What's your school temperature cutoff for outdoor play?

Mrs Manners · January 2012

Ours is 40 degrees.

MichelleWP · January 2012

0 (windchill or air).

Rebekah1021 · January 2012

J&A2008 · January 2012

I have to LOL at 40 degrees.

L D · January 2012

30

shouldbworkin · January 2012

MichelleWP:
0 (windchill or air).

This! At below 40 degrees, kids are required to have jackets, hats and gloves to go outside. They only time they stay in is sub zero temps or rain.

Mrs Manners · January 2012

J&A2008:
I have to LOL at 40 degrees.

I know, right? They actually canceled school in some GA counties today because it was cold. My ds was so excited that it was sunny today so he could play outside at school but it's 22 degrees so that won't happen.

ccm1203 · January 2012

I believe it is 15 F.

CleoKitty · January 2012

As long as it was above 0 they went outside! Only rain or an iced-over playground stopped them. All kids were required to have proper outdoor gear.

Mominator · January 2012

I *think* it is 32 fahrenhite

Chapter79 · January 2012

Per the last newsletter, here (upstate ny) they don't go out below 20 degrees (but it also said windchill matters). I'm glad it's not 0, yikes! That's even too cold for me. My daughter was shivering today just walking from the car to the school- eeek (and it's 19 here).

penguingrrl · January 2012

32* for us

emiliemadison · January 2012

I think it's 0.

If it was 40, the kids wouldnt go outside from October to April LOL!

p1nklemonade · January 2012

32

Leila'sMommy · January 2012

No cut off. I hate it. Cut off should be 40, it's just so cold. They do bundle them up. But I hate being at work thinking about DD playing in the cold.

cokt · January 2012

At DS's preschool, I think it is 0. They get super bundled up and just go outside for a little bit. The public schools have a higher temperature minimum I think. 40 sounds so absurd to me, I wouldn't even wear a winter jacket in 40 degree weather. It is interesting how different it is!

Littlejen22 · January 2012

My DS is only in a private preschool that only goes to Kindergarten but today was 29 and they were outside playing. There have been some days they have not gone out b/c it was too cold but I think it was the teachers using an excuse b/c I don't think those days were under 30. No snow or rain obviously.

AlabamaMamma224 · January 2012

At DS's MMO its 40*.... Which is funny, because 40* for me is hardly worth putting a coat on. I'm not sure at DD's Elementary school, But I make sure she has a warm coat and gloves just in case.

The mornings tend to be cold and I have to remind DD to make sure she brings home her coat, b/c by the time she gets off the bus, it's usually too warm to be wearing it.

ridesbuttons · January 2012

I don't know. It was -23c when I dropped the kids off this morning, windchill -32c or so.

I expect they will get outside at least once today.

Mrs Manners · January 2012

cjcouple:
J&A2008:

I have to LOL at 40 degrees.

I bet this has to do with kids outerwear attire??

I think it is in the low 20's here but not positive. Ithink it has more to do with whether the teachers want to stand otside with them...lol

I do know if a child does not have outerwear they are not allowed out with the other children.

I think it's just because we are in the south where 40 degrees is considered artic. They are all required to have coats, hats and gloves in their bags all winter.

lmdbww · January 2012

As per the most recent parent newsletter, there wasn't a temperature cutoff. Just that "if weather permits", they would continue to go outside. (which I assume is low winds and now blowing snow).

StJess88 · January 2012

20

Bellisimo · January 2012

I think it's like 42 or lower. Yeah, we live WAY down south and can't stand cold weather.

goofyteacher · January 2012

0 windchill or actual temperature.

shopgirl_07 · January 2012

Wow, 0? That is too freakin cold! When my son was in school in was 32 degrees.

stacynikki · January 2012

40 here! But we live in Central TX and 40 is considered frigid here!

mikeandmonica · January 2012

emiliemadison:

I think it's 0.

If it was 40, the kids wouldnt go outside from October to April LOL!

Ditto this! I know that the temperature for cancelling school is ridiculous too - way negative for a certain amount of time before they cancel school.

justEK · January 2012

I have no clue. It was in the 20's here near Tampa today and I had to fight my DD to layer. I finally told her to go to school in her freaking bathing suit. She finally got dressed.

It's a good thing we're not moving to Vermont.

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