MCPS closed for the day!

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+1 MoCo is too big to be manageable. It's not fair that 100% of students stay home and don't learn when adverse weather conditions affect a small part of the county.

Which parts of the county did today's weather conditions affect, and how do you know that?

[Anonymous]

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Yes, which is why I pointed out that you could have a sub-county decision mechanism (ex: by clusters). My NY friends can't believe that my kid's school keeps closing when there's less than an inch of snow of the ground.

What do you mean, they can't believe it? They think you're not telling them the truth?

A school district has to make decisions based on what's appropriate for that school district, not on what different school districts elsewhere, with different relevant characteristics, may decide is appropriate for those school districts. The MCPS decision should be appropriate for characteristics and conditions in Montgomery County, not a school district in New York or Boston or North Dakota or Nizhny Novgorod.

[Anonymous]

It's a great day for a Harry Potter movie marathon. Try to enjoy the snow day because what's done is done.

[Anonymous]

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+1 MoCo is too big to be manageable. It's not fair that 100% of students stay home and don't learn when adverse weather conditions affect a small part of the county.

Which parts of the county did today's weather conditions affect, and how do you know that?

Not my part of the county (BCC area). Barely any snow and no ice. But enjoy your day off teachers!

[Anonymous]

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Yes, which is why I pointed out that you could have a sub-county decision mechanism (ex: by clusters). My NY friends can't believe that my kid's school keeps closing when there's less than an inch of snow of the ground.

What do you mean, they can't believe it? They think you're not telling them the truth?

A school district has to make decisions based on what's appropriate for that school district, not on what different school districts elsewhere, with different relevant characteristics, may decide is appropriate for those school districts. The MCPS decision should be appropriate for characteristics and conditions in Montgomery County, not a school district in New York or Boston or North Dakota or Nizhny Novgorod.

Translation: Just because another school system has a more efficient way to make decisions, we will not ever consider adopting that mechanism.

[Anonymous]

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+1 MoCo is too big to be manageable. It's not fair that 100% of students stay home and don't learn when adverse weather conditions affect a small part of the county.

Which parts of the county did today's weather conditions affect, and how do you know that?

Not my part of the county (BCC area). Barely any snow and no ice. But enjoy your day off teachers!

Oh, well, if it didn't affect Bethesda and Chevy Chase, then it obviously affected only a small part of the county!

[Anonymous]

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Yes, which is why I pointed out that you could have a sub-county decision mechanism (ex: by clusters). My NY friends can't believe that my kid's school keeps closing when there's less than an inch of snow of the ground.

What do you mean, they can't believe it? They think you're not telling them the truth?

A school district has to make decisions based on what's appropriate for that school district, not on what different school districts elsewhere, with different relevant characteristics, may decide is appropriate for those school districts. The MCPS decision should be appropriate for characteristics and conditions in Montgomery County, not a school district in New York or Boston or North Dakota or Nizhny Novgorod.

Translation: Just because another school system has a more efficient way to make decisions, we will not ever consider adopting that mechanism.

Translation: [School district] in [location] only closes for [weather conditions], therefore MCPS's decision today was wrong!

[Anonymous]

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+1 MoCo is too big to be manageable. It's not fair that 100% of students stay home and don't learn when adverse weather conditions affect a small part of the county.

Which parts of the county did today's weather conditions affect, and how do you know that?

Not my part of the county (BCC area). Barely any snow and no ice. But enjoy your day off teachers!

Oh, well, if it didn't affect Bethesda and Chevy Chase, then it obviously affected only a small part of the county!

BCC is one of the most populous parts of MoCo. But I guess, if your kid can't learn because there's an inch of snow on the ground-no one's kid should! #Everychildleftbehind

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Wow. Yippee for your privileged kids with a SAHM or nanny! Glad they can sleep in! (Apparently you don't care that they aren't learning.)

Most of us have jobs that involve schlepping to an office, so we are forced to either take off or scramble to find child care. Some parents don't have the luxury of paid leave.

Wut? Wait! I thought every WOHM is super happy and fulfilled working? Schlepping to office, scrambling to find child care, luxury of paid leave - sounds like you have it rough.

The WOHMS I know in real life are in high positions that they can take unpaid leave or telecommute. What can I say? You should have worked harder in college, Sweetie!

STFU. I’m a former SAHM and a-holes like you make things so much worse for us.

You can STFU yourself, asshole. You have no idea if I am a SAHM or WOHM. However, the WOHMS who make digs at SAHMs get what is coming to them.

None of these parents seem to care about the safety of the students or the fact that a bus accident can kill children. The major grousing is about daycare. I am sorry but the lives of students is more important than some stupid boohooing by some bitch.

I'm picturing an overweight cigarette smoking hausfrau in yoga pants from target and an oversized Disney t-shirt. The cursing says it all: Suzy is unhappy with her life, and eager to fight with anyone who will engage.

Let's pray for Suzy...and her kids. Hope they aren't guzzling Mountain Dew and double fisting Cheetos.

Whatever makes your work day happier, Sweetie!!

Wow. You're desperately pathetic.

[Anonymous]

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Yes, which is why I pointed out that you could have a sub-county decision mechanism (ex: by clusters). My NY friends can't believe that my kid's school keeps closing when there's less than an inch of snow of the ground.

What do you mean, they can't believe it? They think you're not telling them the truth?

