March 5 student holiday for presidential primary voting

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about we stop using schools as polling places? What's wrong with libraries, community centers, and churches? There are plenty of those to go around.

Schools are fine. They have large parking lots and large interior spaces. Just move voting to Saturdays and Sundays when school is not in session. Many people don’t work those days, so there’s no missed work time.

Today (Saturday) you could have voted. One of my friends just voted today.

We have Saturday voting, it’s called early voting.

[Anonymous]

How will they make up the day? We’re supposed to have 180 days of school. Are they moving the last day of school?

[Anonymous]

Here’s the way back machine for you. The first time they cancelled school was 2016. Because with Trump on the ballot, there was genuine concern about violence at polling places. I had MSs then, and there was discussion of white supremacies “monitoring,” voting etc. they cancelled late, but parents had legit concerns because no one knew how having Trump on the ballot would play out. .

Trump is still on the ballot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s the way back machine for you. The first time they cancelled school was 2016. Because with Trump on the ballot, there was genuine concern about violence at polling places. I had MSs then, and there was discussion of white supremacies “monitoring,” voting etc. they cancelled late, but parents had legit concerns because no one knew how having Trump on the ballot would play out. .

Trump is still on the ballot.

This sounds more like 2020.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How will they make up the day? We’re supposed to have 180 days of school. Are they moving the last day of school?

True, but they can always revert to hours, or get the state to approve an exception.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh.

Is there really a need to call off school?

The Ds already have their candidate, which means most of the voters in Ffx won't be voting. It ses like there is no need to call off school.

There is a need... because the R's that went MAGA can be dangerous. School staff and students should not be at polling sites-their safety is important. Thanks FCPS for looking out for our children.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How about we stop using schools as polling places? What's wrong with libraries, community centers, and churches? There are plenty of those to go around.

Schools are fine. They have large parking lots and large interior spaces. Just move voting to Saturdays and Sundays when school is not in session. Many people don’t work those days, so there’s no missed work time.

So glad everyone has something to cry about on this beautiful Sunday You have five months to plan for this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How will they make up the day? We’re supposed to have 180 days of school. Are they moving the last day of school?

Teacher here I won't be at school any extra days beyond my contract-but good luck with your petty nonsense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How will they make up the day? We’re supposed to have 180 days of school. Are they moving the last day of school?

We have to have 180 days OR 990 hours. We still meet the 990 hours of instruction if you make March 5 a student holiday. The same holds true for some snow days. We can have some snow days and still meet the 990 hour state obligation for instruction.

[Anonymous]

Will that mess up the A/B fixed calendar after March 5?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Ugh.

Is there really a need to call off school?

The Ds already have their candidate, which means most of the voters in Ffx won't be voting. It ses like there is no need to call off school.

There is a need... because the R's that went MAGA can be dangerous. School staff and students should not be at polling sites-their safety is important. Thanks FCPS for looking out for our children.

[Anonymous]

Another teacher here. We don't need to hit 180 days of schools since we are well over the required amount of hours. This is why we can have up to 5 snow days without needing to make up school time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How will they make up the day? We’re supposed to have 180 days of school. Are they moving the last day of school?

True, but they can always revert to hours, or get the state to approve an exception.

This exactly. How can they legally do this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How will they make up the day? We’re supposed to have 180 days of school. Are they moving the last day of school?

Teacher here I won't be at school any extra days beyond my contract-but good luck with your petty nonsense.

lazy teacher. this is why you guys get so much push back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How will they make up the day? We’re supposed to have 180 days of school. Are they moving the last day of school?

Probably part of the already built in “weather” days or what ever they call them now…