if all of the surrounding towns have no school. why would stoughton

I think it is premature to make a decision to open the schools. It is going to be below freezing all night, the sidewalks and roads are still a mess.

i think it is absolutly absurd that stoughton has school. Many students walk to school, the side walks are filled with snow and ice which is dangerous.ALso students drive to school, some just recived their license and do not know how to drive in this kind of condition. I am very un happy with this. This choice will be a regret.

This rediculous, almost all of our surrounding towns are closing school and we are not? Why? Rizzi is out of her mind...... Has she even seen the side walks, the roads outside my house are still covered in snow...... how is it safe for bus's to travel in this weather?

I don't think consideration is made of the children who must walk to school. Not everyone can carpool. There are no sidewalks for them to walk on and the mounds of snow are still in place many places from the last storm. I looked outside and the rodes are still a mess, flurries are still coming down..it will take a miracle to get things in the shape they should be to have school tomorrow. I think it's a bad decision.

In my opinion this is a horrible call. The snow hasn't even stopped, the roads are not cleared, and the sidewalk situation is especially dangerous because they are not cleared at all for all the kids that have to walk to school. Stoughton public schools should be CLOSED tomorrow, Thursday the 13th.

Thanks for all the comments. School cancellations (or lack thereof) are always a hot-button issue. Please keep all comments clean and refrain from personal attacks. Check Stoughton Patch tomorrow for an inside look as to how Dr. Rizzi makes her decision to cancel schools.

Is it a possibility that Dr. Rizzi could cancel school for tomorrow?

she needs to close it

Just heard that Easton is closed tomorrow and Canton is opening 2 hours late with no A.M./P.M. Kindergarten.

This is the worst decision ever. I cannot believe the students will have to go into school tomorrow. There are towns that are within 10 miles from us and they all got cancelled. You want to know why? Its because those towns understand safety and actually care for the student's well-being. The sidewalks are not shoveled at all and many children will not be able to get to school safe and sound. I see many kids walking to school each day and tomorrow I probably won't see any because they are smart and care about their safety. And in conditions like this, the bus stops are never even shoveled out for the students. Last Monday, while i was driving to work I was on Route 138. I saw students walking on the side of the street just to find a safe place to stand to wait for the bus. That is a busy street and it would break my heart to see a student get hurt due to Rizzi's awful decision. Also last year, a young girl broke her tailbone walking into the school from tripping on black ice in front of the building. Obviously school shouldn't have been open that day considering a student was injured on school grounds. Rizzi's decisions are completely unprofessional and she should take in more consideration for the children. I think the smartest decision this town could make about its education is getting a new superintendent. If shes keeps making decisions like this, something terribly horrible is most likely to happen to a student. Have fun sleeping with that guilt Rizzi. Good luck!

i agree with helen 100%. this is an outrage

Thank you, Derek! I hope all the children are safe tomorrow. I will be so upset if i ever found out something happened due to her decisions.

thank you rizzi awesome decision!

Excuse me, Ms. Rizzi.

is that actually Superintendent Rizzi? or a fake?

My child is due to walking tomorrow morning on the slippery sidewalk due to your very poor chose to have school, this is uncalled for and you should cancel it, it's still snowing and the roads and ice are going to be HORRIBLE tomorrow morning, would you want to explain to all the cars being crashed and are children being hurt?!

thank you for a very wise decsion!!!! I can rest easy knowing our students will be safe tomorrow as well as teachers driving in from other towns...

People are careless drivers in stoughton. The roads are still slippery and not all the sidewalks are cleared, so take a look outside. Im pretty sure no one wants to get up at 6 am after shoveling 18 inches of snow. theres gonna be so much traffic and people are gonna get stuck on Adams street like they do everytime it snows. Do us all a favor and cancel school

I think this decision is insane on my street alone the sidewalks are not clear my children are walkers and how are they suppose to get to school when they are walkers i leave for work before they go to school how can one person come up with a decision like this did Dr. Rizzi travel around Stougton to check out all streets to see if the sidewalks are cleared i hardly doubt that. I think Dr. Rizzi needs to rethink this decision in the safety of the walkers.

im so confused

It's hard enough to drive around the high school on a good day. I doubt there are 2 full lanes on Adams street.

Couple years ago, a girl fell and slipped while walking to school, right around the corner from the school. Rumor has it, that her family ended up suing either the school or town because it was unsafe due to the snow and icy conditions. Stoughton should have learned its lesson then.

ok so what is the truth SCHOOL or no school on THURSDAY the 13

All parents should NOT send there kids to school tomorrow. BOYCOTT SCHOOL!

There has been way too many accidents this year due to weather and traffic. Honestly just look out for the kids.

i hope all the 16 and 17 year old drivers know what theyre doing, especially in areas surrounding other children walking on icey sidewalks that sounds like a safe situation good job stoughton.

Not even a delay??? That is ludicrous.

The notices about snow days that come home from the schools says its up to the parent to decide what is best for their child. I think the schools will be open so that they don't have to extend the school year in June, but they don't actually expect the children to attend.

Worst decision. Iv slipped numerous times even walking into the cafeteria because the floors are soaking wet because of the snow and ice tracked in from the students. ANOTHER reason, if someone fell and actually injured themselves, that would be the schools fault.

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this is the worst decsion ever!!!!!!!!!!

Yo, I told all my boyz that school was closed tomorrow. Somebody wanna hide me in their basement? I pay ya 50 billz!! Sheeesh I feel madd dumb.

Jeffrey my marketing boss would be proud

We don't want a contest WE want are children to be safe! Just cancel school Rizzi.

