What about Tuesday?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

They're busy trying to craft language that justifies an opening tomorrow that doesn't entirely contradict their strong closure language of yesterday.

It's tough to move goalposts! They should take a leaf out of the White House's book and just own their contradictions

I don’t think that’s that tough, if it’s what is happening. Just cite progress. I have certainly seen some.

They're going to cite progress, you are correct, regardless of how minuscule it is. Which personally, walking my dog every day across several neighborhoods of Bethesda, I have NOT seen today. They should have opened on Monday. The school bus stops around me are never going to be shoveled. The snowbanks blocking pedestrian crossings are never going to be cleared. Just like after every snowstorm we've ever had had since we moved here in 15 years ago. I know full well the county never clears anything beyond the actual roadways, and MCPS never clears anything beyond their own school properties.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are waiting for PCGPS to know if they will be completely surrounded by jurisdictions that are opening tomorrow or just 80% surrounded by jurisdictions that are opening tomorrow to figure out how many paragraphs of justification they have to write

Oh goody. Will they blame the people of MoCo for not shoveling adequately again? Because it's obvious that no school district anywhere can open if there's ice on a single sidewalk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:They are waiting for PCGPS to know if they will be completely surrounded by jurisdictions that are opening tomorrow or just 80% surrounded by jurisdictions that are opening tomorrow to figure out how many paragraphs of justification they have to write

Somewhere an intern is sweating. My teen daughter said she was up for that gaslighting writing job. She thinks it's hilarious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All signs are pointing to a normal on time opening

Based on what?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are waiting for PCGPS to know if they will be completely surrounded by jurisdictions that are opening tomorrow or just 80% surrounded by jurisdictions that are opening tomorrow to figure out how many paragraphs of justification they have to write

Oh goody. Will they blame the people of MoCo for not shoveling adequately again? Because it's obvious that no school district anywhere can open if there's ice on a single sidewalk.

Yes the blame shifting did not escape me in yesterday's message. Way to get the parents on your side, MCPS-

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All signs are pointing to a normal on time opening

Fingers crossed. The people I know at DCPS said parents there were furious that there was even a 2 hour delay today since the storm ended a week ago. They've been back since Wednesday (virtual) and Thursday (in-person).

[Anonymous]

Here is an example of the roads. https://www.montgomeryfix.com/articles/a-stark-snow-divide-between-rockville-and-moco?fbclid=IwY2xjawPt-EpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEevBThIkrn8gvSl_S_LLAvJXmijxwXI7UOtD25W9u8FMgAuadaYTJhKp00IEQ_aem_ODm5HzzQJLnT3bYQr41J5g

City of Rockville plows themselves.

[Anonymous]

No news at 4pm means high chance to be opened tomorrow tuesday?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No news at 4pm means high chance to be opened tomorrow tuesday?

I actually think it means this wasn’t straightforward.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:All signs are pointing to a normal on time opening

What signs are those? I’d be surprised if there isn’t a delay.

[Anonymous]

When will they make an announcement?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No news at 4pm means high chance to be opened tomorrow tuesday?

I actually think it means this wasn’t straightforward.

Agree, I think it means they are either struggling or waiting a bit longer to see whether or to what degree things have improved. If they knew what they were gonna do, I think they would announce it. That seems to make starting on time pretty unlikely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No news at 4pm means high chance to be opened tomorrow tuesday?

I actually think it means this wasn’t straightforward.

Because there's been no significant progress - as if there could be in 24hrs! - and they're having trouble coming up with language to appease everyone. If they stick to their stated rationale, they have to stay closed. But they now understand that every other schools district will open tomorrow and MoCo parents will be livid if MCPS is the only system left. So they're feeling immense pressure to open, and thus have to move the goalposts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here is an example of the roads. https://www.montgomeryfix.com/articles/a-stark-snow-divide-between-rockville-and-moco?fbclid=IwY2xjawPt-EpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEevBThIkrn8gvSl_S_LLAvJXmijxwXI7UOtD25W9u8FMgAuadaYTJhKp00IEQ_aem_ODm5HzzQJLnT3bYQr41J5g

City of Rockville plows themselves.

My Rockville city road looks like the Montgomery County one there

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No news at 4pm means high chance to be opened tomorrow tuesday?

I actually think it means this wasn’t straightforward.

Because there's been no significant progress - as if there could be in 24hrs! - and they're having trouble coming up with language to appease everyone. If they stick to their stated rationale, they have to stay closed. But they now understand that every other schools district will open tomorrow and MoCo parents will be livid if MCPS is the only system left. So they're feeling immense pressure to open, and thus have to move the goalposts.

There could have been lots of progress in 24 hours if plows were out. But they weren’t so there was none