While that is true for a number of parents, you also need to consider the area. While it is not a bad area, it is not necessarily the richest or most educated. The parents trust the school system to take care of their children and to make decisions accordingly. If they did not receive any information about closing schools, and their home looked like the night after a storm, they NEEDED to go to work in order to support their families... theory being to trust the leaders to make decisions and get food on the table/ electricity paid, etc. If I were not a teacher and had not received my phone cal