Snow This Weekend - School Next Week?

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Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Fridayelay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)

Really just depends how MCPS handles it. Usually not that well, last year 7 inches of snow was able to close school for three days with a delay the next I believe.

Yeah that's why I think if we really do get a foot or more there's a chance of being off all week ala Snowmaggedon.

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Make your arrangements now.

Yeah we don't have a nanny on retainer and not interested in making my parents sleep over all week so like everyone else there is not much we can do besides buy groceries. Not canceling virtual meetings, DC can watch TV if needed.

Sadly not every DC can watch TV.

What arrangements are you making?

Parental fighting over conflicts between work and kids duty

[Anonymous]

Honestly, I'll be grateful if kid get in for even one day next week. In this area and with MCPS in particular, I just have very low expectations, and this is legit a big storm. Already working with other parents in our neighborhood to rotate where the kids are so we can all get work done for part of each day. Also going to have to take some leave. But it is what it is.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS closed for over a week for the 2003 Presidents Day Snowstorm. Anticipate at least a week.

That was like 15-30 inches. This is more 8-12.

8-12 followed by sleet and freezing rain and temperatures that won't go above freezing all week, turning whatever's fallen into basically a huge block of icy cement that will be incredibly heavy and difficult to shovel or plow and will stick around the whole week. And may knock out trees and power lines. I'd rather have more snow. This forecast looks miserable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Fridayelay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)

Really just depends how MCPS handles it. Usually not that well, last year 7 inches of snow was able to close school for three days with a delay the next I believe.

Yeah that's why I think if we really do get a foot or more there's a chance of being off all week ala Snowmaggedon.

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Make your arrangements now.

Yeah we don't have a nanny on retainer and not interested in making my parents sleep over all week so like everyone else there is not much we can do besides buy groceries. Not canceling virtual meetings, DC can watch TV if needed.

Why not take kids to grandparents’ on Saturday afternoon. If school reopens next week, your parents can drop them off there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Fridayelay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)

This seems like a reasonable timeline. Though if there's a total closure on Thursday, then that's a miserable failure on the part of the county and MCPS. Delays on both Thursday and Friday are understandable, but Monday through Wednesday should be plenty of time to clear everything.

MCPS has zero control of what MOCO plows.

Schools will be closed for a week and they should be.

The temps are going to be too low for anything to melt there will be tons of ice.

If you people can not take care of your own kids stop having them.

The complaints here are absurd. It's a snowstorm people grow up and stop complaining.

It's a snowstorm. Grow up and clear that shit up in 72 hours. It's not like we're asking for a 24 hour turnaround. 72 hours of cleanup should be more than sufficient. No wonder our government and schools are crap, people like you allow them to get away with low expectations.

+1 last year MCPS stayed closed well after all the roads were cleared. It was fun snow days for them! Nevermind everyone else is going to work normally except parents of young children who are scrambling because those stupid lazy f&cks wouldn't even let child care open.

So go to private school.

It's not MoCo's fault your employer sucks.

A lot of privates follow mcps. Ours does and so does SSFS.
Not a helpful comment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Fridayelay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)

This seems like a reasonable timeline. Though if there's a total closure on Thursday, then that's a miserable failure on the part of the county and MCPS. Delays on both Thursday and Friday are understandable, but Monday through Wednesday should be plenty of time to clear everything.

MCPS has zero control of what MOCO plows.

Schools will be closed for a week and they should be.

The temps are going to be too low for anything to melt there will be tons of ice.

If you people can not take care of your own kids stop having them.

The complaints here are absurd. It's a snowstorm people grow up and stop complaining.

It's a snowstorm. Grow up and clear that shit up in 72 hours. It's not like we're asking for a 24 hour turnaround. 72 hours of cleanup should be more than sufficient. No wonder our government and schools are crap, people like you allow them to get away with low expectations.

All but two of the building services workers at my school ride public buses to work. Three come from far away (upcounty or PG). How are they supposed to make it in safely on Monday?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Fridayelay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)

This seems like a reasonable timeline. Though if there's a total closure on Thursday, then that's a miserable failure on the part of the county and MCPS. Delays on both Thursday and Friday are understandable, but Monday through Wednesday should be plenty of time to clear everything.

MCPS has zero control of what MOCO plows.

Schools will be closed for a week and they should be.

The temps are going to be too low for anything to melt there will be tons of ice.

If you people can not take care of your own kids stop having them.

The complaints here are absurd. It's a snowstorm people grow up and stop complaining.

It's a snowstorm. Grow up and clear that shit up in 72 hours. It's not like we're asking for a 24 hour turnaround. 72 hours of cleanup should be more than sufficient. No wonder our government and schools are crap, people like you allow them to get away with low expectations.

All but two of the building services workers at my school ride public buses to work. Three come from far away (upcounty or PG). How are they supposed to make it in safely on Monday?

