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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The high temperature in Rockville today will be 34, so the roads and sidewalks tomorrow will essentially look the same as they look today. MCPS has trapped itself into waiting and waiting. They will probably close Tuesday to help justify the decision to close today.

Bus stops don’t need to be exactly where they usually are. If the usual spot is blocked by ice, just walk 20 or 30 feet to the spot that isn’t blocked. Kids who walk have been walking around my neighborhood without a problem since last Tuesday. For kids with IEPs, if the family hasn’t cleared a path to the street, then they won’t get picked up. How is this different from any other dangerous situation on a student’s property? If your kid needs literal door to door service, then people have to be able to get to your door.

I posted on another thread that when my kid was getting picked up by the special ed bus, it tried going down our one-way street on the first day of school, and then the rest of the year, decided to pick up my kid on the main street at the nearest intersection, to avoid a lengthy detour through our neighborhood. Kid had to walk to the stop. It wasn't door-to-door.

So while MCPS may have just used a language shortcut and said all kids with disabilities when it meant kids in wheelchairs... I understand it to mean that they're using their special needs population as an excuse. And that's offensive to me.

Regardless, MCPS and FCPS will just have to come to the realization that they can't clear all the bus stops this week. Pressure will grow every day for them to re-open. They will end up re-opening tomorrow, or Wednesday, and claim that they made excellent improvements to bus stops, when in reality nothing will have changed from today.

It's all just incompetence and then trying to save face.

That’s great that your kid with SN could make it safely to the end of his block. Not all kids with special needs can. They shouldn’t have to.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Virtual would likely not be the virtual you had during Covid. From talking with a family friend, her third graders virtual last week was pretty much two quick assignments each day the kid did independently. But the teacher did have an "office" time that a student could log on for help if needed. No class instruction given.

They could do it like the MVA where they had regular full classes. Teachers taught and gave assignments no issue. MCPS has done it for four years. That’s not virtual, that’s independent assignments which is very different. Virtual is a teacher teaching a class online.

Right, doing worksheets at home is not virtual school. I would be fine with doing two worksheets at home, although I fail to see how that would count as a day of school.

Probably while MCPS isn’t suggesting it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The high temperature in Rockville today will be 34, so the roads and sidewalks tomorrow will essentially look the same as they look today. MCPS has trapped itself into waiting and waiting. They will probably close Tuesday to help justify the decision to close today.

Bus stops don’t need to be exactly where they usually are. If the usual spot is blocked by ice, just walk 20 or 30 feet to the spot that isn’t blocked. Kids who walk have been walking around my neighborhood without a problem since last Tuesday. For kids with IEPs, if the family hasn’t cleared a path to the street, then they won’t get picked up. How is this different from any other dangerous situation on a student’s property? If your kid needs literal door to door service, then people have to be able to get to your door.

I posted on another thread that when my kid was getting picked up by the special ed bus, it tried going down our one-way street on the first day of school, and then the rest of the year, decided to pick up my kid on the main street at the nearest intersection, to avoid a lengthy detour through our neighborhood. Kid had to walk to the stop. It wasn't door-to-door.

So while MCPS may have just used a language shortcut and said all kids with disabilities when it meant kids in wheelchairs... I understand it to mean that they're using their special needs population as an excuse. And that's offensive to me.

Regardless, MCPS and FCPS will just have to come to the realization that they can't clear all the bus stops this week. Pressure will grow every day for them to re-open. They will end up re-opening tomorrow, or Wednesday, and claim that they made excellent improvements to bus stops, when in reality nothing will have changed from today.

It's all just incompetence and then trying to save face.

That’s great that your kid with SN could make it safely to the end of his block. Not all kids with special needs can. They shouldn’t have to.

I say this as the mom of a neurodivergent kid and the daughter of two parents with special ed degrees:

The number of SN kids who truly need door to door transport is so tiny that the district should be addressing their situation on an individual basis.

The entire district should not close because they have to make adjustments to how those specific kids get to school.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS will use any excuse to delay or close because they don’t care about educating your kids.

No. You just want free childcare under the pretense of pretending to care about education.

My kid is perfectly happy watching tablet all day while I work from home. This isn't about child care. It's about the fact they're missing their education.

NP. That is concerning. How would you even know that if you haven’t allowed it?

Neglectful.

