Delayed opening Tuesday Feb 3
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Anonymous
| Woohoo! |
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Bus service: While we will make every effort to serve all stops on Tuesday, we may not be able to reach every bus stop, particularly in neighborhoods with narrow, icy, or restricted roadways that do not safely accommodate school buses. But we are going to try! MCPS is committed to providing student transportation; however, transportation service may be interrupted for some students due to the amount of snow on our county roadways. This is despite the great effort by road crews across the county.
Bus operators and attendants will exercise caution when entering neighborhoods. If conditions are unsafe for bus passage, service to that stop will not be available. In those instances, the inaccessible stop will be documented and families will be notified. Or if, as a family member, you feel a bus cannot get to your usual bus stop, then families can report that to the MCPS Division of Transportation Services and the Montgomery County Service Center 311 (240-777-0311). If your bus route number begins with a “1”, call: 240-740-6580 Bethesda Depot If your bus route number begins with a “2”, call: 240-740-4720 Clarksburg Depot If your bus route number begins with a “3”, call: 240-740-2610 Randolph Depot If your bus route number begins with a “4”, call: 240-740-6220 Shady Grove North Depot If your bus route number begins with a “5”, call: 240-740-6210 Shady Grove South Depot If your bus route number begins with a “6”, call: 240-740-1851 West Farm Lower Depot If your bus route number begins with a “7”, call: 240-740-7361 West Farm Upper Depot |
Anonymous
| Taylor finally made the right call. |
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Important Message: 2/2/2026 at 5:40 PM -- Refresh page to update message
IMPORTANT MESSAGE - DELAYED OPENING for Students on Tuesday, February 3 Schools will open two hours late. Offices will open on time. All MCPS schools are ready and we are glad to be returning to school on Tuesday– but it will not be an easy return. Conditions are improving; however, our streets and sidewalks are NOT perfect. Ice and large snow piles remain everywhere, on sidewalks, at bus stops, and along neighborhood roads and will be there until significant melting can occur. That will not be anytime soon. Bus service: While we will make every effort to serve all stops on Tuesday, we may not be able to reach every bus stop, particularly in neighborhoods with narrow, icy, or restricted roadways that do not safely accommodate school buses. But we are going to try! MCPS is committed to providing student transportation; however, transportation service may be interrupted for some students due to the amount of snow on our county roadways. This is despite the great effort by road crews across the county. Bus operators and attendants will exercise caution when entering neighborhoods. If conditions are unsafe for bus passage, service to that stop will not be available. In those instances, the inaccessible stop will be documented and families will be notified. Or if, as a family member, you feel a bus cannot get to your usual bus stop, then families can report that to the MCPS Division of Transportation Services and the Montgomery County Service Center 311 (240-777-0311). If your bus route number begins with a “1”, call: 240-740-6580 Bethesda Depot If your bus route number begins with a “2”, call: 240-740-4720 Clarksburg Depot If your bus route number begins with a “3”, call: 240-740-2610 Randolph Depot If your bus route number begins with a “4”, call: 240-740-6220 Shady Grove North Depot If your bus route number begins with a “5”, call: 240-740-6210 Shady Grove South Depot If your bus route number begins with a “6”, call: 240-740-1851 West Farm Lower Depot If your bus route number begins with a “7”, call: 240-740-7361 West Farm Upper Depot For This Week: Please take extra care when traveling to and from school: Allow extra time for travel and be patient with buses, walkers, and drivers. Drive slowly, and carefully. Student drivers are encouraged to be especially careful. Watch carefully for ice, narrowed lanes, and blocked sidewalks or curb cuts. Stay out of roadways when walking, if possible. Rely on the safe route that you identified today for tomorrow’s access to school. Look both ways when crossing any street and make sure drivers see you. Use caution when driving near bus stops, crosswalks, and school entrances (as some entrances and exits to roads and facilities may be obstructed by snow/ice piles). Expect delays (!), and please be patient as you wait for buses and walk or drive to school on Tuesday. To recap: Schools will open two hours late. Offices will open on time. Morning bus routes will operate on a two-hour delay. All field trips and activities that begin at 10:30 a.m. or earlier are canceled, including programs at Thomas Edison High School of Technology. Infant and Toddler appointments scheduled before 10 a.m. are canceled; appointments scheduled at 10 a.m. or later will continue as planned. Morning PreK/Head Start and AM PreK Special Education programs are canceled. Morning, all-day and After-school childcare programs may operate as scheduled, families are encouraged to contact their childcare provider. Afternoon PreK/Head Start and PM PreK Special Education programs will begin at their regular time. Schools will dismiss at their normal time. Community Use programs occur as scheduled. We will update the status for Wednesday on Tuesday before 6 p.m. |
Anonymous
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Do not go to work without first ensuring that your kid hasn't been stranded at their bus stop.
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Anonymous
| The shame finally got to them. |
Anonymous
+1 |
Anonymous
+ million |
Anonymous
| Notice in the message that if the bus doesn't reach your kid, it will be squarely the fault of county and private residents. |
Anonymous
+100 Would also add, be ready to order your kid a uber or secure a car spot for carpoooling for your kid! |
Anonymous
I mean, what is untrue about this? The county did an embarrassing and lazy job of plowing. |
Anonymous
| Are they going to open late all week like Loudon? |
Anonymous
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Is the 2 hour delay only for students? Not teachers?
The phrasing is odd. |
Anonymous
That's fair. Schools don't plow the streets. |
Anonymous
You're making a big assumption that that would be the real problem. |