English schools are still closed / myLot

Beaconsfield, Quebec

March 12, 2026 6:34am CST

My kids go to English schools in the area. On Tuesday, the English school board of the area said that schools would be closed yesterday due to the freezing rain being called for. As you can imagine, my kids were not complaining about that. Well, this morning, the school board decided to keep schools closed because of the roads and power outages. I know my kids were hoping to have another day off. I think they'll be happy when they wake up. When I took my dog out for a walk, I noticed a bus go by and some kids going to the bus stop. I checked the Frech school board and apparently most schools are opened, minus those dealing with power outages. I thought that was interesting. Either way, I know my kids will be happy and I'm kinda happy they're home too. Roads don't look great and sometimes better be safe than sorry.

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@DaddyEvil (169802)

• United States

I agree, better safe than sorry.

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Dominique

@dodo19 (47747)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

Glad it's not just me. Sometimes it's better that way.

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Dominique

@dodo19 (47747)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

24m

@DaddyEvil Honestly, I'm not sure how that will work. They may not have to do extra days. Schools don't work the same way up here. They may have to do an extra day, maybe not. Not sure.

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@DaddyEvil (169802)

• United States

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@dodo19 Will they still be happy when they have to go extra days at the end of their school year to make up for snow days they missed?

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DianneN

@DianneN (251041)

• United States

I agree that your kids are better off staying home with weather like that. When I taught, school cancellations were done with the students’ best interests at heart. Hope they enjoy their time off!

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Dominique

@dodo19 (47747)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

It's nice that I'm not the only one. I think it's important to think of the students' best interests. They are definitely happy to have an extra off.

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Dominique

@dodo19 (47747)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

@DianneN I can imagine that you were happy. I don't think they will have too. But I'm not sure right now.

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DianneN

@DianneN (251041)

• United States

@dodo19 I was always just as happy when I was teaching and had the day off

Will they have to make up those lost days of school as we did?

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Amber

@AmbiePam (114729)

• United States

I’m with you on being better safe than sorry. There is no reason to push it.

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Dominique

@dodo19 (47747)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

Exactly. If the roads aren't the best and all, why risk it?

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BarBaraPrz

@BarBaraPrz (51499)

• St. Catharines, Ontario

Yes, better safe than sorry. Have fun.

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Dominique

@dodo19 (47747)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

Thanks. For sure better safe than sorry.

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MARILYN

@Marilynda1225 (89168)

• United States

I'm sure the kids will be happy to be able to stay home and I do agree that it's better to be safe than sorry. Freezing rain does sound like it could cause a lot of accidents,

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Dominique

@dodo19 (47747)

• Beaconsfield, Quebec

45m

It's definitely better to be safe than sorry. Sometimes, it's not worth the risk. They're definitely happy to have another day off. They're enjoying it.