When MCPS closes child care, there isn't much of an alternative. Most us need to work and don't have a nanny.

There are baby sitters. Even a 12 year old mother’s helper is better than a tablet.

lol. You clearly haven't tried to get a babysitter these days. It is hard even when there isn't snow.

Not really. You just need to be willing to compensate people fairly.

Again, you obviously haven't tried. Kids won't babysit these days, no matter what you pay them. Response rate on care.com is well below 10%, and we don't have a great track record with that 10%. And that's on a normal day, not a snow day.

My brother has two under five and no trouble finding sitters. But he actually talks to people rather than just looking online.

In addition, one of my young adult children regularly babysits for three families on her block. She has cared for one little girl on Tuesday nights for four years. This all came about from talking to neighbors.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The high temperature in Rockville today will be 34, so the roads and sidewalks tomorrow will essentially look the same as they look today. MCPS has trapped itself into waiting and waiting. They will probably close Tuesday to help justify the decision to close today.

Bus stops don’t need to be exactly where they usually are. If the usual spot is blocked by ice, just walk 20 or 30 feet to the spot that isn’t blocked. Kids who walk have been walking around my neighborhood without a problem since last Tuesday. For kids with IEPs, if the family hasn’t cleared a path to the street, then they won’t get picked up. How is this different from any other dangerous situation on a student’s property? If your kid needs literal door to door service, then people have to be able to get to your door.

I posted on another thread that when my kid was getting picked up by the special ed bus, it tried going down our one-way street on the first day of school, and then the rest of the year, decided to pick up my kid on the main street at the nearest intersection, to avoid a lengthy detour through our neighborhood. Kid had to walk to the stop. It wasn't door-to-door.

So while MCPS may have just used a language shortcut and said all kids with disabilities when it meant kids in wheelchairs... I understand it to mean that they're using their special needs population as an excuse. And that's offensive to me.

Regardless, MCPS and FCPS will just have to come to the realization that they can't clear all the bus stops this week. Pressure will grow every day for them to re-open. They will end up re-opening tomorrow, or Wednesday, and claim that they made excellent improvements to bus stops, when in reality nothing will have changed from today.

It's all just incompetence and then trying to save face.

That’s great that your kid with SN could make it safely to the end of his block. Not all kids with special needs can. They shouldn’t have to.

What other props are you planning to pull out of your pocket to push your agenda?

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS will use any excuse to delay or close because they don’t care about educating your kids.

No. You just want free childcare under the pretense of pretending to care about education.

My kid is perfectly happy watching tablet all day while I work from home. This isn't about child care. It's about the fact they're missing their education.

NP. That is concerning. How would you even know that if you haven’t allowed it?

Neglectful.

When MCPS closes child care, there isn't much of an alternative. Most us need to work and don't have a nanny.

There are baby sitters. Even a 12 year old mother’s helper is better than a tablet.

lol. You clearly haven't tried to get a babysitter these days. It is hard even when there isn't snow.

Not really. You just need to be willing to compensate people fairly.

Again, you obviously haven't tried. Kids won't babysit these days, no matter what you pay them. Response rate on care.com is well below 10%, and we don't have a great track record with that 10%. And that's on a normal day, not a snow day.

My brother has two under five and no trouble finding sitters. But he actually talks to people rather than just looking online.

In addition, one of my young adult children regularly babysits for three families on her block. She has cared for one little girl on Tuesday nights for four years. This all came about from talking to neighbors.

Ill take not related information for 1000 Alex.
One- under 5 is not school aged kids. Two- Tuesday nights are not Tuesday from 7-5.
FFS STFU

[Anonymous]

Everyone.....
Let's get back to predictions

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS will use any excuse to delay or close because they don’t care about educating your kids.

No. You just want free childcare under the pretense of pretending to care about education.

My kid is perfectly happy watching tablet all day while I work from home. This isn't about child care. It's about the fact they're missing their education.

NP. That is concerning. How would you even know that if you haven’t allowed it?

Neglectful.

When MCPS closes child care, there isn't much of an alternative. Most us need to work and don't have a nanny.

There are baby sitters. Even a 12 year old mother’s helper is better than a tablet.

lol. You clearly haven't tried to get a babysitter these days. It is hard even when there isn't snow.

Not really. You just need to be willing to compensate people fairly.

