FCPS closed Monday

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just stop paying the teachers and let's see how long it takes before they want to start working again

Stop.

The single poster who keeps posting this on multiple threads is so tiresome.

There's dozens of us. Dozens.

DP and no, there’s not.

There are just a couple LOUD posters who love to antagonize teachers.

It’s tiresome and it’s time for you to stop. You aren’t ticking off lazy teachers. You are frustrating the hard-working ones who sacrifice for YOUR family all of the time.

So grow up.

You're taking a paycheck from MY taxes. You work for me. So deal with it.

Then you owe me more money.

I work six days a week, usually close to 70 hours. I request that you start paying me overtime pay.

And, since you claim to be my employer, I expect you to “deal” with this quickly.

It's not my fault you aren't able to complete your work in the designated hours.

Well, my employer (you?) doesn’t provide me with adequate grading and planning time. Actually, we should speak about OSHA requirements, as well. Let’s talk bathrooms, bathroom breaks, lunch breaks. I’ll come with a list. Don’t worry.

I hope you're not doing all this on my time.

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Anonymous wrote:Just stop paying the teachers and let's see how long it takes before they want to start working again

Stop.

The single poster who keeps posting this on multiple threads is so tiresome.

There's dozens of us. Dozens.

DP and no, there’s not.

There are just a couple LOUD posters who love to antagonize teachers.

It’s tiresome and it’s time for you to stop. You aren’t ticking off lazy teachers. You are frustrating the hard-working ones who sacrifice for YOUR family all of the time.

So grow up.

You're taking a paycheck from MY taxes. You work for me. So deal with it.

Then you owe me more money.

I work six days a week, usually close to 70 hours. I request that you start paying me overtime pay.

And, since you claim to be my employer, I expect you to “deal” with this quickly.

It's not my fault you aren't able to complete your work in the designated hours.

Well, my employer (you?) doesn’t provide me with adequate grading and planning time. Actually, we should speak about OSHA requirements, as well. Let’s talk bathrooms, bathroom breaks, lunch breaks. I’ll come with a list. Don’t worry.

Then quit.

Why? I just got 4 paid days off.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The early releases really need to be canceled.
Reid snuck them in again this year without notice or justification. The previous year they were announced very late with the stated justification being new state mandates training. There was no reason given for this year.

The reason is that FCPS is not meeting the required planning time for ES teachers.

It’s not required. Which is why LCPS doesn’t have them.

Are you dense? Planning time is required per FCPS policy. LCPS has different policies and schedules.

Right, so they’re not meeting a requirement they made up. Time to make up a new requirement.

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Anonymous wrote:Our neighborhood is about a 20 minute walk to the high school. The majority of the sidewalks, that line roads to the school have not been plowed. We do not have bus service (that pesky 1 mile radius rule). There is no way the kids can make it to the high school. The sidewalk area next to the main crosswalk to cross a major road, is full of ice. We drove past the high school this morning. The parking spots are cleared, but the sidewalks leading into the school are packed with ice. Do you expect the kids to walk on the aslphalt, along with a bunch if new drivers? Also, what is up with people assuming teachers would have to help clear the ice/snow!? That is ridiculous!

Reid expects the parents will do it. Why not the teachers?

It is not their job! Period, end of story. My kid has a teacher that walks with a cane. Should he go out, cut through the ice and shovel it?! Should that job be only for the younger healthier teachers? Did they go to college for 5+ years to end up being forced to clean up the snow? They didn’t sign up for that job! You signed up to have kids.

It’s not the parents job either, but that didn’t stop Reid from telling them to get out and shovel.

Are you going to go out and shovel the iced up sidewalks that lead to the schools? Yeah, I didn’t think so.

All the sidewalks in my neighborhood, including those leading to the school are clear. You’re welcome.

You get a cookie!

And all I want is the school system my tax have already paid for! Or for the people who are being paid to stay home to telework like other salaried professionals so kids can spend more time in school. Cheaper than a cookie!

We all pay school taxes whether we have kids or not. Plenty of people aren’t getting anything at all for their taxes. If this forum is your outlet for anger management, well, I guess it’s better than abusing your kids, but you really need help, my man.

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand it’s been 7 days since we had snow. Why haven’t the schools been cleared of snow? Why are they taking tomorrow to clear the snow and not Monday-Sunday of this week. I really don’t get it. What are we going to do close until march? Someone is not contracted for snow removal for the schools? I’m astonished.

The problem is there's too many bus stops nobody has cleared. I don't see them all getting cleared tomorrow though.

