Life Imitates The Simpsons A freak blizzard hits Springfield, turning it into a winter wonderland overnight. However, Springfield Elementary School is the only school that did not declare a snowday. Only some students from both Bart and Lisa's classes show up while Skinner and Willie are the only faculty members to still be working. To pass the time, Skinner plays the ultra-boring movie "The Christmas That Almost Wasn't, But Then Was". While they are watching the movie, the snow piles up and traps everyone in the school. – The Simpsons, Skinner’s Sense of Snow
Students in the Alpine School District have now been sent home, after dangerous weather forced the schools to keep students who walk or ride a bus in the building after the final bell rang. -- Weather forces students to stay at schools, (Provo) Daily Herald, January 28, 2008