They deleted the old Snowstorm post. Post here instead.

[Anonymous]

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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.

+1 Hell no.

[Anonymous]

None of this would be a concern if schools were open the rest of the calendar year. This Fall was a disaster. No one seems to want the kids in school. And NO, I don't need daycare. My kids are upper classmen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:None of this would be a concern if schools were open the rest of the calendar year. This Fall was a disaster. No one seems to want the kids in school. And NO, I don't need daycare. My kids are upper classmen.

Kids are getting at least 990 hours of school each year, no matter how those days are arranged. Yes, the calendar was a mess in the fall and it was hard to get into any type of routine. But there will still be at least 990 hours of school this year, even with these snow days. Years with little snow get 990+ hours, as unused time for snowdays is never given back and we rarely use all of the time that's allotted. So please direct your concern to a more pressing need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:None of this would be a concern if schools were open the rest of the calendar year. This Fall was a disaster. No one seems to want the kids in school. And NO, I don't need daycare. My kids are upper classmen.

Kids are getting at least 990 hours of school each year, no matter how those days are arranged. Yes, the calendar was a mess in the fall and it was hard to get into any type of routine. But there will still be at least 990 hours of school this year, even with these snow days. Years with little snow get 990+ hours, as unused time for snowdays is never given back and we rarely use all of the time that's allotted. So please direct your concern to a more pressing need.

Just because the kids are getting the legal minimum in whatever ridiculous way the Board has patched, doesn't mean the Calendar works to the benefit of the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Calm down, honey. No one is making you drive anywhere. Virtual options will be available.

[Anonymous]

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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.

You should move up north!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

+1 Hell no.

Everyone else seems to get to work ok now (and surely by Thurs and Fri), feds are opened tomorrow, private businesses, medical offices, County offices.

Seems like you're the exception and not the norm.

[Anonymous]

Do we think SACC will be open on Thursday and Friday? I thought they followed what central office does but clearly not with tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

My street wasn't plowed at all until today. My neighborhood is hilly and the first plow that tried to go up the hill got stuck. I'm not out in the boonies at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Any hope for schools tomorrow? My neighborhood is looking slightly better today.

LOL no.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Any hope for schools tomorrow? My neighborhood is looking slightly better today.

LOL no.

They’ve already cancelled for tomorrow.

[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.

Nope.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's going to be closed. Less than half the houses on my street have any sidewalk remotely clear.

Why oh why doesn’t Fairfax county require property owners to clear their sidewalks?? First place I lived that doesn’t do this. It would go a long way toward helping get kids back to school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

+1 Hell no.

Everyone else seems to get to work ok now (and surely by Thurs and Fri), feds are opened tomorrow, private businesses, medical offices, County offices.

Seems like you're the exception and not the norm.

The bigger problem is there will be nowhere for teachers to park. There is never enough for core subjects anyway. Now imagine when a 1/4 of the parking lots are mountains of snow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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.

+1 Hell no.

Everyone else seems to get to work ok now (and surely by Thurs and Fri), feds are opened tomorrow, private businesses, medical offices, County offices.

Seems like you're the exception and not the norm.

The bigger problem is there will be nowhere for teachers to park. There is never enough for core subjects anyway. Now imagine when a 1/4 of the parking lots are mountains of snow.

This snow is not going to melt for awhile, so someone is going to have to figure that one out. We can’t keep kids out of school next week just because of parking challenges.