Victoria Richards, columnist – ‘School heat closures are a nightmare for working parents like me’
My two children have been on tenterhooks this week, waiting to hear whether or not they’re in school – and so have I. At the time of writing, my teenage daughter has been in school for just two hours but is coming home at 11.30am; while my nine-year-old son was off all day yesterday. We still don’t know whether schools will be open or shut tomorrow – when I’m supposed to be on a trip to Birmingham all day. For working parents like me, this is a nightmare. We can’t plan anything – we’re completely at the mercy of the weather.
