocked up on milk, bread and maybe a few warm, holiday treats. (Rachel Nunes/Patch)
STOUGHTON, MA Just when you thought 2020 might let you out, many of you are about to get snowed in. With more than 6 to 11 inches of snow possible in Stoughton overnight Wednesday into Thursday, here are some things to know about how the snow might affect you once you are all stocked up on milk, bread and maybe a few warm, holiday treats.