Will FCPS be open next week?

[Anonymous]

Last year FCPS shut down for the week after Winter Break. The stated reason was due to snow, but there was no snow and it was due to covid concerns.

Are there any rumblings that this will happen again this year? There seemed to be quite a few emails about snow day procedure the week before Winter Break, but maybe I’m reading too much into that. Boston and LA are considering reinstating a mask mandate in schools.

I guess if it happens it will only be four days since Monday is already a scheduled day off. There is rain in the forecast for 1/3-1/6, so it would be possible in theory.

[Anonymous]

Zero chance.

[Anonymous]

Unlikely that it will close. I'm looking at the forecast right now and it looks like it's hovering in the high 40s low 50s, so no chance

[Anonymous]

Anything is possible with staffing and subs being an issue. With the Southwest meltdown, many teachers might be stranded.

I’ve made backup plans just in case.

[Anonymous]

This isn’t last year. Most people aren’t even testing for covid anymore so that’s not a concern. A significant percentage of staff will not be stranded because of southwest. School will happen.

[Anonymous]

There was snow last year, OP. You are refusing to admit that it snowed.

There's no snow in the forecast next week and no reason to think there would be an issue with school.

[Anonymous]

Principal here - we’ve heard no contingency plans and it’s Thursday afternoon. We’ll be open!

[Anonymous]

There was snow last year.

[Anonymous]

Will your kids also be conspiracy theorists when they grow up?

[Anonymous]

I recorded 8.8" of snow on Monday, January 3rd. That was the biggest storm in three years and enough to shut down school on Monday and Tuesday, and the way that this area works, Wednesday also. It was really the Thursday and Friday of that week that were more questionable and COVID concerns were likely to have played a role in the decisions.

There is no analog for this year.

[Anonymous]

It’s full on! Get ready to go back Jan. 3.

[Anonymous]

Seriously? The weather forecast for next week is for highs between 40-65 degrees. Schools will be open.

As for last year, there was a good amount of snow last year. The need to close schools for the first part of the week was legit. They probably could have opened on Thursday and Friday but there were probably areas that were still borderline enough to justify keeping the schools closed. More likely then not, the Thursday and Friday closures were more COVID related then weather related but there was enough snow and ice to be able to pass them off as weather related.

[Anonymous]

Move along. There’s nothing to see here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Last year FCPS shut down for the week after Winter Break. The stated reason was due to snow, but there was no snow and it was due to covid concerns.

Are there any rumblings that this will happen again this year? There seemed to be quite a few emails about snow day procedure the week before Winter Break, but maybe I’m reading too much into that. Boston and LA are considering reinstating a mask mandate in schools.

I guess if it happens it will only be four days since Monday is already a scheduled day off. There is rain in the forecast for 1/3-1/6, so it would be possible in theory.

The bolded is a blatant lie. There absolutely was snow. SEVEN INCHES of snow fell in DC on Monday, January 3, 2022.

https://world-weather.info/forecast/usa/washington_1/january-2022/

[Anonymous]

No way.