Were Attendance Levels Status Quo Today?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:https://wtop.com/virginia/2025/01/in-va-crews-work-to-make-neighborhood-streets-passable-instead-of-clear/

The standard for side streets is that an emergency vehicle can get through, not clear to pavement.

Thank you for posting this. So many people are screaming about their streets "not being plowed," but they mostly certainly have been plowed... once or twice on Mon or Tues, leaving behind a layer of packed snow and ice that kept refreezing. That's what always happens on lightly traveled subdivision roads with unusually cold Jan temps.

Yes, this! The roads have been plowed but VDOT never promised to plow to bare asphalt. Maybe that’s not good enough but that’s what the current rule is. The truth is we usually warm up and it melts in a day or two. It’s not that VDOT did better in the past.

VDOT has been out plowing, sanding and salting our neighborhood streets quite a lot today. I was really surprised at the last pass just a bit ago because at this point it just seems wasteful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you believe we are going on time tomorrow? It is not safe. Trust me, my family has been all around town this weekend running errands, sledding, seeing friends, and it’s still slick. So trust me I know. I haven’t been just sitting at home. I’ve been out doing normal activities. We need another snow day or at least a late start. Reid has caved to the crazy parents that don’t want their kids at home. SMH.

LOL
I see what you did there. You had me going for a moment, but I get it now.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The bus drivers had difficulty in 22101. It is awful they were put in a position to have to drop kids off on 123 (over 1.5 miles from home) because the neighborhoods were too icey to navigate.

This is our situation, glad I didn't send my kids to walk on icy roads with no sidewalks for a mile to get home.

Yet many kids did walk a mile on roads and icy sidewalks to get to/from school yesterday. And they managed just fine. I'm a teacher (HS), and my classes were mostly full, with about 1 or 2 absences per class. I would argue that you should be allowing (and even pushing/encouraging) your kids out into the world to take risks and overcome challenges. Walking on icy sidewalks? Watching the cars/traffic carefully? Yes, these type of situations should be navigated from time to time as kids grow through the years. Do not bubble-wrap your kids. You are not doing them any favors.

Oh.. I hope all these children who walked on icy roads dodging swerving cars for a mile and all these hero parents whose vehicles got stuck on icy unplowed roads near schools get a medal. I guess this is what you are looking for, but too bad, they won't. There will be no difference between those who showed up and those who didn't make it. There is no "winning" here, just people who found it easy enough to show up and those who chose not to deal with a PITA situation, e.g. people making choices based on personal circumstances. As a parent you can feel free to make choices for your kids like we do for ours, if you are even a parent.

PP here (the HS teacher).
No one is expecting medals. I am just cautioning parents against infantalizing their kids and not allowing/encouraging them to solve problems and take risks (e.g. walking a mile to school in the cold and ice). I have been teaching for over 25 years, and I do believe that the trend of over-protecting kids is damaging their mental health.

I do believe you should mind your own business when it comes to parenting other children and parent's personal decisions in such circumstances. They could be based on multiple factors you may not be aware of. And, of course, you are free to parent your own children however you please.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://wtop.com/virginia/2025/01/in-va-crews-work-to-make-neighborhood-streets-passable-instead-of-clear/

The standard for side streets is that an emergency vehicle can get through, not clear to pavement.

There were multiple residential roads where no treatment was applied AT ALL and no pavement visible. There were zero plows passing through. If you think people cannot tell the difference between roads that had been salted and at least attempted to be plowed (even if shoddily done) and roads completely untouched then it's on you. Nobody is making this up. Multiple school buses were given alternative stops for a reason. We haven't been notified if it will be the case on Monday yet, but planning to drive in the morning.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://wtop.com/virginia/2025/01/in-va-crews-work-to-make-neighborhood-streets-passable-instead-of-clear/

The standard for side streets is that an emergency vehicle can get through, not clear to pavement.

Thank you for posting this. So many people are screaming about their streets "not being plowed," but they mostly certainly have been plowed... once or twice on Mon or Tues, leaving behind a layer of packed snow and ice that kept refreezing. That's what always happens on lightly traveled subdivision roads with unusually cold Jan temps.

Yes, this! The roads have been plowed but VDOT never promised to plow to bare asphalt. Maybe that’s not good enough but that’s what the current rule is. The truth is we usually warm up and it melts in a day or two. It’s not that VDOT did better in the past.

