“I get that you don’t want school buses driving around on slippery roads,” said host Chris Quinn, recalling the excitement of traditional snow days from his youth. “I would love to know what was the first time schools were closed because of the cold? “Our kids went to school two days last week, and this is the first day back this week,” Johnston said. For high schools, that’s 1,001 hours, which works out to about 167 school days—less than the previous requirement of 182 days. With no warmth in the forecast, the debate on closing school for cold weather will continue in homes throughout the region.