They deleted the old Snowstorm post. Post here instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FCPS is a joke. The roads are fine. In the cold, you wear a hat and mitts to avoid frostbite. Or get dropped off. If this is about equity I'm going to be very happy to vote these folks out one day. And yes, it's tax-payer funded daycare (not free) and it's necessary so that we can work.

I walked to the top of my street and a car was stuck and then another car drove up to try to tie a row rope around the grille to pull it out . Now imagine that’s a bus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS is a joke. The roads are fine. In the cold, you wear a hat and mitts to avoid frostbite. Or get dropped off. If this is about equity I'm going to be very happy to vote these folks out one day. And yes, it's tax-payer funded daycare (not free) and it's necessary so that we can work.

You do realize EVERY county in the area closed for tomorrow, right?

So? That doesn't make it reasonable. There are parts of the country where days like this are typical in the winter. If the roads are fine, there's no reason to close. And the roads should be fine. There's salt after all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FCPS is a joke. The roads are fine. In the cold, you wear a hat and mitts to avoid frostbite. Or get dropped off. If this is about equity I'm going to be very happy to vote these folks out one day. And yes, it's tax-payer funded daycare (not free) and it's necessary so that we can work.

I think it’s more becuase many schools didn’t get plowed out. Custodians work on sidewalks but not plowing. Our elementary was plowed but the custodians only had front sidewalk done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS is a joke. The roads are fine. In the cold, you wear a hat and mitts to avoid frostbite. Or get dropped off. If this is about equity I'm going to be very happy to vote these folks out one day. And yes, it's tax-payer funded daycare (not free) and it's necessary so that we can work.

I think it’s more becuase many schools didn’t get plowed out. Custodians work on sidewalks but not plowing. Our elementary was plowed but the custodians only had front sidewalk done.

That would explain it. I don't understand why they wouldn't get plowed but maybe resources are that limited.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think FCPS will have the buildings open Thursday and Friday? Since students are off, this would be the chance to get in extracurriculars at least.

Dr Reid is adamant the floggings, I mean PD, will continue as scheduled on Thursday, per the email staff just received.

As if there was any doubt that THIS is what’s most important to Gatehouse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS is a joke. The roads are fine. In the cold, you wear a hat and mitts to avoid frostbite. Or get dropped off. If this is about equity I'm going to be very happy to vote these folks out one day. And yes, it's tax-payer funded daycare (not free) and it's necessary so that we can work.

You do realize EVERY county in the area closed for tomorrow, right?

So? That doesn't make it reasonable. There are parts of the country where days like this are typical in the winter. If the roads are fine, there's no reason to close. And the roads should be fine. There's salt after all.

Blame VDOT. There are still side streets not plowed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS is a joke. The roads are fine. In the cold, you wear a hat and mitts to avoid frostbite. Or get dropped off. If this is about equity I'm going to be very happy to vote these folks out one day. And yes, it's tax-payer funded daycare (not free) and it's necessary so that we can work.

You do realize EVERY county in the area closed for tomorrow, right?

So? That doesn't make it reasonable. There are parts of the country where days like this are typical in the winter. If the roads are fine, there's no reason to close. And the roads should be fine. There's salt after all.

Do they spread salt on neighborhood streets? We’ve seen sand in the past, but not yet for this storm. I haven’t been out, but I can say our street is a single lane and snow covered. You can’t see any blacktop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS is a joke. The roads are fine. In the cold, you wear a hat and mitts to avoid frostbite. Or get dropped off. If this is about equity I'm going to be very happy to vote these folks out one day. And yes, it's tax-payer funded daycare (not free) and it's necessary so that we can work.

I walked to the top of my street and a car was stuck and then another car drove up to try to tie a row rope around the grille to pull it out . Now imagine that’s a bus.

I am fine with schools closing tomorrow, because the sidewalks are not shoveled on my street and there's no way for my kids to get to their bus stops other than walking in the middle of the street, HOWEVER I will say a bus is able to get to a lot of places that cars can't go.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS is a joke. The roads are fine. In the cold, you wear a hat and mitts to avoid frostbite. Or get dropped off. If this is about equity I'm going to be very happy to vote these folks out one day. And yes, it's tax-payer funded daycare (not free) and it's necessary so that we can work.

You do realize EVERY county in the area closed for tomorrow, right?

So? That doesn't make it reasonable. There are parts of the country where days like this are typical in the winter. If the roads are fine, there's no reason to close. And the roads should be fine. There's salt after all.

Blame VDOT. There are still side streets not plowed.

Strangely, my street got plowed right away this time and they came back several times. So I thought this was a sign of better organization/planning. Last year it was at least a day and a half before anyone came by.

[Anonymous]

Schools closed for Kids. SChool and Central offices opening 2 hours late.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS is a joke. The roads are fine. In the cold, you wear a hat and mitts to avoid frostbite. Or get dropped off. If this is about equity I'm going to be very happy to vote these folks out one day. And yes, it's tax-payer funded daycare (not free) and it's necessary so that we can work.

I think it’s more becuase many schools didn’t get plowed out. Custodians work on sidewalks but not plowing. Our elementary was plowed but the custodians only had front sidewalk done.

That would explain it. I don't understand why they wouldn't get plowed but maybe resources are that limited.

I think they had to spend so much time on highways and main roads that schools got put on the back burner for longer than normal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think FCPS will have the buildings open Thursday and Friday? Since students are off, this would be the chance to get in extracurriculars at least.

Dr Reid is adamant the floggings, I mean PD, will continue as scheduled on Thursday, per the email staff just received.

As if there was any doubt that THIS is what’s most important to Gatehouse.

Yeah super unclear. It will all be virtual or just some of it for some people? Makes no sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think FCPS will have the buildings open Thursday and Friday? Since students are off, this would be the chance to get in extracurriculars at least.

Dr Reid is adamant the floggings, I mean PD, will continue as scheduled on Thursday, per the email staff just received.

As if there was any doubt that THIS is what’s most important to Gatehouse.

She said they will provide virtual options, thank God.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone think FCPS will have the buildings open Thursday and Friday? Since students are off, this would be the chance to get in extracurriculars at least.

Dr Reid is adamant the floggings, I mean PD, will continue as scheduled on Thursday, per the email staff just received.

As if there was any doubt that THIS is what’s most important to Gatehouse.

Yeah super unclear. It will all be virtual or just some of it for some people? Makes no sense.

There’s no way I’m driving across the county in these conditions for a PD.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS is a joke. The roads are fine. In the cold, you wear a hat and mitts to avoid frostbite. Or get dropped off. If this is about equity I'm going to be very happy to vote these folks out one day. And yes, it's tax-payer funded daycare (not free) and it's necessary so that we can work.

You do realize EVERY county in the area closed for tomorrow, right?

So? That doesn't make it reasonable. There are parts of the country where days like this are typical in the winter. If the roads are fine, there's no reason to close. And the roads should be fine. There's salt after all.

And those areas have the infrastructure to handle this type of weather. We don't spend a ton of money maintaining a large fleet of plows that get used maybe once or twice a winter. The roads *aren't* fine once you get off the main roads and, unfortunately, that's where the schools are at. The hill up to my kid's school looks like it was plowed once partway through the storm and then not again since and now it's a sheet of ice.

Does it suck? Sure. But that's the reality of living in Virginia, not Vermont.