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'I took my girlfriend up to the roof to show her the view ... I would be sacked for that now!'
IT WAS a romantic gesture that would have probably earned him the sack today. But rule-breaker Ted Smalley, 74, thought the view from the top of Hull Royal Infirmary's tower block was too much of a good thing to miss out on.
The bricklayer, who worked on the construction of the building in the 1960s, decided he would whisk his then-girlfriend up to the top of the newly built block for a view out across the city.
Ted took Carole, now his wife, to the top of the tower block while he was working on the site, and believes she was the first woman in Hull to go up there.
"I was courting her at the time, so I decided to see if I could smuggle her up to the top," said Ted, who lives with Carole in Anlaby.
"We went up the stairs and then got to the top so she could have a look around.
"I imagine she was the first woman up on the top of the roof, as we were still working on it.
"Nowadays, you would be sacked for doing that."
Carol, now 68, says it was an incredibly romantic gesture.
She said: "When I went to meet him, he was waiting at the top for me and waving.
"He then came down to meet me and took me up there.
"I've never forgotten it, I remember it like it was yesterday.
"I looked out across all the city and spotted our house. It was very romantic."
Ted was one of hundreds of construction workers who helped build the tower block at Hull Royal Infirmary.
He believes he worked on it from about July 1964 to March 1966.
Today – September 25 – marks 50 years since the foundation stone for the building was laid by MP Enoch Powell.
Although Ted did not attend the foundation stone laying, or the official opening of the hospital by the Queen in 1967, he does remember working on the site.
"I was working with a mate on the university site, brick laying there, when he said he was going to the hospital job," said Ted.
"The money was one and sixpence an hour extra on top of the basic wage, which in those days was an incredible amount – it was terrific money for me.
"I was about 24 or 25 at the time when I started working there."
Ted, who also worked on one of city's other tallest buildings, Hull College, said the work was carried out in two main stages.
One set of workers was in charge of putting up the big main walls, while Ted's team followed behind them, doing smaller bits they had left behind.
"We worked Monday to Friday from 7.30am to 6pm, so it was long days," said Ted.
"Saturdays were 7.30am to 4pm and we also did alternate Sundays.
"On Sundays, we got double the rate but we had to show we had done lots of work to make sure we got offered the following fortnight's Sunday.
"I was saving up to get married, so I needed all the money I could get."
Today, the tower block is undergoing resurfacing works as part of a major revamp by Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust.
Anyone walking past the hospital can spot workers a mile off – with their hard hats and high-vis jackets.
They are also surrounded by netting and barriers to prevent them from falling off the scaffolding and exterior lifts.
But Ted, who has saved some photographs he took while working on the site, had a very different uniform.
His pictures show him in a flat cap and work boots, leaning on just one bar of scaffolding, positioned at waist height, to prevent him from falling.
He said: "In winter, it got incredibly cold at the top.
"Once, the wind was that bad, they had to take us off. It was ghastly."
Old photographs are not just kept at Ted's home. The hospital has a vast collection of archived pictures, records and documents, presided over by Mike Pearson.
He often shows history groups around the hospital's collection – which includes a visitors book signed by the Queen, the trowel used by Enoch Powell to lay the foundation stone, and photographs of the Royal visit.
"I'm a big history fan, I wouldn't have lasted without being that," said Mike.
"We're going to be opening up the archives on the hospital Innovation Day on Friday, so everyone is welcome to come along and take a look."
Mike says Hull Royal Infirmary was actually named eight months after opening, and was known as Western General Hospital before then.
When pressed for a favourite piece in the archive collection, he says: "There is a manuscript from 1698 from the workhouses.
"I just love it because it is so old – and is 81 pages of handwritten script.
"It is fascinating."
'Cycle crash left my son in a coma - make sure your child wears a helmet'
A MOTHER is urging children to wear cycle helmets after her son was critically injured when he was knocked off his bike by a car in west Hull. Kelly Morgan feared her son Daniel, 12, would die after doctors had to put him in a coma when they discovered he had fractured his skull.
Now, she is calling for legislation to make it compulsory for cyclists to wear helmets.
As her son is being cared for at the children's critical care unit at Hull Royal Infirmary, Ms Morgan said: "My son could have died. The nurses said if he was wearing his crash helmet his injuries would not be as bad.
