Snow Day next Tuesday?

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Anonymous wrote:Make Tueaday a 2hr delay (declared Monday evening as a heads-up with an explanation it may lead to cancellation so folks are warned) so they can buy themselves time to see if the forecast comes to fruition. Then cancel if needed.

That makes no sense considering the snow isn't even starting until at least 11. It's not going to be bad until Tuesday night.

I normally root for us to stay open as much as possible, but afternoon snowfall is the worst. Early release is great in theory, but elementary dismissal plans fall apart because parents haven’t truly got back-up care and parents get caught in traffic, and kids end up stranded well past regular time.

This is my first week in the office downtown this week (RTO). I'm 1.5 hours away at minimum before any early release is called, probably more with everyone else trying to get home as well. I'd take leave but I don't really have much to liberally burn.

Tough titty said the kitty when the milk ran dry. You were supposed to have child care lined up even if working from home. Just have your kid do their normal childcare that they were doing whil you worked all day.

No, that's actually incorrect. It's written into our guidelines that while actively caring for a child is prohibited, simply being in the house with a child is permissible. So them going outside and playing in the snow or watching a movie is fair game. I'm really just there to make sure the house doesn't burn down. But there's no way they can be home alone all day.

Ok so you didn’t have childcare lined up. Got it. You relied on you actually being present. Bad idea.

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Anonymous wrote:Make Tueaday a 2hr delay (declared Monday evening as a heads-up with an explanation it may lead to cancellation so folks are warned) so they can buy themselves time to see if the forecast comes to fruition. Then cancel if needed.

That makes no sense considering the snow isn't even starting until at least 11. It's not going to be bad until Tuesday night.

I normally root for us to stay open as much as possible, but afternoon snowfall is the worst. Early release is great in theory, but elementary dismissal plans fall apart because parents haven’t truly got back-up care and parents get caught in traffic, and kids end up stranded well past regular time.

This is my first week in the office downtown this week (RTO). I'm 1.5 hours away at minimum before any early release is called, probably more with everyone else trying to get home as well. I'd take leave but I don't really have much to liberally burn.

Tough titty said the kitty when the milk ran dry. You were supposed to have child care lined up even if working from home. Just have your kid do their normal childcare that they were doing whil you worked all day.

You all are really just a hateful jealous bunch aren't you. With an early release working from home you would only need to take 2 hours of leave. Now you either take a whole day because of uncertainty or you leave at lunch time with everyone else and only work half a day.

DP. This is what many of us have been doing for years. It’s challenging and disruptive, but you’re in good company. I have to take leave all the time to take care of my own children.

Great, because you've doing it, we all must do it. Eyeroll. We really should encourage as much workplace flexibility for this sort of stuff as possible as it does benefit society... this isn't 1950 or even 1990 anymore.

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I see snow starting at 10am on accuweather and continuing through the day. Why do people think we’ll be open on Tuesday at all?

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Anonymous wrote:Make Tueaday a 2hr delay (declared Monday evening as a heads-up with an explanation it may lead to cancellation so folks are warned) so they can buy themselves time to see if the forecast comes to fruition. Then cancel if needed.

That makes no sense considering the snow isn't even starting until at least 11. It's not going to be bad until Tuesday night.

I normally root for us to stay open as much as possible, but afternoon snowfall is the worst. Early release is great in theory, but elementary dismissal plans fall apart because parents haven’t truly got back-up care and parents get caught in traffic, and kids end up stranded well past regular time.

This is my first week in the office downtown this week (RTO). I'm 1.5 hours away at minimum before any early release is called, probably more with everyone else trying to get home as well. I'd take leave but I don't really have much to liberally burn.

Tough titty said the kitty when the milk ran dry. You were supposed to have child care lined up even if working from home. Just have your kid do their normal childcare that they were doing whil you worked all day.

