Snow - APS schedule tomorrow?

[Anonymous]

I know there are active threads for other school districts but Arlington sometimes goes its own way - I am thinking at least a delay for Tuesday.

[Anonymous]

100% cancelled. Durán follows FCPS, and with 13 snow days built into the calendar he has no incentive to keep it open.

[Anonymous]

I just hope they make the call today rather than super early tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just hope they make the call today rather than super early tomorrow.

They changed the policy a few years ago to announce by 6pm the night before whenever possible so I think they will

[Anonymous]

Oh thanks pp that is good to know!

[Anonymous]

Yep cancelled for the reasons above. They couldn’t even collect trash this morning.

[Anonymous]

Going with cancelled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yep cancelled for the reasons above. They couldn’t even collect trash this morning.

It's a trash holiday...

Going with canceled too and why do we have 13 snwo days. We maybe had that many in the 09-10 school year (Snowmageddon) but not since.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yep cancelled for the reasons above. They couldn’t even collect trash this morning.

It's a trash holiday...

Going with canceled too and why do we have 13 snwo days. We maybe had that many in the 09-10 school year (Snowmageddon) but not since.

Actually, it was not a trash holiday. Trash was supposed to be picked up per normal.

“ Curbside trash, recycling, and yard waste collection is canceled today due to inclement weather.

Curbside collection will shift by one day for all routes (e.g., Monday routes will be serviced on Tuesday), to include metal, e-waste, and cart requests. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your understanding. “

[Anonymous]

He will do whatever FCPS does. Conditions in Arlington are not relevant.

They will close. If there is any snow they always close.

[Anonymous]

Yup APS will 100 percent be closed. If there is snow or even if there might be snow or there was a snow and flake has not been cleared on an inch of sidewalk or road anywhere in the county OR Fairfax is closed, APS is closed. Just accept this is how it is. Pre-covid APS used to sometimes separate the call from FCPS but with teacher relations as they are these days, they never do this. We are just a satellite of FCPS now.

If you are from a place that gets any real snow this whole thing will be baffling to you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yup APS will 100 percent be closed. If there is snow or even if there might be snow or there was a snow and flake has not been cleared on an inch of sidewalk or road anywhere in the county OR Fairfax is closed, APS is closed. Just accept this is how it is. Pre-covid APS used to sometimes separate the call from FCPS but with teacher relations as they are these days, they never do this. We are just a satellite of FCPS now.

If you are from a place that gets any real snow this whole thing will be baffling to you.

The fact that schools are cancelled for very little snow actually isn’t baffling to me, one who is from a place that gets real snow (park city Utah). A place that has to remove snow once or twice a year is just not going to do it as efficiently as a place that has snow all the time, and drivers here aren’t going to handle the snow as well.

And really if teachers were able to focus on teaching instead of spending all their disciplining three students who shouldn’t be in the classroom, the kids could have 20 school days and get more instruction than they are getting now n

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yup APS will 100 percent be closed. If there is snow or even if there might be snow or there was a snow and flake has not been cleared on an inch of sidewalk or road anywhere in the county OR Fairfax is closed, APS is closed. Just accept this is how it is. Pre-covid APS used to sometimes separate the call from FCPS but with teacher relations as they are these days, they never do this. We are just a satellite of FCPS now.

If you are from a place that gets any real snow this whole thing will be baffling to you.

The fact that schools are cancelled for very little snow actually isn’t baffling to me, one who is from a place that gets real snow (park city Utah). A place that has to remove snow once or twice a year is just not going to do it as efficiently as a place that has snow all the time, and drivers here aren’t going to handle the snow as well.

And really if teachers were able to focus on teaching instead of spending all their disciplining three students who shouldn’t be in the classroom, the kids could have 20 school days and get more instruction than they are getting now n

I am from a place that gets real snow. (Buffalo, NY). People think the snow all gets removed instantly in these places. It does not. People carry on while it is still snowing. Road conditions are not perfect. People just carry on. People drive slower and know how to drive in the snow. There is just in general much higher risk tolerance too. People are willing to go out knowing it's not a zero-risk environment because if they didn't they would sit inside all winter long. Just completely different mindset.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:100% cancelled. Durán follows FCPS, and with 13 snow days built into the calendar he has no incentive to keep it open.

This

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yup APS will 100 percent be closed. If there is snow or even if there might be snow or there was a snow and flake has not been cleared on an inch of sidewalk or road anywhere in the county OR Fairfax is closed, APS is closed. Just accept this is how it is. Pre-covid APS used to sometimes separate the call from FCPS but with teacher relations as they are these days, they never do this. We are just a satellite of FCPS now.

If you are from a place that gets any real snow this whole thing will be baffling to you.

The fact that schools are cancelled for very little snow actually isn’t baffling to me, one who is from a place that gets real snow (park city Utah). A place that has to remove snow once or twice a year is just not going to do it as efficiently as a place that has snow all the time, and drivers here aren’t going to handle the snow as well.

And really if teachers were able to focus on teaching instead of spending all their disciplining three students who shouldn’t be in the classroom, the kids could have 20 school days and get more instruction than they are getting now n

I am from a place that gets real snow. (Buffalo, NY). People think the snow all gets removed instantly in these places. It does not. People carry on while it is still snowing. Road conditions are not perfect. People just carry on. People drive slower and know how to drive in the snow. There is just in general much higher risk tolerance too. People are willing to go out knowing it's not a zero-risk environment because if they didn't they would sit inside all winter long. Just completely different mindset.

EXACTLY!