"I would urge all parents to think before their kids go out on their bikes and make sure they are wearing safety helmets.
"This is the result of what can happen if they don't."
Daniel was cycling to the fishing tackle shop in Gipsyville from his home in Arcon Drive, west Hull, on Friday when the accident happened.
He was knocked off his bike in Rawcliffe Grove by a car travelling in the opposite direction at around 5.20pm.
Mrs Morgan said: "Daniel's friend came running in, saying a car had hit Daniel and he was bleeding from the head. All I could think was 'Was he alive? Is he OK?'.
"When I got to the scene, he was already in the back of the ambulance.
"He was bleeding, his clothes were all ripped and his face was covered in blood. He was screaming."
Daniel was rushed to Hull Royal Infirmary where doctors discovered he had suffered a large fracture to the back of his skull, a broken nose and a fractured cheek bone,
He also suffered a large cut to his leg, a cut mouth and bruising to his face and body.
Ms Morgan said: "He had started to have a fit and was vomiting. "There were 14 doctors around him. At that point, I thought the worst.
"You do think the worst. I thought he was going to die.
"The doctors came out to tell us they were going to put him in a coma. He was intubated and put to sleep. It was terrifying to see."
After assessing his condition overnight, doctors decided to wake Daniel on Saturday.
"His first words were 'Where's my mum'," said Ms Morgan.
"That was a huge relief.
"He is getting slowly better. He is lucky."
Daniel underwent surgery to his wrist where doctors inserted wires and he is facing further surgery and the prospect of weeks in hospital.
Ms Morgan said: "Daniel was riding without his helmet.
"It needs to be said to people to wear one, it is better to be safe than sorry."
"Daniel's brother Bobby would never wear a helmet. When he saw Daniel, he said he didn't ever want to go out on his bike without one again.
"I just want parents to make their kids think and get their helmets on."
The family now say they want to see the wearing of helmets made compulsory so other families do not have to go through what they have.
Ms Morgan said: "We have been thinking about this a lot since and I definitely think they should be compulsory.
"A lot of people we know have also said it should be law."
Daniel also wants to urge other children to wear helmets.
He said: "I would say to other children to wear safety helmets. Stay safe on the road and look out for cars."
Daniel, a pupil at Sirius Academy has been recovering with mum, dad, Paul, grandad Trevor and grandma Sharon by his bed.
Trevor said: "We want to thank the ambulance crew who were so efficient and all the staff here who have been fantastic, they really have been great."
Police investigating the accident are appealing for witnesses.
Anyone who can help should call police on 101 quoting log 506 of September 20.
Women who jumped in Princes Dock pulled out by taxi drivers as drinkers urged to be more responsible
TAXI drivers came to the rescue of two women who jumped into Hull's Princes Dock after a night out. The women are believed to have been at a freshers' party at Sugar Mill nightclub in Dagger Lane, organised for students starting college and university in the city.
One of the women, who was 25, had been drinking and jumped into the water, close to the Sugar Mill nightclub in Princes Dock Side, shortly before 3.30am yesterday morning. Her friend is then believed to have jumped into the water to save her.
Emergency services, including police, fire and ambulance, were called to the scene. But the two women had already been pulled to safety by taxi drivers who had spotted them in the water.
Now, Sergeant Ian Goode, of Humberside Police, is urging party-goers to take more responsibility for their actions.
He said: "The police and operators within the city centre make a significant contribution to keeping our town centres safe so people can enjoy a good night out.
"However we, along with other emergency services, find ourselves regularly called to care for people who, through drinking too much, have made themselves vulnerable and more likely to be injured or become a victim of crime."
Sgt Goode is appealing to revellers not to drink to excess when on a night out.
He said: "While we will always take the necessary steps to respond appropriately, people need to take greater responsibility for themselves and their friends to avoid the likelihood of those things happening.
"We would urge people not to be a drain on both police and NHS time because they have had too much to drink, but to behave in a responsible way and drink sensibly."
The 25-year-old woman and her friend were treated by paramedics at the scene. They were then taken to Hull Royal Infirmary as a precaution.
