Snow Day at Brock University

Usually snow days make me happy. Today I'm downright pissed off. Shortly after twelve noon, this message appeared on Brock University's weather update page.

All classes cancelled
Since conditions have deteriorated from when the decision was made earlier this morning and given the winter storm has not abated despite predictions, Brock University has cancelled all classes for the rest of the day and this evening.
Although we expect to be fully operational tomorrow, please check the Brock website for information on classes and activities.

Are you kidding me? Opening the school this morning for classes at 8 a.m. was perhaps one of the most dangerous, irresponsible, and selfish moves I've ever seen on the part of the university. In fact, the weather conditions vastly improved as the day progressed. By noon, the snow had let up considerably, the wind had died down, and the plows had time to clear off most main roads. Why then am I angry?

Well, for the very fact that the greedy administration opened the school at 8 a.m. and expected both students and staff to be present. Early this morning, the snow was coming down something unreal, and the roads were horrendous, unploughed, and slippery, and leaving home was an unnecessary danger. This of course involved staff and students risking their lives to make it to campus. The vast majority of the region was on shut down today, yet Brock seems to 'surgite,' caring not about those who risk their well being to make it onto campus.

So what was the point of closing at noon? The administration knew all along that it was too dangerous to keep the school open all day, but providing they stay open until noon, the get a day's worth of funding from the government. Meanwhile, staff and students bear all the risk. That's absolutely disgusting. I'm ashamed of that institution.