Freeport Schools - except Giblyn! - to re-open Weds, November 7th

Hey Freeport,

This is the latest, straight from Freeportschools.org.  I'm sure we're all busy watching the election results, so I'm cut/pasting because it's easier:

From Dr. Kuncham, Superintendent of Schools
 
All Freeport Schools, EXCEPT FOR GIBLYN SCHOOL, will be open on Wednesday, November 7th.
 
All afterschool activities for the rest of the week are cancelled.
 
FOR GIBLYN PARENTS ONLY:
Giblyn school will be closed for the remainder of the week.  Giblyn students will not be reporting to the school on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
 
Due to on-going clean-up efforts that are necessary for the health and safety of our students and staff, we will have to relocate temporarily as these clean-up efforts continue.
 
A meeting for Giblyn parents will be scheduled and a separate communication will be forthcoming.
 
Giblyn teachers and staff should report to the Atkinson Auditorium tomorrow morning, Wednesday, November 7th at 9:00am.

Private and parochial transportation will be available provided those schools are open.
 
We thank you for your patience and understanding.

So, let's assess...

 - NO after-school activities.
 - NO Giblyn; it needs to get fixed up.
 - Giblyn staff reports to Atkinson.
 - An apology for the late notice of the schools' official status.


I also want to note that the weather tomorrow is going to be...Bad.  We're maybe going to get snow, maybe rain, all from a Nor'Easter that could cause some more flooding.  How exactly it will develop is yet to be determined, The Weather Channel has predicted it going a bit out to the east and not hitting us as badly as we feared, but whenever they give numbers (in this case, a 3-4 foot storm surge), bear this in mind:  We don't have many barrier islands or beach dunes left to block any storm surge.

One resident in particular offered me this undeniably cynical (therefore, hilarious) gem:  If the Mayor had decided, instead of going to China or Germany, to head to Denmark and learn something about flood prevention, this might not have happened.

I say this manly because I remember Bloomberg's plan for NYC involving sea walls, dykes, and the like.  Suddenly, it looks like the massive investment in a sea-wall might well be worth it, indeed.