"We're not gonna put our students in harm's way, " said Superintendent Clint Johnston Author: Robert Townsend Updated: 10:44 PM CST February 10, 2021 FESTUS, Mo. — "We thought the system was gonna be out of here and it's not," said Superintendent Clint Johnston of the Jefferson R-VII School District in Jefferson County. Bitterly cold temperatures, snow and frigid air have all now pushed Superintendent Johnston to do more than just watch the winter weather. "We have a plan. We will work that plan to the best of our abilities," said Johnston. Johnston's cold-weather plan first consists of his more than one-thousand k-through 12th graders taking a third, straight snow day on Thursday.