A Yorkshire Ambulance spokesman said: "We received a call at 3.27am on Tuesday to reports of a female in the water, close to the Sugar Mill nightclub in Dagger Lane.
"An ambulance was sent to the scene and two patients were taken to Hull Royal Infirmary to be checked over by staff."
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Troubled hospital faces £580k fine
A HOSPITAL could be facing a fine of £580,000 after it was forced to restrict patient admissions. East Riding Community Hospital in Beverley reduced its inpatient beds from 30 to 12 after inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) highlighted a number of serious concerns during a visit in June.
Now, Humber NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, could have to fork out £145,000 for every month the beds were closed.
The trust has heard East Riding Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) plans to enforce a financial penalty for £145,000 – a total of £580,000 from June until the end of September.
However, the fine could be increased to £725,000 if the beds remain closed in October as well.
Angie Mason, the director of nursing and service delivery at Humber NHS, said: "There is a risk of a penalty from the CCG.
"Until we get the rest of the beds open, that risk will not be reduced."
East Riding CCG decides what money should be spent on health services for patients living in the region. In effect, it "employs" Humber NHS to provide care at the hospital.
If it decides Humber NHS is not giving the full service it is paid to supply, it can enforce a financial penalty.
However, no financial penalty notice has been received in writing and Humber NHS has not paid any of the money yet.
George McManus, of the Friends of East Riding Community Hospital Group said: "We are shocked to hear the hospital is being penalised financially due to the bed closures."
The news comes as staff at the hospital prepare for another CQC inspection in the next fortnight.
Inspectors will be revisiting the Beverley hospital to check if standards have been met and improvements made since they last saw staff on June 4.
Humber NHS has drawn up an action plan for the hospital in light of the report, which was discussed at yesterday's trust board meeting.
Trust board chairman Jane Fenwick said: "When I visited the hospital this week, I was very impressed with the staff and management, who have had to pick themselves up off the floor.
"Patients are delighted with the level of care they are receiving.
"We will get this right but, obviously, we have to go through the inspection.
"The proof will be in the pudding, the CQC will have to come and see it but all the signs are that it's going well.
"CQC inspections are about finding out what is wrong and putting it right, and that's what we are doing."
The CQC report, which was published earlier this summer, said there had been "six serious incidents" at the hospital.
However, the trust board were told yesterday three of those had been downgraded and only three were now rated "serious".
Ms Fenwick said: "Our staff report near-misses and serious incidents which could cause harm to patients.
"They are investigated and, then, if considered serious, reported to the clinical commissioning group. In three cases, the commissioners downgraded them.
"I have some heart with that – because at least staff are reporting incidents and looking into them.
"I don't want a situation where people don't report things and sweep them under the carpet."
The action plan for the hospital includes addressing issues raised by the CQC – such as providing additional training and drawing up rotas differently to demonstrate who the first-in-charge nurse is.
Humber NHS staff have been told CQC inspectors will visit "shortly after" October 2.
Hull FC: Motu Tony tasked with adding to squad
MOTU Tony is confident he can add something Hull FC have lacked in the past after being confirmed as the club's new football manager. Having been around the club for the past two months, Tony was officially unveiled yesterday alongside Lee Radford as part of the new set-up.
Taking on the recruitment responsibilities previously overseen by Shaun McRae, Tony will also deal with day to day matters involving the squad away from Radford's remit as head coach.
Having never left the city despite moving clubs, Tony says his new role is a position he's relishing.
"It's great to be back at Hull. I have a lot of affinity for this club," Tony told the Mail.
"I'd like to think some of the things I bring to the table are some of the things the club lacked. I'm just happy to be here to make things easier for Lee and the rest of the coaching staff, while also helping people in the office.
"Lee, myself and the rest of the coaching staff have to set a culture for this club going forward. We have to show that if you are not prepared to work hard then this is probably not the place for you to be at.
"We have to set that standard from the off and there's tough decisions to make. We have to get the environment right for everyone. If you get the culture right, regardless of players coming and going you can maintain your position, as Wigan have shown. That's the standard we are aiming for."
Having already brought Iafeta Paleaaesina to the club, Tony is now busy working behind the scenes on at least two more additions, with Bath winger Tom Biggs still a target.
