Most Ga. Schools Heed Conservation-Minded Call to Close
Gov. Sonny Perdue spent much of last week explaining to Georgia parents and school officials his unexpected, and perhaps unprecedented, decision to ask school districts not to open Sept. 26 and 27.
As Hurricane Rita was approaching the Texas and Louisiana coasts on Sept. 23, a Friday, the governor asked all districts in the state to take what he called two “early snow days” the following Monday and Tuesday as a precautionary measure in order to save fuel.
All but three of the state’s 180 districts...
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