School Cancelation

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People are not realizing that it's not just the streets; it's the sidewalks, too, for kids who walk. (Believe it or not, a lot do, at least at our kid's school.) Yes, I completely understand that residents are supposed to shovel their sidewalks, but that won't make them magically clear if they haven't, and a lot haven't. You can't just expect kids to walk in the streets as an alternative. (This is why I think the public schools, other than maybe DCPS, are going to be closed all week.) The sidewalk on the main road to our kid's school is now under about 3-4 feet of snow/ice from the snow plow, so there's no way that is getting cleared in the next week given the anticipated cold. Parents/school will get it sorted, but it won't be in the next day or two.

Do people realize how hard it is to juggle the children at home while working? Sometimes solo parenting?

Then take some time off. Problem solved!!

You know, the university requires professors to teach online. All the grant deadlines remain. Not everyone can take time off.

Find a babysitter. I’m sympathetic to your plight, but this is something many parents have to deal with. You can’t expect schools to open in these conditions for childcare reasons.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are not realizing that it's not just the streets; it's the sidewalks, too, for kids who walk. (Believe it or not, a lot do, at least at our kid's school.) Yes, I completely understand that residents are supposed to shovel their sidewalks, but that won't make them magically clear if they haven't, and a lot haven't. You can't just expect kids to walk in the streets as an alternative. (This is why I think the public schools, other than maybe DCPS, are going to be closed all week.) The sidewalk on the main road to our kid's school is now under about 3-4 feet of snow/ice from the snow plow, so there's no way that is getting cleared in the next week given the anticipated cold. Parents/school will get it sorted, but it won't be in the next day or two.

Do people realize how hard it is to juggle the children at home while working? Sometimes solo parenting?

Then take some time off. Problem solved!!

You know, the university requires professors to teach online. All the grant deadlines remain. Not everyone can take time off.

Find a babysitter. I’m sympathetic to your plight, but this is something many parents have to deal with. You can’t expect schools to open in these conditions for childcare reasons.

But it is also very bad for students' learning.

[Anonymous]

Seriously? School might be closed for a week. Your kid will survive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? School might be closed for a week. Your kid will survive.

They will survive. But it is neither necessary nor very disruptive. Why can't attendance and stuff be optional?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? School might be closed for a week. Your kid will survive.

They will survive. But it is not necessary and very disruptive. Why can't attendance and stuff be optional?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are not realizing that it's not just the streets; it's the sidewalks, too, for kids who walk. (Believe it or not, a lot do, at least at our kid's school.) Yes, I completely understand that residents are supposed to shovel their sidewalks, but that won't make them magically clear if they haven't, and a lot haven't. You can't just expect kids to walk in the streets as an alternative. (This is why I think the public schools, other than maybe DCPS, are going to be closed all week.) The sidewalk on the main road to our kid's school is now under about 3-4 feet of snow/ice from the snow plow, so there's no way that is getting cleared in the next week given the anticipated cold. Parents/school will get it sorted, but it won't be in the next day or two.

Do people realize how hard it is to juggle the children at home while working? Sometimes solo parenting?

Then take some time off. Problem solved!!

You know, the university requires professors to teach online. All the grant deadlines remain. Not everyone can take time off.

Find a babysitter. I’m sympathetic to your plight, but this is something many parents have to deal with. You can’t expect schools to open in these conditions for childcare reasons.

Nope, babysitter can't walk on ice. They will fall and sue you.
Nobody can walk on the ice in America.

[Anonymous]

I'm also in central DC and can confirm that the plow situation is the worst I've seen in 20 years. Lots and lots of blocks / streets not plowed at all or have seen one pass. If everything freezes solid in the single digit temps overnight... we are in trouble.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? School might be closed for a week. Your kid will survive.

They will survive. But it is neither necessary nor very disruptive. Why can't attendance and stuff be optional?

Usually because there are safety issues for teachers and staff getting to school. If I were a teacher, I literally would not be able to come in. No plows on my road at all. Tried to get my car out and it got stuck. My neighborhood is accessible to metro only by car (or bike, which doesn’t work in the ice).