Again, you obviously haven't tried. Kids won't babysit these days, no matter what you pay them. Response rate on care.com is well below 10%, and we don't have a great track record with that 10%. And that's on a normal day, not a snow day.

My brother has two under five and no trouble finding sitters. But he actually talks to people rather than just looking online.

In addition, one of my young adult children regularly babysits for three families on her block. She has cared for one little girl on Tuesday nights for four years. This all came about from talking to neighbors.

Ill take not related information for 1000 Alex.
One- under 5 is not school aged kids. Two- Tuesday nights are not Tuesday from 7-5.
FFS STFU

Right now, there’s lots of other parents with kids at home and none of them are willing to pool child care with you because you are insufferable.

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Anonymous wrote:MCPS will use any excuse to delay or close because they don’t care about educating your kids.

No. You just want free childcare under the pretense of pretending to care about education.

My kid is perfectly happy watching tablet all day while I work from home. This isn't about child care. It's about the fact they're missing their education.

NP. That is concerning. How would you even know that if you haven’t allowed it?

Neglectful.

When MCPS closes child care, there isn't much of an alternative. Most us need to work and don't have a nanny.

There are baby sitters. Even a 12 year old mother’s helper is better than a tablet.

lol. You clearly haven't tried to get a babysitter these days. It is hard even when there isn't snow.

Not really. You just need to be willing to compensate people fairly.

Again, you obviously haven't tried. Kids won't babysit these days, no matter what you pay them. Response rate on care.com is well below 10%, and we don't have a great track record with that 10%. And that's on a normal day, not a snow day.

My brother has two under five and no trouble finding sitters. But he actually talks to people rather than just looking online.

In addition, one of my young adult children regularly babysits for three families on her block. She has cared for one little girl on Tuesday nights for four years. This all came about from talking to neighbors.

GOOD for YOUR BROTHER

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everyone.....
Let's get back to predictions

Yes let's do. Closed. Same as today. Wed will be easier since it's going to snow even if 1 inch to add to already hazardous road conditions for bus transportation. Thurs could be same. And didn't check timing of Fri snow regardless probably another closure since it's probably not going to melt nor will they be finished chipping off the icebergs on narrow bus-route streets

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^Wed easier to predict

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Anonymous wrote:The high temperature in Rockville today will be 34, so the roads and sidewalks tomorrow will essentially look the same as they look today. MCPS has trapped itself into waiting and waiting. They will probably close Tuesday to help justify the decision to close today.

Bus stops don’t need to be exactly where they usually are. If the usual spot is blocked by ice, just walk 20 or 30 feet to the spot that isn’t blocked. Kids who walk have been walking around my neighborhood without a problem since last Tuesday. For kids with IEPs, if the family hasn’t cleared a path to the street, then they won’t get picked up. How is this different from any other dangerous situation on a student’s property? If your kid needs literal door to door service, then people have to be able to get to your door.

I posted on another thread that when my kid was getting picked up by the special ed bus, it tried going down our one-way street on the first day of school, and then the rest of the year, decided to pick up my kid on the main street at the nearest intersection, to avoid a lengthy detour through our neighborhood. Kid had to walk to the stop. It wasn't door-to-door.

So while MCPS may have just used a language shortcut and said all kids with disabilities when it meant kids in wheelchairs... I understand it to mean that they're using their special needs population as an excuse. And that's offensive to me.

Regardless, MCPS and FCPS will just have to come to the realization that they can't clear all the bus stops this week. Pressure will grow every day for them to re-open. They will end up re-opening tomorrow, or Wednesday, and claim that they made excellent improvements to bus stops, when in reality nothing will have changed from today.

It's all just incompetence and then trying to save face.

That’s great that your kid with SN could make it safely to the end of his block. Not all kids with special needs can. They shouldn’t have to.

I say this as the mom of a neurodivergent kid and the daughter of two parents with special ed degrees:

The number of SN kids who truly need door to door transport is so tiny that the district should be addressing their situation on an individual basis.

The entire district should not close because they have to make adjustments to how those specific kids get to school.

You speak with common sense and that does not fly on this board. 100 percent agree that an entire school district should not close because a few kids need door to door transport.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The high temperature in Rockville today will be 34, so the roads and sidewalks tomorrow will essentially look the same as they look today. MCPS has trapped itself into waiting and waiting. They will probably close Tuesday to help justify the decision to close today.