Read more carefully and do the math- write it down if you can't do it in your head. The PP said 72 hrs after the storm. Which is not Monday. I think 72 hrs is pretty reasonable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Fridayelay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)

This seems like a reasonable timeline. Though if there's a total closure on Thursday, then that's a miserable failure on the part of the county and MCPS. Delays on both Thursday and Friday are understandable, but Monday through Wednesday should be plenty of time to clear everything.

MCPS has zero control of what MOCO plows.

Schools will be closed for a week and they should be.

The temps are going to be too low for anything to melt there will be tons of ice.

If you people can not take care of your own kids stop having them.

The complaints here are absurd. It's a snowstorm people grow up and stop complaining.

It's a snowstorm. Grow up and clear that shit up in 72 hours. It's not like we're asking for a 24 hour turnaround. 72 hours of cleanup should be more than sufficient. No wonder our government and schools are crap, people like you allow them to get away with low expectations.

All but two of the building services workers at my school ride public buses to work. Three come from far away (upcounty or PG). How are they supposed to make it in safely on Monday?

There's a decent chance that buses will operate on Monday. They will almost certainly operate on Tuesday.

A delayed opening on Tuesday won't happen in MCPS, but a well-managed school district would be able to pull that off. There's no excuse for a closure on Wednesday. perhaps a delay to do another once-over before kids arrive, but not a closure.

It's absurd that some people think a full week would be reasonable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Friday: Delay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)

I agree on this.

The real question (which I hesitate to ask because it will summon the mean SAHM troll who is obsessed with taunting parents who use school-based childcare) is whether MCPS will allow school-based childcare to open on any of these days if their local area is safe and they're able to get staff in, or whether they force all childcare across the county to be closed all of these days.

My guess is definitely no childcare on Monday (many of us were planning to use it on the no-school day) and almost certainly no childcare on Tuesday either. Wednesday is a maybe. Thursday if they do keep schools closed, I think they at least finally let childcares open.

The taunting troll is definitely not a SAHM. SAHMs understand not having a nanny or back up at the ready and empathize. It’s more likely a WAHM or a mom with local family or a WAHD or a flexible schedule.

She dates back to the covid days, and she's confirmed that she's a SAHM.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Fridayelay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)

This seems like a reasonable timeline. Though if there's a total closure on Thursday, then that's a miserable failure on the part of the county and MCPS. Delays on both Thursday and Friday are understandable, but Monday through Wednesday should be plenty of time to clear everything.

MCPS has zero control of what MOCO plows.

Schools will be closed for a week and they should be.

The temps are going to be too low for anything to melt there will be tons of ice.

If you people can not take care of your own kids stop having them.

The complaints here are absurd. It's a snowstorm people grow up and stop complaining.

It's a snowstorm. Grow up and clear that shit up in 72 hours. It's not like we're asking for a 24 hour turnaround. 72 hours of cleanup should be more than sufficient. No wonder our government and schools are crap, people like you allow them to get away with low expectations.

All but two of the building services workers at my school ride public buses to work. Three come from far away (upcounty or PG). How are they supposed to make it in safely on Monday?

Read more carefully and do the math- write it down if you can't do it in your head. The PP said 72 hrs after the storm. Which is not Monday. I think 72 hrs is pretty reasonable.

I think the other PP is saying those workers can't start clearing the snow from the school until the roads are clear enough for them to get there. Which is fair but it doesn't take 72 hours to clear snow from a school. 72 hours gives 48 hours for roads to clear and 24 to prepare school grounds. Ice can be impossible to clear whether the workers get there or not, but they can put sand on it which also can be done in 24 hours. They should hopefully be pre treating the school grounds today

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Fridayelay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)

This seems like a reasonable timeline. Though if there's a total closure on Thursday, then that's a miserable failure on the part of the county and MCPS. Delays on both Thursday and Friday are understandable, but Monday through Wednesday should be plenty of time to clear everything.

MCPS has zero control of what MOCO plows.

Schools will be closed for a week and they should be.

The temps are going to be too low for anything to melt there will be tons of ice.

If you people can not take care of your own kids stop having them.

The complaints here are absurd. It's a snowstorm people grow up and stop complaining.

It's a snowstorm. Grow up and clear that shit up in 72 hours. It's not like we're asking for a 24 hour turnaround. 72 hours of cleanup should be more than sufficient. No wonder our government and schools are crap, people like you allow them to get away with low expectations.

All but two of the building services workers at my school ride public buses to work. Three come from far away (upcounty or PG). How are they supposed to make it in safely on Monday?

There's a decent chance that buses will operate on Monday. They will almost certainly operate on Tuesday.

A delayed opening on Tuesday won't happen in MCPS, but a well-managed school district would be able to pull that off. There's no excuse for a closure on Wednesday. perhaps a delay to do another once-over before kids arrive, but not a closure.

It's absurd that some people think a full week would be reasonable.

It feels absurd to pre-determine a reasonable outcome before the storm has even come?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Fridayelay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)

This seems like a reasonable timeline. Though if there's a total closure on Thursday, then that's a miserable failure on the part of the county and MCPS. Delays on both Thursday and Friday are understandable, but Monday through Wednesday should be plenty of time to clear everything.

