Schools closed April 21

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Could we cancel all remaining 3 hour early release days as compromise? Why does FCPS think that the bare minimum is acceptable.

When you say compromise, what exactly do you mean?

FCPS has already announced what is going to happen.

A compromise meaning FCPS gets some of what they want (not school) and parents get some of what they want (school) in doing so FCPS acknowledges that they have some responsibility to be accountable for choices they make.

What reasons would FCPS have for not wanting school? People keep saying this in these threads with no reasoning or support to explain why that would be so.

Because Fairfax county public schools doesn’t exist to serve students. They will now have the opportunity to brag about how much extra planning time they gave their teachers. Just like Reid following the beginning of early release. They’re not even pretending to hide the ball.

[Anonymous]

When my rising 9th grader was in ES, they had school when there were special elections and on primary day. Either they had the election set up in the gym and there were people monitoring the doors or it was in one of the trailers. A small part of the school was disrupted. Clsing school on the 21 for a special election is ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s common sense that you shouldn’t allow free entry to random visitors into a place that operates with locked doors and a visual buzzer verifications all other days of the year. If something were to happen you would be found negligent. Even if it is unlikely it is not worth the risk for a government controlled entity.
You could argue the HS could pull it off, but the elementary schools are not possible.

Or you could just lock the entrance from the gym to the rest of the building.

Math is hard, Barbie.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could we cancel all remaining 3 hour early release days as compromise? Why does FCPS think that the bare minimum is acceptable.

FCPS is exceeding the state minimum number of hours. They are already providing above and beyond what they are legally required to do.

Can you stop saying this? FCPS has more or less failed students this year with their calendar. It has been disruptive to the point of being negligent. So what if they're meeting a cobbled legal floor? It does not mean they're doing more than the bare minimum.

Can you provide academic based evidence that shows that FCPS has "more or less failed students this year".

Are SAT scores down? Are graduation rates dropping? Are SOL scores predicted to be lower than in previous years? Are students projected to be held back at a higher rate?

I understand that you personally are angry, but appealing to emotion instead of providing actual data that supports your claim is what is needed to actually signal there is a need for change.

The funny thing is that we all made fun of Midwestern GOP controlled states that switched to 4 day weeks, and now we're supposed to celebrate it in a progressive district?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could we cancel all remaining 3 hour early release days as compromise? Why does FCPS think that the bare minimum is acceptable.

FCPS is exceeding the state minimum number of hours. They are already providing above and beyond what they are legally required to do.

Can you stop saying this? FCPS has more or less failed students this year with their calendar. It has been disruptive to the point of being negligent. So what if they're meeting a cobbled legal floor? It does not mean they're doing more than the bare minimum.

Literally by the definition of "bare minimum", they are doing more.

You can use a phrase improperly all you want, but you can't change the actual definition of words.

You need a hobby! Or a hot date with someone.

Lol because they understand how to properly use phrases?

Anecdotally, my child who receives Special Education hours has missed a lot of his service hours because of these closures, TWDs, snow delays. The school tries to make them up but it typically comes at a cost and even then, they are behind.

He thrives on routine but nothing has been routine about school this year. He is self -sufficient and old enough that this isn't about care but it is 100% about academic intervention which the school hasn't been able to provide because the calendar is so mangled.

I see the poster arguing that FCPS is doing more than is required vanished. Funny how things work.

Yep, this year has been terrible. I have emailed my Board representative.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could we cancel all remaining 3 hour early release days as compromise? Why does FCPS think that the bare minimum is acceptable.

FCPS is exceeding the state minimum number of hours. They are already providing above and beyond what they are legally required to do.

Can you stop saying this? FCPS has more or less failed students this year with their calendar. It has been disruptive to the point of being negligent. So what if they're meeting a cobbled legal floor? It does not mean they're doing more than the bare minimum.

Can you provide academic based evidence that shows that FCPS has "more or less failed students this year".

Are SAT scores down? Are graduation rates dropping? Are SOL scores predicted to be lower than in previous years? Are students projected to be held back at a higher rate?

I understand that you personally are angry, but appealing to emotion instead of providing actual data that supports your claim is what is needed to actually signal there is a need for change.

The funny thing is that we all made fun of Midwestern GOP controlled states that switched to 4 day weeks, and now we're supposed to celebrate it in a progressive district?

Their school week is 4 consecutive days (usually M-Th) though. I wouldn’t classify MWThF as following a 4 day calendar.

[Anonymous]

So voting is done at my kids school in the back in the cafeteria. The doors that you would enter are also the same doors that you do kiss and ride at my daughter‘s school starts at 9 o’clock. How do you do kissing ride when you have people coming in to vote it would be complete. Chaos for morning drop off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Could we cancel all remaining 3 hour early release days as compromise? Why does FCPS think that the bare minimum is acceptable.

