how do we get APS to rethink 13 snow days?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:School should end 10-20 minutes earlier in Spring in low snow years. 990hrs and no more

You sound like you work at syphax. The quickest way to kill public support for public education is to demand less school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fairfax just announced closed. APS will follow. Pre COVID APS used to regularly go back earlier than Fairfax but they haven’t diverged once since covid.

Yup. They’ve been waiting on Fairfax to go first.

[Anonymous]

Don't think they are closing. The county just sent out a note that 99% of school bus routes are oassable.

[Anonymous]

An announcement would be great- I guess as an FCPS parent I’ll assume open and call a sub.

[Anonymous]

I think they are waiting on DCPS as weather and rows are more similar (though yes I know a lot of staff may live in Fairfax)

[Anonymous]

APS YOUR WEBSITE SAYS NORMAL. But today was not normal so this is terrible.

[Anonymous]

I'm curious if they're waiting to see how many teachers call out. Because when this happened in 2022, they said they were open and then had to walk it back.

[Anonymous]

APS will open with a 2 hour delay but some bus will slide on an icy hill and lots of teachers will call out so parents will be in an uproar that schools didn’t close.

[TheSpanishDoctor]

Closed tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Closed. Officially.

[Anonymous]

Good grief

[Anonymous]

Wrong decision and other parts of the county said school bus routes are ready: https://x.com/ArlingtonDES/status/1876765871630110841?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

Arlington Department of Environmental Services
@ArlingtonDES
Young people of Arlington: 99%+ of school bus routes are now considered passable. We apologize for the inconvenience. #ArlWX https://arlingtonva.us/Government/Departments/PSCEM/Emergency-Preparedness/Weather/Snow-and-Ice/Snow-Removal-Phases

[Anonymous]

w00t — it’s fun for my kid. I’m okay with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious if they're waiting to see how many teachers call out. Because when this happened in 2022, they said they were open and then had to walk it back.

Most APS teachers can’t afford to live in Arlington, so they live further out in places that are still digging out

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm curious if they're waiting to see how many teachers call out. Because when this happened in 2022, they said they were open and then had to walk it back.

Most APS teachers can’t afford to live in Arlington, so they live further out in places that are still digging out

I know, which is why I said that.