Quote Originally Posted by uforgot View Post
I honestly think it's coming from parents. Their little darling doesn't want to go outside so the parent complains, and unfortunately, it's a small town so the Superintendent and board members get the calls. I also think that people honestly think that you get sick from going outside when it's cool or raining. My mother in law thought that. Wish I had a nickel for every time I told her that you get a cold from a virus, not from the temperature or the rain. (We played in the rain much to her horror). Oh, yeah, it's better to crowd the kids and germs in a small space all day. That will keep them healthy!

I realize I'm preaching to the choir. But I feel so much better!
Just a comment:

It rains alot here on the Northwest Pacific coast, yet I'm always amazed to see kids ages 8 and up, playing soccer in steady rain. They are wearing uniforms so it is a real game with parents hanging about on the sidelines. Temperatures would be around 40 and below (or above).

However I don't recall having great fun out on the playground when it rained. But great fun playing in snow at very cold temp. at school playground. Oh yes, we also had an outdoor ice rink on the school playground. Yep, I went to one of those schools.
Parents need to be reminded of children in the snowier parts of North America.