That makes sense since they could use the extra planning days instead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s common sense that you shouldn’t allow free entry to random visitors into a place that operates with locked doors and a visual buzzer verifications all other days of the year. If something were to happen you would be found negligent. Even if it is unlikely it is not worth the risk for a government controlled entity.
You could argue the HS could pull it off, but the elementary schools are not possible.

Or you could just lock the entrance from the gym to the rest of the building.

Math is hard, Barbie.

That's likely a fire hazard. Some of you need to recognize that you don't know as much as you think you do about the laws and regulations that schools operate under.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Could we cancel all remaining 3 hour early release days as compromise? Why does FCPS think that the bare minimum is acceptable.

FCPS is exceeding the state minimum number of hours. They are already providing above and beyond what they are legally required to do.

Can you stop saying this? FCPS has more or less failed students this year with their calendar. It has been disruptive to the point of being negligent. So what if they're meeting a cobbled legal floor? It does not mean they're doing more than the bare minimum.

Can you provide academic based evidence that shows that FCPS has "more or less failed students this year".

Are SAT scores down? Are graduation rates dropping? Are SOL scores predicted to be lower than in previous years? Are students projected to be held back at a higher rate?

I understand that you personally are angry, but appealing to emotion instead of providing actual data that supports your claim is what is needed to actually signal there is a need for change.

The funny thing is that we all made fun of Midwestern GOP controlled states that switched to 4 day weeks, and now we're supposed to celebrate it in a progressive district?

Who made fun of 4 day weeks? You imagining things again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s common sense that you shouldn’t allow free entry to random visitors into a place that operates with locked doors and a visual buzzer verifications all other days of the year. If something were to happen you would be found negligent. Even if it is unlikely it is not worth the risk for a government controlled entity.
You could argue the HS could pull it off, but the elementary schools are not possible.

Or you could just lock the entrance from the gym to the rest of the building.

Math is hard, Barbie.

That's likely a fire hazard. Some of you need to recognize that you don't know as much as you think you do about the laws and regulations that schools operate under.

+100 it’s quite comical to see them coming up with all sorts of ideas that won’t work. Lol. School is cancelled. Deal with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s common sense that you shouldn’t allow free entry to random visitors into a place that operates with locked doors and a visual buzzer verifications all other days of the year. If something were to happen you would be found negligent. Even if it is unlikely it is not worth the risk for a government controlled entity.
You could argue the HS could pull it off, but the elementary schools are not possible.

Or you could just lock the entrance from the gym to the rest of the building.

Math is hard, Barbie.

That's likely a fire hazard. Some of you need to recognize that you don't know as much as you think you do about the laws and regulations that schools operate under.

How do you get in the room then?

Inquiring minds want to know!

Oh wait, through the other set of doors

so SMRT

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s common sense that you shouldn’t allow free entry to random visitors into a place that operates with locked doors and a visual buzzer verifications all other days of the year. If something were to happen you would be found negligent. Even if it is unlikely it is not worth the risk for a government controlled entity.
You could argue the HS could pull it off, but the elementary schools are not possible.

Or you could just lock the entrance from the gym to the rest of the building.

Math is hard, Barbie.

That's likely a fire hazard. Some of you need to recognize that you don't know as much as you think you do about the laws and regulations that schools operate under.

+100 it’s quite comical to see them coming up with all sorts of ideas that won’t work. Lol. School is cancelled. Deal with it.

Glad you think losing so many days is comical!

That's why parents are having less and less respect for the educational system.

So tell me why securing a door won't work. You could "lock" the door, or put one of the many many admin staff in the doorway to prevent access.

OMG is sooooooo hard.... so so hard so we must give up so that we can get an unearned day off.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It’s common sense that you shouldn’t allow free entry to random visitors into a place that operates with locked doors and a visual buzzer verifications all other days of the year. If something were to happen you would be found negligent. Even if it is unlikely it is not worth the risk for a government controlled entity.
You could argue the HS could pull it off, but the elementary schools are not possible.

Or you could just lock the entrance from the gym to the rest of the building.

Math is hard, Barbie.

That's likely a fire hazard. Some of you need to recognize that you don't know as much as you think you do about the laws and regulations that schools operate under.

+100 it’s quite comical to see them coming up with all sorts of ideas that won’t work. Lol. School is cancelled. Deal with it.

Glad you think losing so many days is comical!

That's why parents are having less and less respect for the educational system.

So tell me why securing a door won't work. You could "lock" the door, or put one of the many many admin staff in the doorway to prevent access.

OMG is sooooooo hard.... so so hard so we must give up so that we can get an unearned day off.

You sound unhinged.

[Anonymous]

I personally saw on two election years, they’d catch a middle aged man walking around the school. Not hastily looking for the exit. He was just soaking in the library, reading bulletin boards. He seemed fine but it put us all on edge.