Predictions Snow Feb 11?

[Anonymous]

I predict a regular day until snow totals start coming in higher and trend sooner than expected, then an early release at the last minute.

The alternative is a regular day and snow accumulations with everyone trying to get out of school as it is falling and starting to pile up with a dicey commute home.

We've done both before.

[Anonymous]

normal day

[Anonymous]

I mean…is there any chance that they’ll do a full day when almost all others have announced early dismissal or closure?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have more confidence in this if this new superintendent didn't seem to be lurching back and forth and having some major on the job training based on whatever nasty emails he gets and the most recent thing. It all just seems very flip and with poor processes. And I'm including the recent communication around staffing in all of that, not just weather decisions. The 2-hour delay/un-delay is starting to seem more like a symptom of something bigger than a one-off.

Agree - vacillating from one extreme (Saturday) to another (Tomorrow).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean…is there any chance that they’ll do a full day when almost all others have announced early dismissal or closure?

I think it's highly unlikely they have a full day. I suspect early release.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I mean…is there any chance that they’ll do a full day when almost all others have announced early dismissal or closure?

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I hope they change to an early release, but if I recall correctly I think MCPS has already been a step down from neighboring counties a couple times this winter (by which I mean, 2h delay instead of closure or nothing instead of 2h delay).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean…is there any chance that they’ll do a full day when almost all others have announced early dismissal or closure?

I think it's highly unlikely they have a full day. I suspect early release.

Look at the forecast. It's warm until well after school lets out. They'll stay open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean…is there any chance that they’ll do a full day when almost all others have announced early dismissal or closure?

I think it's highly unlikely they have a full day. I suspect early release.

Look at the forecast. It's warm until well after school lets out. They'll stay open.

The forecast I see from two sources is 32 degrees with a 90% chance of snow when my kid’s school dismisses. I’m not sure what you are talking about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The person who wrote the dissertation about tmrw must be the same person who wrote the stupid “Great News/MCPS moment of Joy” email.

That’s funny bc I really liked getting it! It was informative, explained their reasoning, tried to calm people down about the fact that it MIGHT BE SNOWING at dismissal even if they don’t do an early release and it’ll be okay because of the air temps and likely decent road conditions.

Compared to how it used to be? Nothing at all until 5 am the day of? No explanations ever? This seemed like an improvement to me.

MCPS parent since 2008

It has gotten more wordy. Good or bad is debatable. Anyways, doesn't look like a video will be coming this time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:That’s a gutsy call by MCPS with Frederick County and PG already calling the early dismissal. Buses don’t leave my elementary school till after four. If the snow does start by one, I think road deterioration will make those rides home interesting.

They listened to DCUM which had a hissy fit over the last 2 hour delay and this Saturday’s cancellations.

MCPS let high schools open last Thursday before child care providers and just forgot all about the full day child care providers. Then they needlessly insisted on shutting down all activities at 6am on Saturday. The people in charge of these decisions are obviously idiots, and deserve the criticism. Sorry you don't like it and insist on using sexist language to shut people up.

You think hissy is a sexist word?

It means tantrum.

You need a dictionary.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hissy

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/hissy

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/hissy-fit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have more confidence in this if this new superintendent didn't seem to be lurching back and forth and having some major on the job training based on whatever nasty emails he gets and the most recent thing. It all just seems very flip and with poor processes. And I'm including the recent communication around staffing in all of that, not just weather decisions. The 2-hour delay/un-delay is starting to seem more like a symptom of something bigger than a one-off.

Yep should have kept that delay instead of reversing it after families had already scrambled to arrange child care. 160,000 students, 25,000 staff, 211 schools, 13,024 bus stops.

[Anonymous]

Government announced early release (2pm). Surely so can MCPS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean…is there any chance that they’ll do a full day when almost all others have announced early dismissal or closure?

I think it's highly unlikely they have a full day. I suspect early release.

Look at the forecast. It's warm until well after school lets out. They'll stay open.

The forecast I see from two sources is 32 degrees with a 90% chance of snow when my kid’s school dismisses. I’m not sure what you are talking about.

Who is keeping kid at home, Tuesday because of the, ahem, virus?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Government announced early release (2pm). Surely so can MCPS.

Mcps needs to close. 2pm for offices? With an early release, some schools close as late as 1:30 and some have busses that leave after that.

[Anonymous]

Montgomery college also issued an early close tomorrow and they are slower to close than MCPS. Early release is inevitable.