And with the World Cup on the horizon, the ex-Kiwi Test player with Samoan heritage is confident of utilising his contacts to try and find a hidden gem.
"I think it is an advantage for us as a club that myself, Lee and Andy all have vast contacts in the game. If we pull them all together I think we are in a good position," added Tony.
"We will be watching the World Cup games with an eye on finding a hidden gem."
New Hull FC coach Lee Radford will rule with iron fist
LEE Radford says he will pull no punches as he sets out to drag Hull FC up to the standards they should consistently be meeting. Having been appointed as Peter Gentle's successor on a three-year contract, the new head coach has already warned his players they face a shock to the system as he pursues a desire to raise standards.
Promising nothing more than an honest approach to how the club is run and the team plays, Super League's youngest coach says the first priority is making sure his squad buy into the new stricter principles he'll be putting in place.
"As a group we have to raise our standards consistently, every week," Radford told the Mail.
"I think that will come as a shock initially to a lot of the players. I think players who have been under strict regimes before are crying out for it in this team and that's what they'll get. It's the first thing to address.
"If the players don't want to buy into our principles, our dedication and our work ethic, then that's fine because I am sure we will find somebody who will."
Radford has set out his plan for a way forward for Hull.
Bold statements of top-four finishes and big promises have been replaced with Radford's desire to first provide a side the fans can be proud of.
Joined by Andy Last as assistant coach, the duo are eager to see Hull returned back to their working class roots in terms of the manner of performances and attitude of players.
Aware of the criticism of the side this year, culminating in the record defeat to Huddersfield where the attitude and application of the players was questioned, Radford insists that is one thing that will change.
"People want a team to be proud of," added Radford.
"We are a working class city and always have been. We are a working class club, with working class supporters who want to be proud of a working class team.
"They pay their money to come through the turnstiles and want value for that. Being up one week and down the next is not right and we need to change that.
"This squad stands up to a lot of the elite teams in the competition.
"Getting the best out of this squad is the golden egg we are chasing."
As previously revealed by the Mail, Radford and Last are joined in a new-look coaching structure that sees Motu Tony come in as football manager.
Tony's responsibilities will lie primarily in recruitment and working with owner Adam Pearson to secure Radford's signings, while also scouting the talent himself.
For Radford it is an ideal structure. He adds: "I will make mistakes, but show me a man that doesn't.
"What I have to do is keep level headed and keep seeking advice from those I respect, and from my staff as well.
"There's nobody else I'd rather have alongside me than Andy Last, while Motu has terrific contacts and we know each other well.
"It's all exciting, there's lots of hard work ahead of us and we know that. For a Hull fan, someone from the city, who has played for this club, to have the opportunity to do this role is a chance you don't pass up."
Hull conditioner Paul Devlin has also left the club to be replaced by Sean Rush, who spent a seven-year spell with Hull City as they achieved promotion to the Premier League in 2008.
'I did not conspire with my lover to murder my husband,' Lisa Fairpo tells trial
A WOMAN has denied plotting to murder her husband. Lisa Fairpo is on trial with her lover Darren Wilson, accused of conspiring to murder her husband Andrew Burr to get a £750,000 life insurance payout. It is alleged they offered to pay hitman Mikhail Ward £10,000 to kill Mr Burr.
Giving evidence, Mrs Fairpo told Hull Crown Court she did not ask her husband to increase his life insurance cover. She said Mr Burr had lied to her that a gang was sending him death threats and were after him. This, claims Mrs Fairpo, prompted the couple to look into getting life insurance.
She said: "We both agreed I would get him a life cover quote. I didn't insist he had it. We never did it, I'm lazy."
She told the court they talked about getting £1m life insurance to benefit their children in case something happened to either of them.
"It was a family joke – we are unusual," said Mrs Fairpo. "The children would joke about killing me and him and running off with all the money."
Judge Michael Mettyear put it to her: "You did not have any money. It is a strange topic of conversation when you have no money and there is nothing to inherit."
Mrs Fairpo, 36, denied she had ever conspired to kill her husband.
She said: "I had said to Darren 'he (Mr Burr) is doing my head in', but I did not mean I wanted my husband to get killed, ever. I never wanted him to be killed. I don't think you should hurt people. I don't like violence.
