What about Tuesday?

[Anonymous]

Sequel to the thread.


For one, I'm guessing a 75% chance delay, 24% chance open on time, 1% chance off.

[Anonymous]

Was already started with many posts:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1312285.page

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Was already started with many posts:
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1312285.page

Aww man....

[Anonymous]

Delayed for sure but if they can open for teachers on Monday, they can open back up for students.

[Anonymous]

I was not expecting a closure for Monday, and I think it's a mistake to close, given that people who did not shovel their sidewalks won't shovel them anytime soon, I don't think plows will go another round in side streets, so the same problems will remain.

MCPS gives perfectly rational reasons for closing, but the problem is, none of the reasons will be resolved this week.

I had a kid with disabilities who needed door-to-door transportation (now in college), so I get the concerns!!! But frankly, we can't close an entire system for the needs of the few.

Given it's not rational to close for Monday, I have no idea what MCPS is going to do for Tuesday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was not expecting a closure for Monday, and I think it's a mistake to close, given that people who did not shovel their sidewalks won't shovel them anytime soon, I don't think plows will go another round in side streets, so the same problems will remain.

MCPS gives perfectly rational reasons for closing, but the problem is, none of the reasons will be resolved this week.

I had a kid with disabilities who needed door-to-door transportation (now in college), so I get the concerns!!! But frankly, we can't close an entire system for the needs of the few.

Given it's not rational to close for Monday, I have no idea what MCPS is going to do for Tuesday.

Yeah but those few can sue MCPS for denying them their educational rights.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was not expecting a closure for Monday, and I think it's a mistake to close, given that people who did not shovel their sidewalks won't shovel them anytime soon, I don't think plows will go another round in side streets, so the same problems will remain.

MCPS gives perfectly rational reasons for closing, but the problem is, none of the reasons will be resolved this week.

I had a kid with disabilities who needed door-to-door transportation (now in college), so I get the concerns!!! But frankly, we can't close an entire system for the needs of the few.

Given it's not rational to close for Monday, I have no idea what MCPS is going to do for Tuesday.

Monday is the day the COUNTY was planning to start ticketing unshoveled sidewalks. People will have 24 hours to get it done. But then more snow is expected.

[Anonymous]

IF the reasons they're citing for not opening tomorrow are that kids can't get to school because of the ice blocks and they'd be denying legally mandated IEPs for students with disabilities, how does this change Tuesday?

[Anonymous]

Probably a 2 hour delay. People do not understand that the busses need to be able to access streets and many many streets are still very much one lane only. Not to mention the students with disabilities that need to be able to roll down the street and into busses. MCPS runs a ton of disability programs and must provide service to those students. This is probably them covering their backsides since they were just in litigation a summer or two ago regarding students with disabilities.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sequel to the thread.


For one, I'm guessing a 75% chance delay, 24% chance open on time, 1% chance off.

It actually started last week
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1311765.page

[Anonymous]

Enter the lawyers to this thread

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was not expecting a closure for Monday, and I think it's a mistake to close, given that people who did not shovel their sidewalks won't shovel them anytime soon, I don't think plows will go another round in side streets, so the same problems will remain.

MCPS gives perfectly rational reasons for closing, but the problem is, none of the reasons will be resolved this week.

I had a kid with disabilities who needed door-to-door transportation (now in college), so I get the concerns!!! But frankly, we can't close an entire system for the needs of the few.

Given it's not rational to close for Monday, I have no idea what MCPS is going to do for Tuesday.

Monday is the day the COUNTY was planning to start ticketing unshoveled sidewalks. People will have 24 hours to get it done. But then more snow is expected.

I don't think the criteria should ever be "entirely shoveled sidewalks". For some winters, that's just not possible. There are entire countries whose school systems stay open with snow on the ground for months on end. I lived in one of those places. I wore a snowsuit to go to school and my mother pulled me on a sled. Germany.

[Anonymous]

There will be no change Tuesday. So close at least till Wednesday or Thursday.

[Anonymous]

Seriously who do we complain to? It’s not like roads and sidewalks will be magically better by Tuesday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I was not expecting a closure for Monday, and I think it's a mistake to close, given that people who did not shovel their sidewalks won't shovel them anytime soon, I don't think plows will go another round in side streets, so the same problems will remain.

MCPS gives perfectly rational reasons for closing, but the problem is, none of the reasons will be resolved this week.

I had a kid with disabilities who needed door-to-door transportation (now in college), so I get the concerns!!! But frankly, we can't close an entire system for the needs of the few.

Given it's not rational to close for Monday, I have no idea what MCPS is going to do for Tuesday.

Monday is the day the COUNTY was planning to start ticketing unshoveled sidewalks. People will have 24 hours to get it done. But then more snow is expected.

Not really. The chances of snow are very low until the end of the following week.