- ITV Report
Headteacher defends call to keep primary school open
A headteacher has defended her decision to keep a primary school open today despite many others closing due to the extreme weather.
Karen Allen from Burbage Junior School in Hinckley in Leicestershire says she opted against making a decision to close the school last night, instead choosing to wait until the morning.
After conditions improved the next day, Karen insists she made the right call:
The decision was mostly popular amongst parents but some pupils at the school questioned why they had to work whilst many of their peers stayed home.