"I never had life cover. It was just a husband and wife talking about general life cover."
Mrs Fairpo told the jury she had told Mr Wilson they were discussing getting life cover.
When asked if she thought Mr Wilson would plot to kill her husband she replied: "I don't know, why would he?"
The court heard she had known Mr Wilson, 45, for four years. She described him as her "best friend" and had slept with him once last October.
Mrs Fairpo said: "Andrew is like a big friendly teddy bear. We were in love and we cared a lot about each other and we worked well as a family. But when you are jealous it just causes arguments. He is really good-looking and I'm really plain and simple.
"We then realised we had fallen out of love and were just friends."
Mrs Fairpo, of Northside Road, Hollym, and Mr Wilson, of Appin Close, Bransholme, deny conspiracy to murder.
Woman said lover could have hurt husbandLISA Fairpo told the jury she believed her lover could have hurt her husband.
Mrs Fairpo said her lover Darren Wilson could have harmed her husband Andrew Burr.
She is accused of conspiring with Mr Wilson to kill Mr Burr for a £750,000 life insurance payout.
Prosecutor Mark McKone said: "Do you think if you had told Mr Wilson that Andrew had hurt you, and you asked him to hurt him, do you think he would?"
She replied: "Yes, I do, or he would have got someone else.
"He told me he used to take people out for £50,000."
The prosecution allege she was seeking to have her husband murdered in revenge for leaving her blind, as well as for financial gain.
The court heard she claimed he had "punched her hard" in the eye but in cross-examination claimed it was a "poke".
Mr McKone put it to her: "You are now playing down that punch."
The trial continues.
Hull City's Nick Proschwitz won't give up on Premier League dream after turning down move
NICK Proschwitz has revealed how he turned down the chance to leave Hull City during the transfer window, insisting he will not "quit" in his pursuit of Premier League football. Proschwitz was the Tigers' saviour against Huddersfield Town on Tuesday as his goal earned a narrow 1-0 win and a place in the last 16 of the Capital One Cup.
A return to goalscoring ways, including five in two appearances for the reserve team, sees the German striker pushing for a Premier League call, but a lack of opportunities almost led to his exit last month.
Manager Steve Bruce has admitted he would have preferred to see Proschwitz go out on loan in a move designed to see him recapture the form that convinced City to invest £2.6m in him 15 months ago.
The summer arrivals of Yannick Sagbo and Danny Graham have pushed Proschwitz down the pecking order but he was unwilling to walk away from the Tigers. He said: "I don't care now at what's gone, I'm just looking at the future. I decided to stay and fight for my opportunity and I hope my chance will come to play soon. Hopefully I can score then too.
"I came here to play in the Premier League. The first month of the season wasn't easy for me but I don't want to quit and I don't want to give up.
"First-team football is where I want to be and I believe I performed quite well.
"It hasn't been easy but I decided to stay and work for my chance. Hopefully that will come soon. I've had a few games for the reserves, a few very good performances with loads of goals, and I'm happy that I could help the team."
Proschwitz's sixth goal in City colours and his first since scoring in the 2-2 draw against Cardiff on the final day of last season, was a timely boost to his quest to convince Bruce.
Although he missed a gilt-edged chance of a late second, the 26-year-old's crisp finish on the hour mark was enough for City to clamber past Championship side Huddersfield.
Proschwitz, who was named as a substitute in the Premier League for the first time in the weekend win at Newcastle, will hope that earns him another place on the bench when West Ham United visit the KC Stadium on Saturday.
The German's best chances may continue to come in the Capital One Cup though, and after sealing a fourth-round berth for the first time since 1977-78, he said: "It makes us proud. The gaffer said it was 1977 that the club was last in round four so it's very good for us."
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Villagers' shock as motorcyclist killed in crash with car in Swanland
A POLICE investigation is under way after a motorcyclist was killed in a crash with a car in an East Yorkshire village. The motorcyclist was killed in the accident with the car close to the junction of Greenstiles Lane and Tranby Lane in Swanland.
Both roads were closed to traffic after the crash shortly before 1pm yesterday as police investigators were called to the scene. Last night, villagers spoke of their shock at the death of the victim, who has not yet been identified by police.
