© 2026 New Hampshire Public Radio

Persons with disabilities who need assistance accessing NHPR's FCC public files, please contact us at publicfile@nhpr.org.
Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations
Own a business? Expand your reach and grow your audience by becoming an underwriter on NHPR.

To Close or Not To Close School: How Superintendents Make The Snow-Day Decision

ecksunderscore on Flickr

 
With winter weather here, superintendents around the state have had to make the call on whether or not to close schools in their districts.  And even with advances in forecasting, it can be a tough decision to make.  We ask how they do it  and also why some districts use so-called "blizzard bags," which allow students and teachers to work from home.   

GUESTS:

  • Michelle McKinnon - President of the NH PTA and Derry school board member. 
  • Brendan Minnihan, Superintendent of the Laconia school district and president of the N.H. Sschool Administrators Assocation. 
  • Megan Tuttle, President of the  New Hampshire chapter of the National Education Association.  
  • Lisa Witte, Superintendent of the Monadnock school district.

Related Reading

The N.H. Department of Education provides this info on snow days for school districts.

Related Content

You make NHPR possible.

NHPR is nonprofit and independent. We rely on readers like you to support the local, national, and international coverage on this website. Your support makes this news available to everyone.

Give today. A monthly donation of $5 makes a real difference.