"JACKSON, MI - Frigid days may no longer mean a day off for Jackson Catholic Schools students.
In a letter sent to parents, principals of Lumen Christi High School, Jackson Catholic Middle School and St. Mary's, St. John's and Queen's elementary schools said they cannot continue to cancel school on days that roads are safe.
"The education of the students has been impacted and with the lack of a school routine, the focus is lost for many," the letter said. "The principals have decided that we may not choose to close ...on cold days when other districts opt to."
As a group, Jackson County's public school superintendents have agreed to base their decision to close school on actual or wind chill temperatures at or below-minus 20.
The Catholic schools' choice to stay open on such days would only be considered if roads are safe to travel on and there is no blowing or drifting snow, said the letter, which went out to parents on Monday, Feb. 23.
"As long as it is safe, we want them here," Queen's Elementary School Principal Elizabeth Hartley said.
The elementary schools only would allow kids outside for recess if the actual temperature and wind chill are both above zero, the letter said."
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