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Malden School Closures - All But MVRCS Closed

Malden Public Schools, Malden Catholic, Cheverus and the Empire Beauty School have all been canceled Friday. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School will have an early dismissal at 12pm Friday.

 

Malden students rejoice: most classes are canceled for Friday, Feb. 8 due to an impending and "potentially historic" blizzard.

Malden Public Schools, Malden Catholic, Cheverus and the Empire Beauty School have all been canceled Friday. Mystic Valley Regional Charter School will have an early dismissal at 12pm Friday. 

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AppleBottom02148

1:05 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

I hope people stay clear of the roads and take this serious. Some people don't listen to the warnings.

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AnnieOMalden

1:29 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

Well, you can bank on the charter school being open unless a State of Emergency is declared by the Governor. Just because they don't close the school is no reason to send your child into a dangerous situation without this declaration. I never did if I thought it was too dangerous and I only live 2 streets over. I did not want them on a school bus to go to the other side of town if there was any chance of a problem with bad roads.

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Lynette

7:00 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

I agree. What is there to prove by being the only school open. Besides with our mild
winter most schools haven't had any snow days.

AppleBottom02148

1:47 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

State of Emergency has been declared starting at Noon

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AppleBottom02148

2:00 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

My grandson attends there and thus far my daughter said no email and no reverse call yet. He is in 2nd grade.

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J.longbow

5:27 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

Chief Wiggum is going to call over to the Charter and advise them to close up shop

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jirkyrick

8:37 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

Maybe they don't have meteorology program there

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jirkyrick

8:39 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

Or maybe they are dual purpose students ... When they are not learnin' they drive snow plows

AppleBottom02148

9:03 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

Guess the safety of the children means squat to them. Hey Kinnon, you sending your kids to school tomorrow? If so maybe parents can hitch a ride with you. What part of stay off the roads did MVRCS miss?

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Marianne S.

9:52 pm on Thursday, February 7, 2013

According to latest reports, noon is reasonable. Wish Malden Public did the same -- not looking forward attending those extra days in the hot summer!

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Lynette

7:09 am on Friday, February 8, 2013

This winter wasn't snow heavy and I am assuming this is the only snow day for schools so you should be okay.

Greg

8:37 am on Friday, February 8, 2013

Complete lack of respect for the safety of the parents and kids at MVRCS. The State Board of Education should bring them up on charges of child endangerment. More grandstanding by this school to try and prove how good they are. In my eyes, with this decision, they just proved how stupid and ignorant they really are.

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Marianne S.

2:41 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013

Little correction Lynette, one snow day added on to two days from Sandy earlier in the year. We're up to three, and have a way to go before Spring. Again, bad call. Even late into the night, it was clear the snow was starting later in the day. There was no reason to call the whole day. Its too bad Malden Public didn't make it a half-day. Say what you want about Charter, in the end, they made the right call.

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Greg

3:13 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013

No they didn't make the right call at all. Not when the Governor of the State is requesting that all vehicles be off the road by Noon time. When every other school in the State from grammar schools, high schools, to colleges and trade schools etc. close. What are they trying to prove by being the only school open? As I said in my prior post. Complete lack of respect for it's students, parents, and faculty. Grandstanding is all that school cares about.

Marianne S.

5:20 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013

That is your opinion,you have a right to it. My opinion, bad call. Hopefully, there won't be too many more!

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david mokal

5:48 pm on Friday, February 8, 2013

Thank God no lil kid was hit by an automobile then this would have been a whole different story. In a major storm you don't send your child out in harms way. It's STOOOOPID !

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