What about Monday?
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Anonymous
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Feb 2 Groundhog day?
Prediction: Closed if they are not going to clear freezing rain over the weekend. |
Anonymous
| The kids are never going back to school, I've concluded. Such a mess. And with no makeup days in sight. |
Anonymous
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For Planning Purposes: At this time, MCPS also anticipates a Two-Hour Delay for Monday, February 2. This could change depending on county and state crews continuing to clear roads and students having safe walking routes to school. Additional updates about Monday’s operational status will be shared on Sunday, February 1 after 4 p.m.
For MCPS to open safely, we need bus-accessible roads, pedestrian-safe sidewalks, and school campuses with safe entries, cleared parking lots and sidewalks free from ice and snow. This does not mean that every piece of snow and ice will be removed for us to operate; however, we need to consider the safety of not just bus riders but also walkers and student drivers. We know that not all county roads are clear and that many require more attention. If your county road has not been treated or plowed, please report it to 311 for County assistance. As of today, MCPS operations reports only 30% of school parking lots and bus loops have been fully cleared; 70% are in progress. This work is done by contractors who also support clearing of county, state and private roads. Our team will be working through the weekend with the goal of opening school on Monday, February 2. As Montgomery County Government directs, all county sidewalks need to be clear for pedestrians by Monday, Feb. 2. To help us open on Monday, please ensure that sidewalks near you are clear and ready for students to use. As a reminder: Some roads may be passable to a car; however, that does not mean that it is passable to a school bus - buses require extra room and need more turning radius. In addition, travel conditions remain unsafe in many areas that prevent employees from safely getting to work. Your road may be clear, but the staff required to operate your child’s school may live on a street that hasn’t been touched yet. Simply put: no staff means we can’t open. MCPS is large and operates 211 campuses in a county with more than 5,200 miles of roads and streets that must be cleared and treated before travel can be considered safe. |
Anonymous
| Going to help however i can over the next 72 hours but its likely a losing battle. |
Anonymous
Your overdramatics are so boring and childish. |
Anonymous
DP. No it is the F reality. Wake up! |
Anonymous
| It will be closed Monday. They have already stated activities in schools closed Sat and Sun. If they are not cleaning over the weekend all the 211 schools, buses, depot, sidewalks, walkways, moving the huge snowbanks away, this stuff is not melting until maybe a Monday when the temp will be whopping 33 degrees. Tues delay or possibly closed if this County still can't figure it out. |
Anonymous
| Only 30% cleared is pretty dismal. |
Anonymous
| Are they working over the weekend to clear the freezing rain and snow banks? That will determine if they open Monday or not. |
Anonymous
| Omg. I initially read the Monday language to mean if they made extra progress they might open on time rather than delay. Now I’m reading it again and thinking they actually meant it might still be closed Monday. |
Anonymous
Embarrassing. Montgomery County and MCPS should be ashamed. |
Anonymous
Contact your STATE reps. Wes Moore to declare a state of emergency because they could not budget and plan. |
Anonymous
Closed if no clearing over the weekend (there is tomorrow tho to clear) and this stuff is not melting with temps so low |
Anonymous
Retreat to your bunker. |
Anonymous
MCPS stayed at home when they should have people clearing the parking lots. it's on them and they need to stop blaming others. |