Closed Tuesday?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid wants to go back!!! OPEN THEM

This is not how adults make decisions, and it sounds like your kids want to get away from you because you're daft.

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Anonymous wrote:Why aren’t we doing virtual?

What do you picture when you say “virtual”? Are you thinking purely asynchronous work? Synchronous instruction?

People keep bringing this up. If you are going to do virtual instruction it needs to be planned ahead of time. You can’t just flip a switch and do it. Students and teachers both need to be prepped on expectations, especially if any type of synchronous instruction is going to happen. You’d have to make sure to send their laptops and Chromebooks home before the storm.

Not the person you are responding to, but I think if you warned students in advance that they need to have laptops in case of virtual and you remind them then of rules, then it can be done. You remind them again when the virtual session starts of rules. You don't even need to use all the class time. Just have a check in, teach something so when you revisit it, it is not the first time they heard it, but if people don't join they don't completely lose out. Then have a little asynchronous work that they can self-check. Sure some will just cheat, but quite a few won't and it will only help them when they return to schol. In the case of AP classes I would definitely have some zoom classes.

Exactly. In advance. That hasn’t been done. Keep in mind that what you are suggesting probably won’t be so simple with ES students. Maybe the expectations will be different for those in ES, but that all has to be understood beforehand. You can’t just say, “Online instruction begins tomorrow”.

Yes virtual learning is not a simple thing at all, as everyone should remember. We're at, what, day 3.5? This seems like a massive overreaction.

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Anonymous wrote:Unless someone is coordinating a county-wide backhoe campaign on Monday to clear bus stops and iced-over travel lanes, I can't imagine that enough is going to change by Tuesday to open.

Or, they'll decide to open on Tuesday even though the roads are in the same conditions as Monday and just pretend that that makes sense.

They will open because the closure today is performative bullshit.

LOL....I love a good tantrum in the morning.

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Everyone is saying this decision is “performative” but who is it performing for? The most vocal and unpleasant faction seems to be the one that wants us open. If anything, opening the schools and insisting it’s safe when we all can see it’s not would be performative.

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Anonymous wrote:Why aren't they doing virtual?

Originally a couple years ago there was a plan to do virtual on all snow days. Then a group complained and said kids deserved the days to play in the snow, so they changed it. While I agree that on the first day it’s fun to play in the snow, that doesn’t account for weeks like this where it’s closed for piles of ice.

I know virtual doesn’t work for the young elementary school students, but it could be done for MS and HS.

I mean, my kid didn't bring a computer home so I have absolutely no clue how they'd do virtual. Definitely isn't something they can just decide mid snow days.

Exactly. A plan would really need to been in place to switch to virtual instruction.

So I will be lobbying for a plan to be in place next year when this happens again.

With the number of days off and half days already in this insane calendar, we really do the kids a huge disservice but not pushing for more actual educating.

Yes. That’s fair.

Sure go ahead but really you should lobby for upper elementary middle and high schools to go virtual. Most sane people don’t want to have to watch their little kids during virtual grade 1 Prek and kindergarten instruction. It is a waste of actual teaching time to teach logging on to those kids. Not to mention the budget will be horrible this round so to give all of those kids devices to a once every 10-15 year storm is ridiculous.

Use some calm down techniques and place this storm historically so you can take it in stride rather than start advocating for something that wastes time and money.

Love a virtual kindergarten and first grade parent during Covid

Ok, so maybe for K-3, it'll just be some pre-printed worksheets that they do on their own. The teacher can still log on, if parents want to help with logging in, for a 30 min morning meeting, attendance optional. Done.

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If virtual violates the law regarding accessibility for students with disabilities, then why are other VA districts doing it? Surely they are not immune to lawsuits? If it’s not a violation of the law, then why is FCPS so afraid? Even if someone tries to sue they would have no merit. The compensatory services thing (which was ridiculous and probably led to more kids not getting what they needed, due to resources needing to be redistributed) seems like a separate issue from temporary use of virtual during snow closures.

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We know all of you screaming for schools to be open just want childcare.

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone is saying this decision is “performative” but who is it performing for? The most vocal and unpleasant faction seems to be the one that wants us open. If anything, opening the schools and insisting it’s safe when we all can see it’s not would be performative.

It's performative for you. There will be an announcement that a lot of progress was made in the warmer temperatures that provides the opportunity for a two-hour late start tomorrow. Get ready for it.

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Anonymous wrote:Teachers should have been working all last week prepping virtual learning to start today. LCPS had their teachers prep *and* they managed to open today.

It’s 7:50. Kids have not arrived yet. LCPS parents are pretty upset by the opening. Let’s see what happens.

If today is a bust LCPS has a back up option. FCPS has sat twiddling their thumbs and has nothing.

What?

Just going to ask....what is the LCPS back up option. I have friends out there. They said its a mess and no real planning was done for a safe return.

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Anonymous wrote:Teachers should have been working all last week prepping virtual learning to start today. LCPS had their teachers prep *and* they managed to open today.

It’s 7:50. Kids have not arrived yet. LCPS parents are pretty upset by the opening. Let’s see what happens.

If today is a bust LCPS has a back up option. FCPS has sat twiddling their thumbs and has nothing.

What?

Just going to ask....what is the LCPS back up option. I have friends out there. They said its a mess and no real planning was done for a safe return.

Yes, I’d like to know how it’s going for LCPS

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone is saying this decision is “performative” but who is it performing for? The most vocal and unpleasant faction seems to be the one that wants us open. If anything, opening the schools and insisting it’s safe when we all can see it’s not would be performative.

It's performative for you. There will be an announcement that a lot of progress was made in the warmer temperatures that provides the opportunity for a two-hour late start tomorrow. Get ready for it.

I have eyes so I will be able to see that’s not true. They’ll only say it so that everyone who is sick of their kids can feel smug about the decision.

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PWCS WILL BE OPEN 2 HOURS LATE
UNLESS IT SNOWS TONIGHT WHICH IS UNLIKELY

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid wants to go back!!! OPEN THEM

And you need them to go back...we hear you screaming, but that doesn't mean things are safe.

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This question might be off topic, but if we do open this week, won’t we need to do 2 hour delays everyday - since there’s a danger that Middle Schoolers who walk in the early morning could be hit by cars?

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Anonymous wrote:PWCS WILL BE OPEN 2 HOURS LATE
UNLESS IT SNOWS TONIGHT WHICH IS UNLIKELY

What I couldn't hear you