Sunday's weather was just right for sledders Collin, Miles and Connor in Mequon.  Yet, they are afraid the wait for the bus this week will be miserable.

"It gets really cold and I have to sit there for awhile," said Collin Murray, a 7th grader.

A dangerously frigid forecast worries moms like Deborah Newell.

"It's not really the temperature that's scaring us," Newell said.  "It's the wind chill."

Racine Unified is likely to cancel classes if the  wind chill hits 20 below, a district spokesperson said.  The policy is not so clear in other districts. 

"You balance the fact that some kids don't have the clothing and those things to get to school," Andrekopoulos told TODAY'S TMJ4 on January 30, 2008.  "On the other hand, there's some kids that are going to come to school, they'll get a warm meal, in a warm classroom, learning is going on."

In case Jessica Mazin needs to report for 1st grade on an arctic day this week, mom and dad thought she should have some better gear.  They shopped for a coat and snow pants at Laacke and Joy's in Mequon on Sunday.

"It's supposed to be freezing cold so we wanted to make sure my daughter had a warm coat," Karen Mazin said.

School administrators often say if parents believe the weather's too severe to send kids to school, those parents should make the decision for their family and keep their kids home.