Schooling in the State's Image
Snow Britain: The health and safety rules that closed our schools in bad weather - Telegraph
Diktats issued to head teachers specify in precise detail the width of paths that must be cleared and the amount of grit to be laid. They are even asked to consider the weight of the shovel provided to caretakers in order to prevent overexertion....
Chris Hassall, the head teacher of Taylor Road primary school in Leicester, which remained open while other schools in the city were shut all week, said: “Heads are damned if they do and damned if they don’t.
"The local authority is warning you might get sued and parents are risk averse. Heads are thinking 'What’s in it for me if I break ranks and open? Absolutely nothing.’”
Meanwhile private schools which depend on parents paying stayed open.