(Chevy Chase, MD) — The eastern portion of the United States was hit hard by a weekend snow storm that dumped more than two feet of snow on cities such as Washington D.C. and New York. As you would imagine, traffic, airports, and businesses have closed until such time the snow can be cleared. A group of Remsen St. Mary’s students, chaperones and school officials are stranded in a suburban city of our nation’s capital due to the snow storm. On Sunday, KLEM news visited with Pete Haefs, the principal for Remsen St. Mary’s school. He says 24 students, or about one-third of the high school, and eight chaperones are with him at the National 4-H Center located in Chevy Chase, Maryland, waiting for their chance to return home. He describes how much snow has fallen on Washington D.C.
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The group from Remsen St. Mary’s are in our nation’s capital because they participated in the annual “March for Life” which was held on Friday. The “March for Life” is held on the anniversary date of the Supreme Court’s decision of Roe vs. Wade when abortion was ruled to be legal. Haefs says the snow started to fall as the group was participating in the march. He talks about what the students have been doing since being stranded.
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With nearly every store closed because of the snow storm, and trucks are unable to travel on the streets and highways, what has the group from Remsen St. Mary’s done about food?
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What has been the attitude of the stranded Remsen St. Mary’s students?
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The Remsen St. Mary’s principal talks about the reason the students were in Washington, and that was to participate in the “March for Life”.
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Despite being stranded by the snow storm, and many of the Washington D.C. tour sites have been forced to close due to the unusually heavy snow, Haefs says the group was able to visit some of the historical sites.
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Haefs anticipates roads will open soon, and the airport will again be operating. He believes the group should be able to fly back to Iowa on Monday afternoon.
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