No, that's actually incorrect. It's written into our guidelines that while actively caring for a child is prohibited, simply being in the house with a child is permissible. So them going outside and playing in the snow or watching a movie is fair game. I'm really just there to make sure the house doesn't burn down. But there's no way they can be home alone all day.

Ok so you didn’t have childcare lined up. Got it. You relied on you actually being present. Bad idea.

I work part time and do pay for before care SACC. That's closed on snow days and doesn't help me on early release days. Please enlighten me as to what other option is there for early elementary that opens by 7 am or earlier?

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Anonymous wrote:Yikes this is tricky. The watch doesn’t starting the afternoon and Reid seems to be following that when dealing with closures and delays.

If they did a 2 hour early out they need to announce it Monday.

No they don't. Most places make calls when it starts snowing. That will give you an hour to get home.

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Did no one here have a job or children before Covid? Are you ALL new parents in the past 5 years?

In the past, the school would issue notice of an early release, and we'd all leave work early to be home to get our kids. It's not hard, ladies. Millennial and get Z mommas think that the world revolves around them and no one has ever been through this before. Newsflash: we all worked full time in the office before Covid. Been there, done that, dummies.

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Anonymous wrote:Make Tueaday a 2hr delay (declared Monday evening as a heads-up with an explanation it may lead to cancellation so folks are warned) so they can buy themselves time to see if the forecast comes to fruition. Then cancel if needed.

That makes no sense considering the snow isn't even starting until at least 11. It's not going to be bad until Tuesday night.

I normally root for us to stay open as much as possible, but afternoon snowfall is the worst. Early release is great in theory, but elementary dismissal plans fall apart because parents haven’t truly got back-up care and parents get caught in traffic, and kids end up stranded well past regular time.

This is my first week in the office downtown this week (RTO). I'm 1.5 hours away at minimum before any early release is called, probably more with everyone else trying to get home as well. I'd take leave but I don't really have much to liberally burn.

Tough titty said the kitty when the milk ran dry. You were supposed to have child care lined up even if working from home. Just have your kid do their normal childcare that they were doing whil you worked all day.

No, that's actually incorrect. It's written into our guidelines that while actively caring for a child is prohibited, simply being in the house with a child is permissible. So them going outside and playing in the snow or watching a movie is fair game. I'm really just there to make sure the house doesn't burn down. But there's no way they can be home alone all day.

Ok so you didn’t have childcare lined up. Got it. You relied on you actually being present. Bad idea.

I work part time and do pay for before care SACC. That's closed on snow days and doesn't help me on early release days. Please enlighten me as to what other option is there for early elementary that opens by 7 am or earlier?

Hiiiii, take time off. That's what your annual leave is for, stupid.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Yikes this is tricky. The watch doesn’t starting the afternoon and Reid seems to be following that when dealing with closures and delays.

If they did a 2 hour early out they need to announce it Monday.

No they don't. Most places make calls when it starts snowing. That will give you an hour to get home.

The forecasting is good enough now that they can at least let parents know they are considering it, if they aren’t focused on a full snow day. 20 years ago the forecasting wasn’t good enough and the schools let parents know mid-morning of an early release, and it was a horrible mess every time. Advance notice lets everyone prepare options. (And I am a teacher with no kids, so I’ve got no skin 8n the game either way)

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Anonymous wrote:Make Tueaday a 2hr delay (declared Monday evening as a heads-up with an explanation it may lead to cancellation so folks are warned) so they can buy themselves time to see if the forecast comes to fruition. Then cancel if needed.

That makes no sense considering the snow isn't even starting until at least 11. It's not going to be bad until Tuesday night.

I normally root for us to stay open as much as possible, but afternoon snowfall is the worst. Early release is great in theory, but elementary dismissal plans fall apart because parents haven’t truly got back-up care and parents get caught in traffic, and kids end up stranded well past regular time.

This is my first week in the office downtown this week (RTO). I'm 1.5 hours away at minimum before any early release is called, probably more with everyone else trying to get home as well. I'd take leave but I don't really have much to liberally burn.