Bus stops don’t need to be exactly where they usually are. If the usual spot is blocked by ice, just walk 20 or 30 feet to the spot that isn’t blocked. Kids who walk have been walking around my neighborhood without a problem since last Tuesday. For kids with IEPs, if the family hasn’t cleared a path to the street, then they won’t get picked up. How is this different from any other dangerous situation on a student’s property? If your kid needs literal door to door service, then people have to be able to get to your door.

I posted on another thread that when my kid was getting picked up by the special ed bus, it tried going down our one-way street on the first day of school, and then the rest of the year, decided to pick up my kid on the main street at the nearest intersection, to avoid a lengthy detour through our neighborhood. Kid had to walk to the stop. It wasn't door-to-door.

So while MCPS may have just used a language shortcut and said all kids with disabilities when it meant kids in wheelchairs... I understand it to mean that they're using their special needs population as an excuse. And that's offensive to me.

Regardless, MCPS and FCPS will just have to come to the realization that they can't clear all the bus stops this week. Pressure will grow every day for them to re-open. They will end up re-opening tomorrow, or Wednesday, and claim that they made excellent improvements to bus stops, when in reality nothing will have changed from today.

It's all just incompetence and then trying to save face.

That’s great that your kid with SN could make it safely to the end of his block. Not all kids with special needs can. They shouldn’t have to.

I say this as the mom of a neurodivergent kid and the daughter of two parents with special ed degrees:

The number of SN kids who truly need door to door transport is so tiny that the district should be addressing their situation on an individual basis.

The entire district should not close because they have to make adjustments to how those specific kids get to school.

You speak with common sense and that does not fly on this board. 100 percent agree that an entire school district should not close because a few kids need door to door transport.

You must be new if you actually believe that is the real reason or only reason for today's closure

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone.....
Let's get back to predictions

Yes let's do. Closed. Same as today. Wed will be easier since it's going to snow even if 1 inch to add to already hazardous road conditions for bus transportation. Thurs could be same. And didn't check timing of Fri snow regardless probably another closure since it's probably not going to melt nor will they be finished chipping off the icebergs on narrow bus-route streets

Closed for two weeks....
You're ridiculous

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Anonymous wrote:The high temperature in Rockville today will be 34, so the roads and sidewalks tomorrow will essentially look the same as they look today. MCPS has trapped itself into waiting and waiting. They will probably close Tuesday to help justify the decision to close today.

Bus stops don’t need to be exactly where they usually are. If the usual spot is blocked by ice, just walk 20 or 30 feet to the spot that isn’t blocked. Kids who walk have been walking around my neighborhood without a problem since last Tuesday. For kids with IEPs, if the family hasn’t cleared a path to the street, then they won’t get picked up. How is this different from any other dangerous situation on a student’s property? If your kid needs literal door to door service, then people have to be able to get to your door.

I posted on another thread that when my kid was getting picked up by the special ed bus, it tried going down our one-way street on the first day of school, and then the rest of the year, decided to pick up my kid on the main street at the nearest intersection, to avoid a lengthy detour through our neighborhood. Kid had to walk to the stop. It wasn't door-to-door.

So while MCPS may have just used a language shortcut and said all kids with disabilities when it meant kids in wheelchairs... I understand it to mean that they're using their special needs population as an excuse. And that's offensive to me.

Regardless, MCPS and FCPS will just have to come to the realization that they can't clear all the bus stops this week. Pressure will grow every day for them to re-open. They will end up re-opening tomorrow, or Wednesday, and claim that they made excellent improvements to bus stops, when in reality nothing will have changed from today.

It's all just incompetence and then trying to save face.

That’s great that your kid with SN could make it safely to the end of his block. Not all kids with special needs can. They shouldn’t have to.

I say this as the mom of a neurodivergent kid and the daughter of two parents with special ed degrees:

The number of SN kids who truly need door to door transport is so tiny that the district should be addressing their situation on an individual basis.

The entire district should not close because they have to make adjustments to how those specific kids get to school.

You speak with common sense and that does not fly on this board. 100 percent agree that an entire school district should not close because a few kids need door to door transport.

You must be new if you actually believe that is the real reason or only reason for today's closure

Meanwhile, only a fool would believe that that parent would be calm about their child with SN sitting at home for a week while other kids went to school. They’d threaten to sue MCPS by the second day.