MCPS has zero control of what MOCO plows.

Schools will be closed for a week and they should be.

The temps are going to be too low for anything to melt there will be tons of ice.

If you people can not take care of your own kids stop having them.

The complaints here are absurd. It's a snowstorm people grow up and stop complaining.

It's a snowstorm. Grow up and clear that shit up in 72 hours. It's not like we're asking for a 24 hour turnaround. 72 hours of cleanup should be more than sufficient. No wonder our government and schools are crap, people like you allow them to get away with low expectations.

All but two of the building services workers at my school ride public buses to work. Three come from far away (upcounty or PG). How are they supposed to make it in safely on Monday?

Read more carefully and do the math- write it down if you can't do it in your head. The PP said 72 hrs after the storm. Which is not Monday. I think 72 hrs is pretty reasonable.

I think the other PP is saying those workers can't start clearing the snow from the school until the roads are clear enough for them to get there. Which is fair but it doesn't take 72 hours to clear snow from a school. 72 hours gives 48 hours for roads to clear and 24 to prepare school grounds. Ice can be impossible to clear whether the workers get there or not, but they can put sand on it which also can be done in 24 hours. They should hopefully be pre treating the school grounds today

I don't know, it takes way longer than 24 hrs to manually clear the parking lots, which they have to do because of the lack of snow plows.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Fridayelay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)

This seems like a reasonable timeline. Though if there's a total closure on Thursday, then that's a miserable failure on the part of the county and MCPS. Delays on both Thursday and Friday are understandable, but Monday through Wednesday should be plenty of time to clear everything.

MCPS has zero control of what MOCO plows.

Schools will be closed for a week and they should be.

The temps are going to be too low for anything to melt there will be tons of ice.

If you people can not take care of your own kids stop having them.

The complaints here are absurd. It's a snowstorm people grow up and stop complaining.

It's a snowstorm. Grow up and clear that shit up in 72 hours. It's not like we're asking for a 24 hour turnaround. 72 hours of cleanup should be more than sufficient. No wonder our government and schools are crap, people like you allow them to get away with low expectations.

All but two of the building services workers at my school ride public buses to work. Three come from far away (upcounty or PG). How are they supposed to make it in safely on Monday?

Read more carefully and do the math- write it down if you can't do it in your head. The PP said 72 hrs after the storm. Which is not Monday. I think 72 hrs is pretty reasonable.

I think the other PP is saying those workers can't start clearing the snow from the school until the roads are clear enough for them to get there. Which is fair but it doesn't take 72 hours to clear snow from a school. 72 hours gives 48 hours for roads to clear and 24 to prepare school grounds. Ice can be impossible to clear whether the workers get there or not, but they can put sand on it which also can be done in 24 hours. They should hopefully be pre treating the school grounds today

I don't know, it takes way longer than 24 hrs to manually clear the parking lots, which they have to do because of the lack of snow plows.

That sounds like an issue of coordination with the county government.

[Anonymous]

It’s been a decade since we had a storm like this. A decade ago, schools were more or less closed the entire week.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Considering 14 inches of snow my prediction is:
Monday: Already no school(MCPS panicking)
Tuesday: No school
Wednesday: No school
Thursday: Delay at least(No school in play) (Depends how MCPS is feeling or how bad they failed)
Fridayelay is in play (School has a low chance of being off)

This seems like a reasonable timeline. Though if there's a total closure on Thursday, then that's a miserable failure on the part of the county and MCPS. Delays on both Thursday and Friday are understandable, but Monday through Wednesday should be plenty of time to clear everything.

MCPS has zero control of what MOCO plows.

Schools will be closed for a week and they should be.

The temps are going to be too low for anything to melt there will be tons of ice.

If you people can not take care of your own kids stop having them.

The complaints here are absurd. It's a snowstorm people grow up and stop complaining.

It's a snowstorm. Grow up and clear that shit up in 72 hours. It's not like we're asking for a 24 hour turnaround. 72 hours of cleanup should be more than sufficient. No wonder our government and schools are crap, people like you allow them to get away with low expectations.

All but two of the building services workers at my school ride public buses to work. Three come from far away (upcounty or PG). How are they supposed to make it in safely on Monday?

Read more carefully and do the math- write it down if you can't do it in your head. The PP said 72 hrs after the storm. Which is not Monday. I think 72 hrs is pretty reasonable.

I think the other PP is saying those workers can't start clearing the snow from the school until the roads are clear enough for them to get there. Which is fair but it doesn't take 72 hours to clear snow from a school. 72 hours gives 48 hours for roads to clear and 24 to prepare school grounds. Ice can be impossible to clear whether the workers get there or not, but they can put sand on it which also can be done in 24 hours. They should hopefully be pre treating the school grounds today

I don't know, it takes way longer than 24 hrs to manually clear the parking lots, which they have to do because of the lack of snow plows.

That sounds like an issue of coordination with the county government.

Not really. There are only so many plows, you want to raise taxes to buy more?