I guess you could ask school to open and have voluntary attendance for teachers and kids, and then it’s not actually an instructional day, just a babysitting day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? School might be closed for a week. Your kid will survive.

They will survive. But it is neither necessary nor very disruptive. Why can't attendance and stuff be optional?

Usually because there are safety issues for teachers and staff getting to school. If I were a teacher, I literally would not be able to come in. No plows on my road at all. Tried to get my car out and it got stuck. My neighborhood is accessible to metro only by car (or bike, which doesn’t work in the ice).

I guess you could ask school to open and have voluntary attendance for teachers and kids, and then it’s not actually an instructional day, just a babysitting day.

But that is OK. If you can't come in, can some of the kids and some of the teachers who live nearby still go to work? This is how I grew up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? School might be closed for a week. Your kid will survive.

They will survive. But it is neither necessary nor very disruptive. Why can't attendance and stuff be optional?

Usually because there are safety issues for teachers and staff getting to school. If I were a teacher, I literally would not be able to come in. No plows on my road at all. Tried to get my car out and it got stuck. My neighborhood is accessible to metro only by car (or bike, which doesn’t work in the ice).

I guess you could ask school to open and have voluntary attendance for teachers and kids, and then it’s not actually an instructional day, just a babysitting day.

But that is OK. If you can't come in, can some of the kids and some of the teachers who live nearby still go to work? This is how I grew up.

Why is it a baby sitting day? If the music teacher can go, they learn music. But not French. It is still a meaningful day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? School might be closed for a week. Your kid will survive.

They will survive. But it is neither necessary nor very disruptive. Why can't attendance and stuff be optional?

Usually because there are safety issues for teachers and staff getting to school. If I were a teacher, I literally would not be able to come in. No plows on my road at all. Tried to get my car out and it got stuck. My neighborhood is accessible to metro only by car (or bike, which doesn’t work in the ice).

I guess you could ask school to open and have voluntary attendance for teachers and kids, and then it’s not actually an instructional day, just a babysitting day.

But that is OK. If you can't come in, can some of the kids and some of the teachers who live nearby still go to work? This is how I grew up.

Why is it a baby sitting day? If the music teacher can go, they learn music. But not French. It is still a meaningful day.

lol yes that’s how it works 😂Mrs smith the music teacher got this lol.

[Anonymous]

It will be Thursday to those still losing it. I believe most privates will be virtual Wednesday. Line up child care if you are going to be crying. A little bird told me this info 🕊️

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It will be Thursday to those still losing it. I believe most privates will be virtual Wednesday. Line up child care if you are going to be crying. A little bird told me this info 🕊️

Our private (NW DC) does NOT do virtual learning. You sure about that bird?

[Anonymous]

Which schools are doing actual virtual/live learning?

Our NW DC private is just posting work for our 5th-12th graders, starting tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People are not realizing that it's not just the streets; it's the sidewalks, too, for kids who walk. (Believe it or not, a lot do, at least at our kid's school.) Yes, I completely understand that residents are supposed to shovel their sidewalks, but that won't make them magically clear if they haven't, and a lot haven't. You can't just expect kids to walk in the streets as an alternative. (This is why I think the public schools, other than maybe DCPS, are going to be closed all week.) The sidewalk on the main road to our kid's school is now under about 3-4 feet of snow/ice from the snow plow, so there's no way that is getting cleared in the next week given the anticipated cold. Parents/school will get it sorted, but it won't be in the next day or two.

Do people realize how hard it is to juggle the children at home while working? Sometimes solo parenting?

Then take some time off. Problem solved!!

You know, the university requires professors to teach online. All the grant deadlines remain. Not everyone can take time off.

Find a babysitter. I’m sympathetic to your plight, but this is something many parents have to deal with. You can’t expect schools to open in these conditions for childcare reasons.

Nope, babysitter can't walk on ice. They will fall and sue you.
Nobody can walk on the ice in America.

It’s true. I know from watching America’s funniest home videos.