VDOT has been out plowing, sanding and salting our neighborhood streets quite a lot today. I was really surprised at the last pass just a bit ago because at this point it just seems wasteful.

There were still residential roads completely untouched until this weekend. This wasn't wasteful, having treatment applied to the roads does make a difference when slush freezes over.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bus drivers had difficulty in 22101. It is awful they were put in a position to have to drop kids off on 123 (over 1.5 miles from home) because the neighborhoods were too icey to navigate.

This is our situation, glad I didn't send my kids to walk on icy roads with no sidewalks for a mile to get home.

Yet many kids did walk a mile on roads and icy sidewalks to get to/from school yesterday. And they managed just fine. I'm a teacher (HS), and my classes were mostly full, with about 1 or 2 absences per class. I would argue that you should be allowing (and even pushing/encouraging) your kids out into the world to take risks and overcome challenges. Walking on icy sidewalks? Watching the cars/traffic carefully? Yes, these type of situations should be navigated from time to time as kids grow through the years. Do not bubble-wrap your kids. You are not doing them any favors.

Oh.. I hope all these children who walked on icy roads dodging swerving cars for a mile and all these hero parents whose vehicles got stuck on icy unplowed roads near schools get a medal. I guess this is what you are looking for, but too bad, they won't. There will be no difference between those who showed up and those who didn't make it. There is no "winning" here, just people who found it easy enough to show up and those who chose not to deal with a PITA situation, e.g. people making choices based on personal circumstances. As a parent you can feel free to make choices for your kids like we do for ours, if you are even a parent.

PP here (the HS teacher).
No one is expecting medals. I am just cautioning parents against infantalizing their kids and not allowing/encouraging them to solve problems and take risks (e.g. walking a mile to school in the cold and ice). I have been teaching for over 25 years, and I do believe that the trend of over-protecting kids is damaging their mental health.

I do believe you should mind your own business when it comes to parenting other children and parent's personal decisions in such circumstances. They could be based on multiple factors you may not be aware of. And, of course, you are free to parent your own children however you please.

When these kids are in our classrooms, it is our business.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bus drivers had difficulty in 22101. It is awful they were put in a position to have to drop kids off on 123 (over 1.5 miles from home) because the neighborhoods were too icey to navigate.

This is our situation, glad I didn't send my kids to walk on icy roads with no sidewalks for a mile to get home.

Yet many kids did walk a mile on roads and icy sidewalks to get to/from school yesterday. And they managed just fine. I'm a teacher (HS), and my classes were mostly full, with about 1 or 2 absences per class. I would argue that you should be allowing (and even pushing/encouraging) your kids out into the world to take risks and overcome challenges. Walking on icy sidewalks? Watching the cars/traffic carefully? Yes, these type of situations should be navigated from time to time as kids grow through the years. Do not bubble-wrap your kids. You are not doing them any favors.

Oh.. I hope all these children who walked on icy roads dodging swerving cars for a mile and all these hero parents whose vehicles got stuck on icy unplowed roads near schools get a medal. I guess this is what you are looking for, but too bad, they won't. There will be no difference between those who showed up and those who didn't make it. There is no "winning" here, just people who found it easy enough to show up and those who chose not to deal with a PITA situation, e.g. people making choices based on personal circumstances. As a parent you can feel free to make choices for your kids like we do for ours, if you are even a parent.

PP here (the HS teacher).
No one is expecting medals. I am just cautioning parents against infantalizing their kids and not allowing/encouraging them to solve problems and take risks (e.g. walking a mile to school in the cold and ice). I have been teaching for over 25 years, and I do believe that the trend of over-protecting kids is damaging their mental health.

I do believe you should mind your own business when it comes to parenting other children and parent's personal decisions in such circumstances. They could be based on multiple factors you may not be aware of. And, of course, you are free to parent your own children however you please.

Wow. How nice of you giving her permission to parent her kids the way she wants. I thought you wouldn’t be so accommodating, given her kid not being babied is going to allow them to be leaps ahead of your kid for probably their whole life. Not everyone would take that so willingly. Good on you!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://wtop.com/virginia/2025/01/in-va-crews-work-to-make-neighborhood-streets-passable-instead-of-clear/

The standard for side streets is that an emergency vehicle can get through, not clear to pavement.