A school district has to make decisions based on what's appropriate for that school district, not on what different school districts elsewhere, with different relevant characteristics, may decide is appropriate for those school districts. The MCPS decision should be appropriate for characteristics and conditions in Montgomery County, not a school district in New York or Boston or North Dakota or Nizhny Novgorod.

Translation: Just because another school system has a more efficient way to make decisions, we will not ever consider adopting that mechanism.

Translation: [School district] in [location] only closes for [weather conditions], therefore MCPS's decision today was wrong!

So you're saying: if [School district] in [location] has a decentralized way of making decisions on [weather conditions] that parents and teachers are happy with, MCPS would never consider that.

[Anonymous]

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Yes, which is why I pointed out that you could have a sub-county decision mechanism (ex: by clusters). My NY friends can't believe that my kid's school keeps closing when there's less than an inch of snow of the ground.

What do you mean, they can't believe it? They think you're not telling them the truth?

A school district has to make decisions based on what's appropriate for that school district, not on what different school districts elsewhere, with different relevant characteristics, may decide is appropriate for those school districts. The MCPS decision should be appropriate for characteristics and conditions in Montgomery County, not a school district in New York or Boston or North Dakota or Nizhny Novgorod.

Translation: Just because another school system has a more efficient way to make decisions, we will not ever consider adopting that mechanism.

Translation: [School district] in [location] only closes for [weather conditions], therefore MCPS's decision today was wrong!

So you're saying: if [School district] in [location] has a decentralized way of making decisions on [weather conditions] that parents and teachers are happy with, MCPS would never consider that.

Can someone link to this mythical large school system that makes this decision in a decentralized way? It's not in NY or New England, since their school systems are by town and not by county.

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Anonymous wrote:I grew up in NY, which gets much more snow than Maryland, and we road buses to school, and there wasn't this type of chaos around a tiny bit of snow. We had school districts within the county, and the district made the decision to close. It's been said before, but it's just too bad that these decisions can't be decentralized from MoCo to a sub-county level (ex: clusters). I know there are magnet schools and special ed programs county wide, but maybe MoCo could make those decisions to close for those schools, while decisions to close for local schools could be made at the cluster level.

But in Maryland, the school districts are the county.

MCPS has looked at the possibility of only closing part of the district for weather and concluded that the headaches outweigh the benefits. I do not necessarily believe everything that MCPS tells me, but I do believe them on this.

Yes, which is why I pointed out that you could have a sub-county decision mechanism (ex: by clusters). My NY friends can't believe that my kid's school keeps closing when there's less than an inch of snow of the ground.

Well my Michigan (where I grew up) friends tease me about it all the time and we remember (not so fondly) waiting for the bus in sub-zero weather with 2 feet of snow on the ground. But what we all recognize is that this area is not built for that - the structure is not in place that you see in a Buffalo or a Chicago. Honestly, we do not get that this type of weather enough to justify that costs.

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Yes, which is why I pointed out that you could have a sub-county decision mechanism (ex: by clusters). My NY friends can't believe that my kid's school keeps closing when there's less than an inch of snow of the ground.

What do you mean, they can't believe it? They think you're not telling them the truth?

A school district has to make decisions based on what's appropriate for that school district, not on what different school districts elsewhere, with different relevant characteristics, may decide is appropriate for those school districts. The MCPS decision should be appropriate for characteristics and conditions in Montgomery County, not a school district in New York or Boston or North Dakota or Nizhny Novgorod.

Translation: Just because another school system has a more efficient way to make decisions, we will not ever consider adopting that mechanism.

Translation: [School district] in [location] only closes for [weather conditions], therefore MCPS's decision today was wrong!

So you're saying: if [School district] in [location] has a decentralized way of making decisions on [weather conditions] that parents and teachers are happy with, MCPS would never consider that.

Can someone link to this mythical large school system that makes this decision in a decentralized way? It's not in NY or New England, since their school systems are by town and not by county.

All of Nassau and Suffolk County in Long Island make closing decisions at the district level. Wouldn't make sense to close schools in a centralized way in an island that takes 3 hours to drive across.

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+1 MoCo is too big to be manageable. It's not fair that 100% of students stay home and don't learn when adverse weather conditions affect a small part of the county.

Which parts of the county did today's weather conditions affect, and how do you know that?

Not my part of the county (BCC area). Barely any snow and no ice. But enjoy your day off teachers!

Oh, well, if it didn't affect Bethesda and Chevy Chase, then it obviously affected only a small part of the county!

BCC is one of the most populous parts of MoCo. But I guess, if your kid can't learn because there's an inch of snow on the ground-no one's kid should! #Everychildleftbehind

Actually most people in Montgomery County don't live in Bethesda or Chevy Chase. And most of the Montgomery County land area is not in Bethesda or Chevy Chase. But it is evidently easy to believe otherwise, if you live in Bethesda or Chevy Chase.

[Anonymous]

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All of Nassau and Suffolk County in Long Island make closing decisions at the district level. Wouldn't make sense to close schools in a centralized way in an island that takes 3 hours to drive across.

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MCPS makes closing decisions at the district level too. That's what people are complaining about: that MCPS shouldn't make closing decisions at the district level. That schools in Bethesda and inner Silver Spring should stay open, even if roads and sidewalks are bad out there in the sticks where those other people live.