Once again FCPS makes decisions in favor of 100-200 people to the detriment of the other 179,800 students. Any decision making framework that lowers the bar down to the vastly small minority is never going to make the right decisions and could never run a business.

If the # of bus stops still to be cleared is small enough that they can possible be "fixed" by VDOT in one day (Monday), then it's also small enough to not warrant closing entire school system for all 180,000 students that day. Therefore, either FCPS is being disingenuous with their reasoning OR school will be closed 3-4 more days until every last frigging bus stop is cleared out.

There is no way that this storm is still only affecting 200 people. VDOT can clear a lot in one day, even with the limited trucks they have compared to other states, but sidewalks and many bus stops are still the residents'/HOA responsibility.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The early releases really need to be canceled.
Reid snuck them in again this year without notice or justification. The previous year they were announced very late with the stated justification being new state mandates training. There was no reason given for this year.

The reason is that FCPS is not meeting the required planning time for ES teachers.

It’s not required. Which is why LCPS doesn’t have them.

Are you dense? Planning time is required per FCPS policy. LCPS has different policies and schedules.

Right, so they’re not meeting a requirement they made up. Time to make up a new requirement.

Or meet the requirement they agreed to....also an option.

[Anonymous]

My kid can drive to their high school. Closure or no closure, doesn’t really affect me. I would rather schools be open so they wouldn’t fall behind in their AP courses. HOWEVER… it is abundantly clear the sidewalks leading to the high school are full of ice and/or ice blocks, and I am not an a-hole, who expects other kids to have to walk to school in those conditions. And no, not all of those students have access to rides from their parents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The early releases really need to be canceled.
Reid snuck them in again this year without notice or justification. The previous year they were announced very late with the stated justification being new state mandates training. There was no reason given for this year.

The reason is that FCPS is not meeting the required planning time for ES teachers.

It’s not required. Which is why LCPS doesn’t have them.

Are you dense? Planning time is required per FCPS policy. LCPS has different policies and schedules.

Right, so they’re not meeting a requirement they made up. Time to make up a new requirement.

Or meet the requirement they agreed to....also an option.

They’ve just cancelled a third day of school. 24 hours of planning time made available to elementary school teachers. Absolutely no need for additional early release.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The early releases really need to be canceled.
Reid snuck them in again this year without notice or justification. The previous year they were announced very late with the stated justification being new state mandates training. There was no reason given for this year.

The reason is that FCPS is not meeting the required planning time for ES teachers.

It’s not required. Which is why LCPS doesn’t have them.

Are you dense? Planning time is required per FCPS policy. LCPS has different policies and schedules.

Right, so they’re not meeting a requirement they made up. Time to make up a new requirement.

Or meet the requirement they agreed to....also an option.

The decision to close schools has nothing whatsoever to do with teachers. Teachers can make it to work, and had no part in influencing the decision to close. Your choice of punching bag is pathological, and betrays a cruel streak. I hope by spreading your rage and hate on this forum, you at least, use up the energy you would use to abuse animals and children.

Grow a soul.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there any avenue to complain about these teacher planning days and early release day? And things like this to keep people accountable?

Email your school board members. They are aware how brutally unpopular the schedule is, and unlike some other issues, removing early release is fully in their control and doesn’t impact any group’s disproportionately.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The early releases really need to be canceled.
Reid snuck them in again this year without notice or justification. The previous year they were announced very late with the stated justification being new state mandates training. There was no reason given for this year.

The reason is that FCPS is not meeting the required planning time for ES teachers.

It’s not required. Which is why LCPS doesn’t have them.

Are you dense? Planning time is required per FCPS policy. LCPS has different policies and schedules.

Right, so they’re not meeting a requirement they made up. Time to make up a new requirement.

Or meet the requirement they agreed to....also an option.

They’ve just cancelled a third day of school. 24 hours of planning time made available to elementary school teachers. Absolutely no need for additional early release.

But no one has communicated that, so not applicable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there any avenue to complain about these teacher planning days and early release day? And things like this to keep people accountable?

Open another thread titled “Teacher Complaints.” I just reported you for going off topic.

[Anonymous]

So is SACC open or closed? I’ve now read both.

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Anonymous wrote:So is SACC open or closed? I’ve now read both.

Says open on fcps.edu

[Anonymous]

Why are you guys complaining? See how iced up the sidewalks are? Perhaps you should do some shoveling instead of being lazy..
SACC is open as well as mentioned before, so might as well send my children there. Not a big problem, see?