Friday marked the third time this week that public schools in Cambridge were closed. But this time, kids - and some of their parents - welcomed the interruption.
Friday marked the third time this week that public schools in Cambridge were closed.
If not for a few people wearing face masks, it might have been a pre-pandemic scene. Some of the sledders said that the risk-free ritual was part of the allure. The sledders included kids of all ages, and some parents too. One parent called the scene "a bit of hope" after a chaotic week .Administrators with the Cambridge Public Schools had opted to close schools Monday and Tuesday to make sure that staff and students had time to test for COVID before re-entering buildings after the break.
“The intention was good, but it didn’t seem like it was thought through,” said Katherine Armstrong while supervising sledding Friday. “Canceling school last-minute for working parents, asking them to come stand in line [for tests] for two hours in 25-degree weather, not getting the results back in, and telling everyone to come into school anyway — it certainly didn’t achieve the result” they were hoping for, said Armstrong, who has two kids in the district.
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