Early release Monday?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Deal with your anxiety and stop worrying about the schools.

Pretty sure she just doesn't want to work.

DP. The OP said she wanted to get out of an after-school meeting. Not that she doesn’t want to work. Teachers know that meetings keep us from our work.

FWIW: I’m the op and I’m a he

That doesn’t help this discussion at all but just wanted to add it for context.

Smartest move: swap Monday and Friday and outright declare no tests are to be given on Friday and no HW should be given on Thursday night. Excused absences for all who need it.

I think this is good solution, but I don't think MCPS will do it. There was too much media about using Friday since it was a holiday, which is why it was taken away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an area that I wish the state would make the decision. For events related to hurricanes, tornadoes, derechos and the like, the state should make the call as they are the ones who will have to deal with the aftermath of it all.

Could the governor call a preemptive state of emergency? That could make it easier for schools to justify being cautious and closing/closing early.

You need to get your anxiety under control. What do you do when there are thunderstorms every couple of weeks in the spring and summer?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is this the new normal. We can’t have even one normal week of school

Blame climate change and the people who want to deny it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an area that I wish the state would make the decision. For events related to hurricanes, tornadoes, derechos and the like, the state should make the call as they are the ones who will have to deal with the aftermath of it all.

Could the governor call a preemptive state of emergency? That could make it easier for schools to justify being cautious and closing/closing early.

You need to get your anxiety under control. What do you do when there are thunderstorms every couple of weeks in the spring and summer?

These really aren't normal thunderstorm predictions.

-Widespread severe storms are anticipated on Monday across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic States.
-Tornadoes, some strong, and particularly damaging winds are most likely from parts of South Carolina to Maryland during the afternoon.

There are explanations to why the forecast of severe weather is so high. The question is what is safest for students and all staff tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Deal with your anxiety and stop worrying about the schools.

Pretty sure she just doesn't want to work.

DP. The OP said she wanted to get out of an after-school meeting. Not that she doesn’t want to work. Teachers know that meetings keep us from our work.

FWIW: I’m the op and I’m a he

That doesn’t help this discussion at all but just wanted to add it for context.

Smartest move: swap Monday and Friday and outright declare no tests are to be given on Friday and no HW should be given on Thursday night. Excused absences for all who need it.

I think this is good solution, but I don't think MCPS will do it. There was too much media about using Friday since it was a holiday, which is why it was taken away.

They won’t. Not after they already took the decision back after getting criticized for taking away people’s holiday.

[Anonymous]

So will it be closed tomorrow or half day?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So will it be closed tomorrow or half day?

We won’t know until tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Are we for sure that it is going to one of those historic diaster storm unlike just a common big rainstorm tomorrow Monday? The weather forecast is not always reliable.

Nothing is for sure, but this has a lot of indications. It's a level 4 already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an area that I wish the state would make the decision. For events related to hurricanes, tornadoes, derechos and the like, the state should make the call as they are the ones who will have to deal with the aftermath of it all.

Could the governor call a preemptive state of emergency? That could make it easier for schools to justify being cautious and closing/closing early.

You need to get your anxiety under control. What do you do when there are thunderstorms every couple of weeks in the spring and summer?

These really aren't normal thunderstorm predictions.

-Widespread severe storms are anticipated on Monday across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic States.
-Tornadoes, some strong, and particularly damaging winds are most likely from parts of South Carolina to Maryland during the afternoon.

There are explanations to why the forecast of severe weather is so high. The question is what is safest for students and all staff tomorrow.

The safest thing would be keeping the kids and staff at the school overnight until the storm passes. Schools will take the hit of a tornado better than a house or some apartments.

That being said, the issue isn't what is safest, it is what is most appropriate.

The risks tomorrow are very similar to other spring/summer thunderstorms. What's unique is that they're able to forecast those predictions earlier than the past. And that they're reporting things that wouldn't have been reported before.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we for sure that it is going to one of those historic diaster storm unlike just a common big rainstorm tomorrow Monday? The weather forecast is not always reliable.

Nothing is for sure, but this has a lot of indications. It's a level 4 already.

The difference between level 3 and level 4 is more an indication of size and confidence than severity.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an area that I wish the state would make the decision. For events related to hurricanes, tornadoes, derechos and the like, the state should make the call as they are the ones who will have to deal with the aftermath of it all.

Could the governor call a preemptive state of emergency? That could make it easier for schools to justify being cautious and closing/closing early.

You need to get your anxiety under control. What do you do when there are thunderstorms every couple of weeks in the spring and summer?

These really aren't normal thunderstorm predictions.

-Widespread severe storms are anticipated on Monday across the Southeast and Mid-Atlantic States.
-Tornadoes, some strong, and particularly damaging winds are most likely from parts of South Carolina to Maryland during the afternoon.

There are explanations to why the forecast of severe weather is so high. The question is what is safest for students and all staff tomorrow.

The safest thing would be keeping the kids and staff at the school overnight until the storm passes. Schools will take the hit of a tornado better than a house or some apartments.

That being said, the issue isn't what is safest, it is what is most appropriate.

The risks tomorrow are very similar to other spring/summer thunderstorms. What's unique is that they're able to forecast those predictions earlier than the past. And that they're reporting things that wouldn't have been reported before.

We did not just emerge from the stone age. They've been able to make these predictions before, but this area doesn't really get these high alerts. If schools are that safe, then the county government can open them as shelters for families who need a safe place.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is an area that I wish the state would make the decision. For events related to hurricanes, tornadoes, derechos and the like, the state should make the call as they are the ones who will have to deal with the aftermath of it all.

Could the governor call a preemptive state of emergency? That could make it easier for schools to justify being cautious and closing/closing early.

You need to get your anxiety under control. What do you do when there are thunderstorms every couple of weeks in the spring and summer?

You can't tell the difference between this storm and normal summer thunderstorms? I feel sorry for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Its crazy to talk about this a whole day beforehand
School will be on time as far as release time
If its high winds and storms they may cancel after school activities.

My kid has soccer practice at her MS, I can see that moving indoors

This storm will impact elementary school dismissal, particularly those where busses don’t arrive at school until 4:15 or 4:30. These busses continue to run routes until after 5:00.

I think MCPS will do an Early dismissal so all kids be home before 2pm.

I don't think that's early enough given the newer reports.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly I would prefer them to close. I don't want to be caught in the middle of a storm trying to rush from work to get my kids.

same and i'd like to know now

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Are we for sure that it is going to one of those historic diaster storm unlike just a common big rainstorm tomorrow Monday? The weather forecast is not always reliable.

It's not warm enough to get a "historic" storm. I think the poster in this thread is a troll.

Read the forecast analysis from NOAA's SPC, which clearly explains why the environment will be ripe tomorrow.

Yes, we may get a thunderstorm, similar to the many other thunderstorms we get each year. Temperature still limits the energy of the storm.

so all the meteorologists are wrong and you know better, lol?