February 09, 2017
@BASDSUPT/Twitter
Bethlehem Area School District Superintendent Joseph Roy is a celeb on Twitter.
Growing up, there are few better feelings in the world than learning that school has been canceled. If you've already done your homework, snow days almost always turn into indelibly memorable experiences, as long as you commit to bundling up, going out and finding an adventure.
That's become harder to do in the age of social media, when freed students can legitimately find an enthralling rabbit hole online, or wind up thumbing through Facebook, SnapChat, Instagram and Twitter all day. There are actually enough apps to fill most of a day at this point.
Based on the evidence out of Bethlehem on Wednesday night, the kids enrolled at area schools made sure to get that out of their systems in advance of Thursday's storm.
When Bethlehem Area School District superintendent Joseph Roy took to Twitter to announce a districtwide school closure, he was flooded with tweets from gleeful students (h/t BuzzFeed).
BASD schools and offices will be closed tomorrow, Feb 9, 2017
— Joseph Roy (@BASDSUPT) February 9, 2017
@BASDSUPT I have no idea who you are but thank you so damn much. I'm crying I'm so excited that you exist and do whatever you do! #GOAT
— Paul Eaton (@KappaAndtheMags) February 9, 2017
@BASDSUPT THE G.O.A.T.
— Isaiah Rivera (@Izay0622Rivera) February 9, 2017
@BASDSUPT You're a true hero!
— Elliott Bond (@EBond99) February 9, 2017
@BASDSUPT THANK YOU JESUS THANK YOU DR. ROY I OWE YOU MY LIFE
— doot doot (@thanknbless) February 9, 2017
@BASDSUPT You're the only presidential candidate I would ever vote for.
— Paige Della (@paigeluvhanover) February 9, 2017
@BASDSUPT pic.twitter.com/Xe838AhNXi
— Junien (@Junien12) February 9, 2017
Roy told BuzzFeed that he created a Twitter account in 2012 in order to have a more direct line of communication with parents. He's got 10,000 followers, many of them now students who seem to worship him. Even Roy's daughter couldn't help but notice her dad's new entourage.
it's time for my favorite thing about snow days: teens replying to my dad about school being canceled https://t.co/0dc8TwBMUf
— Jessica Roy (@JessicaKRoy) February 9, 2017
Of course, as the snow day draws to its bitterly cold end, students naturally get a little greedy.
@BASDSUPT how bout Friday
— Reach Adapt (@Reach_Adapt) February 9, 2017
What do you say, BASD?
Sorry kids....our dedicated team spent their #snowday working hard to make sure you don't get another. pic.twitter.com/cnUqH8484q
— Mark Stein (@basdfacman) February 9, 2017