Tough titty said the kitty when the milk ran dry. You were supposed to have child care lined up even if working from home. Just have your kid do their normal childcare that they were doing whil you worked all day.

You all are really just a hateful jealous bunch aren't you. With an early release working from home you would only need to take 2 hours of leave. Now you either take a whole day because of uncertainty or you leave at lunch time with everyone else and only work half a day.

DP. This is what many of us have been doing for years. It’s challenging and disruptive, but you’re in good company. I have to take leave all the time to take care of my own children.

Great, because you've doing it, we all must do it. Eyeroll. We really should encourage as much workplace flexibility for this sort of stuff as possible as it does benefit society... this isn't 1950 or even 1990 anymore.

The world changes, sweetheart. Get with the times.

[Anonymous]

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Prepare for several days of closures, people.

Don't come on here Monday night bawling that you have no childcare lined up.

This. But you know they’ll do it anyway.

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Anonymous wrote:Make Tueaday a 2hr delay (declared Monday evening as a heads-up with an explanation it may lead to cancellation so folks are warned) so they can buy themselves time to see if the forecast comes to fruition. Then cancel if needed.

That makes no sense considering the snow isn't even starting until at least 11. It's not going to be bad until Tuesday night.

I normally root for us to stay open as much as possible, but afternoon snowfall is the worst. Early release is great in theory, but elementary dismissal plans fall apart because parents haven’t truly got back-up care and parents get caught in traffic, and kids end up stranded well past regular time.

This is my first week in the office downtown this week (RTO). I'm 1.5 hours away at minimum before any early release is called, probably more with everyone else trying to get home as well. I'd take leave but I don't really have much to liberally burn.

Tough titty said the kitty when the milk ran dry. You were supposed to have child care lined up even if working from home. Just have your kid do their normal childcare that they were doing whil you worked all day.

You all are really just a hateful jealous bunch aren't you. With an early release working from home you would only need to take 2 hours of leave. Now you either take a whole day because of uncertainty or you leave at lunch time with everyone else and only work half a day.

DP. This is what many of us have been doing for years. It’s challenging and disruptive, but you’re in good company. I have to take leave all the time to take care of my own children.

Great, because you've doing it, we all must do it. Eyeroll. We really should encourage as much workplace flexibility for this sort of stuff as possible as it does benefit society... this isn't 1950 or even 1990 anymore.

It's also not 2020, it's 2025, and you need to adapt to the current environment, just like the rest of have been adapting throughout our careers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone remember the last time they did an early weather dismissal? It hasn't been in the past 6 years that my kid has been in school.

2018 is the last one I remember

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Anonymous wrote:No school next week and 4 days the week after. It's the eternal winter break.

aka winter

Which is why FCPS should NOT have 2 week winter break. You know this $h!t is coming.

like every six years....calm down

Not going to calm down. Every year or so, FCPS has a reason to close schools for long periods of time. Snow, COVID, snow....
Long winter breaks are not necessary because weather does happen. School after SOLs does NOT count.

Well, that’s a personal problem..

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:are people on this board okay? i have never seen such vitriol over snow days that are accounted for before the school year even starts.

maybe get some vit d? take a nap? garden? goodness.

Where have you been for the last nearly five years? Nothing invokes the white hot vitriol of DCUM Moms faster than the prospect of their kids being at home.

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Anonymous wrote:Did no one here have a job or children before Covid? Are you ALL new parents in the past 5 years?

In the past, the school would issue notice of an early release, and we'd all leave work early to be home to get our kids. It's not hard, ladies. Millennial and get Z mommas think that the world revolves around them and no one has ever been through this before. Newsflash: we all worked full time in the office before Covid. Been there, done that, dummies.

Newsflash no we didn't all work full time in office BEFORE covid. TW existed before then it was part of recruitment and retention. When weather was dicy if you are on an episodic TW agreement you would TW that day. But thanks to this roll out anyone who signs up for episodic TW is an idiot.