[tonygeorgia]

More than 30 Michigan schools closed for the holidays two days early, in part because the Mayan calendar predicts the world will end on Friday, an official said. Matt Wandrie, superintendent for Lapeer Community Schools, said doomsday "rumors" are running rampant in several districts, adding to fears raised by last week's school shooting in Newtown, Conn."Given the recent events in Connecticut, there have been numerous rumors circulating in our district, and in neighboring districts, about potential threats of violence against students," Wandrie wrote on his website. "Additionally, rumors connected to the Mayan calendar predicted end of the world on Friday have also surfaced," he added.


He noted that Twitter was lighting up with posts with sentiments like: "Friday would be a great day to go out w/ a bang."The ancient predictions of apocalypse were a "secondary concern," with rumblings about violent threats against schoolchildren a bigger issue, he said. Wandrie said all rumors of threats had been "investigated and determined to be false" but were still a "serious distraction" for students heading into the holiday break, and parents were vowing to keep children home.So officials from five districts in Lapeer County covering 33 schools decided to just scrap the last two days of classes, extracurricular activities and athletic events."Although we in the county are reluctant to cancel school because the rumors are unsubstantiated, we feel it is the most appropriate decision given the gravity of recent events and our present circumstances," he wrote.

Mayan end-of-world rumors prompt Michigan officials to close 33 schools - U.S. News

[belleislerunner]

Wish I was a student in those districts. Christmas came early!

[Coldjensens]

But the world ends at 6 a.m. Why bother closing schools, the end will be over before the say starts.

[claud605]

Every school should have been closed for Christmas break starting on Monday IMO.

[Coldjensens]

I missed it. How was the end of the world? Did they have fireworks?

[DONNIEANDDONNA417]

when I seen those dark clouds yesterday it did scare me a little

[Bydand]

Originally Posted by Coldjensens

I missed it. How was the end of the world? Did they have fireworks?

Ah Dude, you missed it! Fireworks, meteors raining down from the Heavens, the Earth splitting open, compass' reversing, water swirling the opposite direction in the bathroom (hey, even at the end a guy has to go sometimes), holes forming in the atmosphere, and birds dropping out of the sky. It was great... oh wait a minute that was some movies I saw.

Nope nothing, either that or I missed it as well.

Originally Posted by DONNIEANDDONNA417

when I seen those dark clouds yesterday it did scare me a little

Me too, I didn't have the snowblower ready yet for the winter. Thank goodness we only got a couple inches.

[Senno]

Hi from California. Glad to see Michigan made it through the end of the world in one piece.

[jkels]

I heard a lot of school were closing due to ill children. I know of 2 area schools where a good share of children were home with the stomach flu. I kept my child home to avoid this illness.

[Retroit]

We've given in to every other terrorist group, so no sense in leaving out the Mayans and schoolchildren. Seems more and more our country is run on fear. How about a day off for the "Fiscal Cliff"?