We just got an email from our son’s school that they were canceling all classes for tomorrow. I was wondering what all the other East Coast schools are doing. I heard an Andover Dad talking yesterday saying that they never close. I appreciated the email that my son’s school sent and the steps they are taking to keep the kids safe. They were clear that they have enough food and water and that the grounds staff as well as kitchen staff will be spending the night. It helps that we know the plans. Either way, I wish he were home to weather through this storm. I like the feeling of having all my kiddos home safe and warm at times like these. It’s hard to have him away!
My kid’s school is closed for tomorrow already. Day students are required to be off campus by 3pm today. The school has generators (including Dining Hall) and the kids were instructed to call home to say that if they were out of contact, not to worry and that they are safe!
I was glad to hear the plans…sounds like they are similar to your school.
My kid’s school (Deerfield) is staying open, though classes are starting an hour late. They do have generators. They asked that all day students bring stuff and stay the next two nights (they have day student beds, or they can stay with friends). They are keeping them in more-- like study hall is all in the dorms, rather than in the library or cafés, which will be closed at night.
Half day today, no school tomorrow. Possibly no school on Wednesday.
Not having your 13/14 year old home during an emergency seems unthinkable to me. Those day schools we applied to are starting to look better and better. However, we started this ball rolling and DS is "in love’ with the idea of going to boarding school. I’m struggling with…Can he really know what he wants or does he really know what is best for him yet? His cousins are at boarding schools and he has visited them. That is actually what started this whole thing. Now that all apps are submitted (which he worked so hard on)…I’m having second thoughts.
D’s boarding school will be closed tomorrow. The school loses power very easily so it’s possible they’ll be out Wednesday as well. This was a long weekend for this BS, so many kids went home or off with friends for the weekend. The school sent an email to parents of boarders telling them to keep their kids at home if they weren’t already back on campus. D was with out of state friends but came home today.
@oak2maple I think that second thoughts are very common/normal. Don’t worry too much. Just take it one step at a time… if you focus on the long term, it can seem overwhelming. If you go a this gradually, the “shock” 
is much more bearable.
I heard that both Andover and Exeter are closed tomorrow. They almost never close - 3 times in the past 30 years I saw somewhere. Andover has a power plant that can power much of the campus, so there should be plenty of warm spaces for the kids. Not sure about Exeter. The schools try to stay open - both schools have a high percentage of boarders and facility who live on/near campus.
A head of school with a sense of humor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=84637285&x-yt-ts=1422040409&v=OjE72Q8s8wo#t=90
My kid’s school suspended classes for tomorrow. They have generators for the main building and dorm spaces and the kitchen staff is there… The day students are all welcome to stay for the duration of the storm. They are probably better off at school than at home, where there might be a power outage.
Perhaps I will have a different perspective tomorrow (or at 3AM, if I awaken to a cold dark house)… But I think the Weather Channel spreads a lot of unnecessary panic. Yes, it’s a big storm. Stay off the roads, of course… But let’s lighten up, everyone! It’s winter in New England, not the apocalypse. We’ve survived plenty of blizzards out this way. It will all be ok. And your kids may have some great stories to share with you about how they got through it.
Choate is closed today:
No real concerns. As cameo says, it’s just winter in New England. It’s sunny and 75 degrees here at home, though. 
Oh, just rub it in, @Choatiemom .
I was away at BS during the Blizzard of 1978 so I wasn’t really too concerned yesterday. Blizzards ( even the nonevent kind like yesterday) or significant snowfall can be a lot fun for BS students. No doubt everyone was encouraged to stay indoors due to the wind last night but I have to imagine the Headmaster’s Holiday today will include a lot of fun indoor/outdoor activities like sledding/skating, Dorm Wars, Capture the Flag or just leisurely activities like helping young faculty kids build snowmen. And, because BS’s can also be total killjoys: Mandatory Study Hall hours during the day and evening. Boo!
But- I’m sure everyone appreciated a morning to sleep in !!
Just a heartfelt shout out to all the day student parents out there who offered their home/hearth during the storm. They were truly the unsung heroes taking in boarders yesterday- K2 being one of them. So far this morning, I’ve received texts with photos depicting an ideal and fun overnight- not to mention photos of boys gathered around home cooked meals including a huge Lumberjack Breakfast this morning. Living large…
All the boarding moms on this thread chimed in immediately: I hope this photo was taken after they shoveled your driveway!!
Back to the salt mines tonight, Kids.
I’m daydreaming about snow days at BS. 
Judging from the photos I am seeing on Instagram, they are all having a blast!
I’m on Long Island, about 45 minutes from Manhattan.
We got probably 15 inches or so of snow. We’re all shoveled out, and anticipate returning to school tomorrow. (Though my kids— and I-- are all secretly hoping that they won’t get the busses cleared off in time to open school in the morning.) My driveway is shoveled out, and there’s a beef stew in the crockpot and a loaf of bread in the bread machine.
Long Island did a great job of heeding the warnings, so this time there was no one (to the best of my knowledge) stuck on the LIE overnight in their cars… unlike the blizzard two years ago. My tiny little side street is all plowed, close to the pavement.
In short, it’s back to life as normal on Long Island in January. It was a wonderful little interlude, but no big deal.
We got 30" and it’s still snowing. School’s off for tomorrow too. 8-}
Do you think AO’s are using this snow day time to read our files? Can’t you just see it? An interviewer curled up by the fire, dog sleeping at their feet, and the snow keeps coming down outside their window while they read over our applications?
I hate snow. But at BS it might not be so bad!
We didnt even have a snowflake, sadly
Ours (Eastern PA) was a lot of fuss about nothing. Well, not nothing - about 6" - but certainly not as advertised.