Snow day query heats up the Internet

BURKE, Va., Jan. 23 (UPI) -- A student's call to a Virginia school administrator's home asking why a snow day wasn't declared is racing across the Internet faster than an Alberta clipper.

Lake Braddock High School senior Devraj Kori, wondered why Fairfax County, Va., school officials didn't call a snow day Thursday following a 3-inch snow fall. He called Dean Tistadt, chief operating officer for the county school system, to ask why, the Washington Post reported Wednesday, leaving his name and phone number.

Kori got a message on his cell phone from Tistadt's wife, Candy.

"How dare you call us at home! If you have a problem with going to school, you do not call somebody's house and complain about it," Mrs. Tistadt began.

Her husband had been up since 4 a.m. working on the situation, she said. In closing, Tistadt said, "Get over it, kid, and go to school! Get an education; that's what you're there for."

After school, Kori posted Tistadt's message -- but not his -- on an audio link on a Facebook page he had created. The message also was posted on YouTube, where, as of Tuesday, more than 9,000 people clicked on the link.