After a mild beginning to the winter season, January hit the state hard with successive snow storms that blanketed the state in snow and cold. And with it came schools closings statewide. The Department of Education doesn't keep track of days called off school for weather, so hard numbers don't exist. But anecdotally you'll hear anywhere from 2 days to over a dozen days called off so far this season. And that many days will present a challenge to just about every school calendar out there. School calendars are set locally by the school board with a few parameters from the state...