Councillor Yvonne Dumsday, of Swanland Parish Council, said: "It does have an impact on the village. We are a close-knit community and very community spirited. It is terrible when something like this happens and the council would like to pass on their condolences."
A Humberside Police spokesman said they were notified by the ambulance service about the accident between the car and the motorbike.
She said: "Sadly, it is confirmed that the motorcycle rider died at the scene."
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James May, director at Home From Home Petcare, opposite the scene of the crash, heard about the accident from a relative who had passed the wreckage minutes after the crash.
He said: "The bike was on the side of the road and the person was on the road. Within a couple of minutes, there was and ambulance and police coming down the road. At one point, there were about five police cars there."
Mr May expressed his sympathy to learn the biker had died in the accident.
"It is such a shame what has happened," he said. "I was very shocked when I heard.
"We don't see much around here and don't see many accidents. When it does occur, it leaves the area shocked."
Tranby Lane, from the junction with the A164 to Kemp Road and Greenstiles Lane, did not reopen until shortly before 6pm last night as police carried out their initial investigation into the cause of the crash.
Mr May said his business, which includes kennels and dog grooming, had been affected by the road closure but his only concern was with the biker and their family.
"A few people have cancelled and it has proved a bit harder for some people to get to us, but it really is small potatoes when you put things into perspective."
Although residents could not recall any serious accidents at the site, Councillor Dumsday said Tranby Lane did have its problems with speeding motorists.
"I have never heard of accidents at that spot before but I know some traffic travels along Tranby Lane far too quickly," she said.
"We don't know what caused this but I know the speed of some of the traffic along there is something residents complain about."
Police are expected to release more details about the accident today. Anyone with information should call 101.
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Schools to close - but parents may not find out till day of teachers' strike
THOUSANDS of parents are being warned their children's schools will be forced to close by next Tuesday's teachers' strike, but many may not find out until the day itself. Up to 5,000 members of the biggest teaching unions, the NUT and NASUWT, are expected to join the walk out in a national row over pensions, pay and conditions.
The unions have warned most Hull and East Riding schools will be forced to shut because their members make up 90 per cent of the workforce. Hull City Council has revealed it will not be able to release a list of schools intending to strike until Monday.
However, individual city schools will be contacting parents.
Some East Riding secondaries – including Cottingham, Wolfreton, South Hunsley, Withernsea, Headlands and Howden – have already told parents they will be partly or fully closed.
But others, including Beverley Grammar School, have warned parents the decision may not be made until the day itself, when it becomes clear just how many staff are joining the action.
Council officials in the East Riding are asking heads to indicate today whether they think they will have to close.
Paul Butler, inclusion and access manager East Riding Council, said: "We would hope most schools will have a very good idea by the end of the week.
"Our advice will be wherever possible schools should aim to stay open, either partially or fully.
"What we would not want is a school making a decision to close and then find out they have enough staff to stay open. In that situation parents would criticise the school even more. We have asked them to give an indication by Thursday, so we can inform the Department for Education."
A Hull City Council spokesmansaid: "The list of Hull schools that are planning to participate in the strike action on October 1 is still being collated and will be available on Monday, September 30."
Unions do not have to inform schools which staff will be taking action and it may be they will not know themselves, as members do not have to obey a strike call.
Beverley Grammar School's parents have been told the academy will only close if staffing levels mean it is not safe to stay open.
In a letter to parents, chairman of governors Chris Bodsworth said: "Because we may not know until very late how many staff will be available to work, the decision to close may have to be taken at the last minute.
"Every effort will be made to give notice at the latest by the day before, but in case the decision has to be made on the day itself, we are asking parents to nominate a place of safety, which may be your home, to which your child can go if we have to close."
Mother of two Nikki Gillyon, whose children attend Longcroft School and St Mary's CE Primary in Beverley, said the strike will pose problems for working parents.
Mrs Gillyon said: "My husband and I both work full-time, so obviously the strike creates a lot of inconvenience.
"I know the teachers have their reasons but it's really hard for working parents to organise childcare, particularly at short notice."
Hull branch secretary of the NASUWT Adrian Joice said: "We would expect parents to be told as soon as possible if schools are closing because it is an inconvenience. The logical thing would be for schools to tell parents by Friday."
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