Thank you for posting this. So many people are screaming about their streets "not being plowed," but they mostly certainly have been plowed... once or twice on Mon or Tues, leaving behind a layer of packed snow and ice that kept refreezing. That's what always happens on lightly traveled subdivision roads with unusually cold Jan temps.

Yes, this! The roads have been plowed but VDOT never promised to plow to bare asphalt. Maybe that’s not good enough but that’s what the current rule is. The truth is we usually warm up and it melts in a day or two. It’s not that VDOT did better in the past.

VDOT has been out plowing, sanding and salting our neighborhood streets quite a lot today. I was really surprised at the last pass just a bit ago because at this point it just seems wasteful.

There were still residential roads completely untouched until this weekend. This wasn't wasteful, having treatment applied to the roads does make a difference when slush freezes over.

The roads I’m referencing were fine. I understand others aren’t. I’ve seen them, but in our case the repeated sanding and salting of dry blacktop was wasteful.

[Anonymous]

My DD ES 12/24 kids.

[Anonymous]

I can't believe they're starting on time tomorrow. The roads are all completely dry and passable. WTF?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I can't believe they're starting on time tomorrow. The roads are all completely dry and passable. WTF?

The criteria isn’t dry or even visible pavement for roads to be clear.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://wtop.com/virginia/2025/01/in-va-crews-work-to-make-neighborhood-streets-passable-instead-of-clear/

The standard for side streets is that an emergency vehicle can get through, not clear to pavement.

Thank you for posting this. So many people are screaming about their streets "not being plowed," but they mostly certainly have been plowed... once or twice on Mon or Tues, leaving behind a layer of packed snow and ice that kept refreezing. That's what always happens on lightly traveled subdivision roads with unusually cold Jan temps.

Yes, this! The roads have been plowed but VDOT never promised to plow to bare asphalt. Maybe that’s not good enough but that’s what the current rule is. The truth is we usually warm up and it melts in a day or two. It’s not that VDOT did better in the past.

VDOT has been out plowing, sanding and salting our neighborhood streets quite a lot today. I was really surprised at the last pass just a bit ago because at this point it just seems wasteful.

The trucks in our area only sanded/salted on areas that were icy, ie the side that had not been plowed, and the plows only plowed the side that had not been plowed if there were no cars. They seemed to be focus on the curb areas at intersections where there were piles.

There were still residential roads completely untouched until this weekend. This wasn't wasteful, having treatment applied to the roads does make a difference when slush freezes over.

The roads I’m referencing were fine. I understand others aren’t. I’ve seen them, but in our case the repeated sanding and salting of dry blacktop was wasteful.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can you believe we are going on time tomorrow? It is not safe. Trust me, my family has been all around town this weekend running errands, sledding, seeing friends, and it’s still slick. So trust me I know. I haven’t been just sitting at home. I’ve been out doing normal activities. We need another snow day or at least a late start. Reid has caved to the crazy parents that don’t want their kids at home. SMH.

Just like Covid times- months of going anywhere- gym, mall, movies, vacation but FCPS said we couldn’t have in person school. 😀

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you believe we are going on time tomorrow? It is not safe. Trust me, my family has been all around town this weekend running errands, sledding, seeing friends, and it’s still slick. So trust me I know. I haven’t been just sitting at home. I’ve been out doing normal activities. We need another snow day or at least a late start. Reid has caved to the crazy parents that don’t want their kids at home. SMH.

Just like Covid times- months of going anywhere- gym, mall, movies, vacation but FCPS said we couldn’t have in person school. 😀

You seem overly obsessed with Covid....I'm sure watching FOX isn't helping. There are therapists out there who can help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can you believe we are going on time tomorrow? It is not safe. Trust me, my family has been all around town this weekend running errands, sledding, seeing friends, and it’s still slick. So trust me I know. I haven’t been just sitting at home. I’ve been out doing normal activities. We need another snow day or at least a late start. Reid has caved to the crazy parents that don’t want their kids at home. SMH.

Just like Covid times- months of going anywhere- gym, mall, movies, vacation but FCPS said we couldn’t have in person school. 😀

What do you watch? CNN, MSDNC? Are they still on the air? I thought all their hosts were moving to Canada?

You seem overly obsessed with Covid....I'm sure watching FOX isn't helping. There are therapists out there who can help.