Politics & Government

Defying Ban, Families Hold 'Sled In' Thursday on Capitol Hill

Snow day for kids in the nation's capital and surrounding suburbs.

PHOTO by Mary Wachter via Twitter @STATCHAT320

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Families flocked to Capitol Hill on Thursday to protest a

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The β€œSled In” attracted national media attention and reporters were seen interviewing families on the slopes of Capitol Hill.

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, who wrote a letter protesting the ban and asked for a lift on the ban for one of the snowiest day sof the year today, confirmed on Twitter that the ban has been lifted, at least temporarily:

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β€œNo enforcement of #sledding ban on Capitol Hill today. Thank you Capitol Police!”

Catch some of the Capitol Hill sleddingΒ photos posted to social media Thursday:


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