HOLLAND, MI (WHTC-AM/FM, Jan. 22, 2025) – For many youngsters along the Lakeshore, it’s a rare five-day weekend away from the classroom.
All area school districts and institutions of higher education have again called off in-person instruction for this Wednesday due to wintry weather conditions. The combination of blowing and drifting snow, along with wind chills below zero, made the decision somewhat easy, according to Holland Public Schools’ spokesman Jason Craner.
MAX Transit has also canceled both its fixed route and Catch-a-MAX on demand services, but the Hope College basketball games at DeVos Fieldhouse against Adrian’s women and Calvin’s men are still on for this evening.
Now, could “Snow Days” be a thing of the past for school districts in the future?
This week’s lake-effect snow storm, with an accompanying Arctic chill, along with the legal Martin Luther King Junior holiday on Monday, has meant that students in Lakeshore schools have been away from the classroom for five days, following the latest round of closures for Wednesday.
It has also affected higher education as well, with Hope College, Grand Rapids Community College and Western Michigan completely closed, while Grand Valley State, Davenport and Cornerstone are having students take classes virtually. Although the COVID 19 outbreak of five years ago forced schools to turn to remote learning, pivoting from in classroom to virtual lessons at a moment’s notice is still not something that local K-12 districts can do just yet, according to Craner.
With weather conditions predicted to moderate somewhat, most districts are gearing up for the resumption of classroom education on Thursday.
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