Day Off or Early Release? What Was the Right Choice?

Winter in New England is no fun for city officials who read weather reports and need to make the final decision -- keep the schools open, close them for the day or schedule an early release.

This storm was especially difficult as the snow totals were constantly in flux mostly because of the rain/snow line.

Peabody and most other nearby school districts decided to close schools on Thursday, while others went with early release and a few brave souls decided to open school for the full day.

The decision is far from perfect and open to second guessing. Peabody Patch readers have been debating the issue on our site and Facebook. 

What do you think? Should the schools have been closed for the day? Should there have been an early release? Or should the schools be opened today? Let us know in the comment section.