Just cancel school already. you're putting students and teachers lives at risk. And im pretty sure there will be lots of absent teachers tomorrow, so what is the school going to do, shove every student in the cafe and auditorium. so what is the point?

Jeffrey i will after i drive by stoughton high school.

I would just like to say, this is not fair to students. This is because a lot of kids walk to school and they could get injured. Stoughton public schools need to be close for SAFETY reasons. She will regret making this decision when people get hurt. Last year there was a school where the superintendent made the children go to school and regretted making that decision so it was an excused absense for people who did not go. I would be careful if i was her with her decisions before someone gets seriously hurt from tryin to walk or drive to school

Very surprised by this decision. Sidewalks near schools are not plowed? Hope the kids will be safe.
I assume plows will be going all night to get everything ready for tomorrow...Early am.
Not even a delayed opening? Wow.

honestly.rizzi is probably sleeping ignoring all of this right now.i have to drive to school and my car isnt so great in the snow..its a 97 and just an ok care like the rest of high school students..its going to be a struggle to get to school and i also have to park at the middle school which means i have to trdge though mounds of snow across the field to get to the school. i almost got in an accident leaving school that one day it was really bad a few weeks ago and so did many others. its rediculous to have school tomorrow and many people are trying to prove that to rizzi but she is obviously too stubborn to realize it. but she will be proven wrong tomorrow when nobody attends and many are late.

All the surrounding towns have been closed, why are we still going? It is wrong to make us go when no one else is. I refuse to accept this. IT IS A GROSS MIS-CARRIAGE OF JUSTICE!!!

WHATEVER DOGG

I heard she doesnt even live in stoughton, so how can you make a decision about this town, we actually live here and know how our streets and sidewalks look like and know how careless people are; people are scared to drive in snow, so they freak and make mistakes, and in this weather its a risk that shouldnt have to happen

KC23 not only will not going to school beheld against them payment for student athletes is due tomorrow. I hope that is not one of the reasons school is not being cancelled.

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in not going my mom can fo

You know what's funny? Rizzi is saying that the sidewalks are indeed plowed. Therefore there can be school. That's her reason.
You know what's even funnier? She doesn't even live here.

REDICULOUS

why dont u email Rizzi and show her all the comments posted here, maybe it will put some sense into her head and she'll change her mind and cancel school. Think about it, she gets paid either way.

Everyone who doesnt show up to school tomorrow should get an excused absence. This is crazy. Seriously, this is a mistake.

what if my car is incapable of getting to school tmrw which is highly likely..and i have absolutley no other way of getting there..

i agree angie

angie is 100% correct

Shaking My Head

For a Fact the only people going to school is Athletes and people who cant afford another unexcused absence.

I lost my mom in horrible weather like this. I hope to God nothing happens to these kids trying to get to school.....hope you can live with yourself Rizzi for this mistake.

WHO IS RIZZI CHATS

watch rizzi prob wont even go to school. she enjoys watching all the children suffer. all the students should protest.

I dont even understand!

Someone told me there was 6 feet of snow, please nrs rizzi cancel school please!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Jeffrey, I'll submit a photo of me in a hospital bed after I slip and fall on ice while walking to school tomorrow.

i am HORRIFIED

theres 42 feet of snow at my door from santa we have to cancel it omgogmgogogmgmg

what about the walkers?!?!?!?!?! IMA SLIP ON ME!

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As a parent I am outraged. My daughter walks to school everyday, the sidewalks are completely covered in snow and will be that same way tomorrow. This decision shows a complete disregard for the safety of the students. Perhaps Dr. Rizzi has a quotta of bad decisions to fulfill a year?

Okay Jefffreey, we'll keep it G rated jut for you my bro.

Im gunnna trip and fall! dont you understand I have a future in basketball and you're gunna ruin it because im gunna get hurt. Its bad enough I have to go to school and listen to teachers who cant teach. Use bathrooms that make blind children cry. Eat food that poor african children woulden't dare it. You are destroying my youth. my innocence!

Stoughton high doesnt know what they're doing.

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this is all bull crap****
just cancel school because no one is going anyway

STFU "...come on guys". PEOPLE ARE GUNNA GET HURT N THINGS ARE GUNNA BE GANGEROUS SO STFU. snow is bad snow is baaad!!!!! rizzi best cancel this schooool!

Even with the road and sidewalks dangerous, many of the children who walk to school use crooswalks, which i was on the street today walking and I was slipping. Anyway, the children using the sidewalks could slip and hurt themselves, and get hit by cars, not to mention the plows who can barely see them, I think this is a TERRIBLE DECISION! I mean I could care less about having school, but AT LEAST give us a delay. I mean, it's common sense!

"...come on guys" is definitely Dr. Rizzi!!!!! LOLZ

to the ....come on guys. not everyone on here is a parent, there is also students posting on here. Yes we live in New england and we understand the weather conditions but we also understand the risks of being out in these conditions, therefore why we are complaining about the situation. so therefore you dont know what you're talking about

get over it... after all we DO live in New England, snow is NOT a new thing around here. It is no longer snowing and the roads will be fine...

Rizzi isnt fresh

Lol

honestly this isnt even about having another day off from school. Its about safety. Like seriously statistics show that more accidents are likely to happen during weather like this. And i dont know about any of you guys, but i DO NOT want to be one of those numbers.

Um no I came back from work not to long ago and me and my friend we slipping and sliding the sttreets arnt clean nor is the sidewalks

DUH......school should be cancelled tomorrow!

DUH........school should be cancelled tomorrow!

I apologize if my previous comments were rude. Chyeah account was suspended.

exactly.school needs to be closed. end of story.