Longtime Barrington School District 220 Superintendent Brian Harris looked back almost wistfully Tuesday at the pre-pandemic era, when declaring a snow day was a stressful, high-stakes decision.
“When you did call a snow day, it was not just school that was canceled, but all of the activities, like games and band concerts,” said Harris. Still, after more than 10 months on the front line of a contentious community debate about school reopenings, Harris was relieved to be spared one more battle this week.
Much to the chagrin of students eager to sleep late and spend the day with friends at the neighborhood sledding hill, the district’s school buildings were closed Tuesday but Harris did not declare an official snow day.
“After 10 months of COVID remote learning, we’re so prepared, and with inclement weather today, everyone was ready to take their classes or deliver their lessons from home,” Harris said.
Since its arrival last March, the pandemic has stolen countless cherished school traditions, from high school football games and senior prom to show choir competitions and kindergarten graduation ceremonies.
Those traditions, it is assumed, will return when the pandemic is over.
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