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.

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]

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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.

[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.

Which admin staff are you proposing acts as a bodyguard? So they are supposed to not do their regular job all day? And what are they to do if someone uses force? You are batsh@t!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Which admin staff are you proposing acts as a bodyguard? So they are supposed to not do their regular job all day? And what are they to do if someone uses force? You are batsh@t!

Bodyguard to whom? It’s someone to stand at the gym exit making sure everybody goes the right direction. If you really think that requires a bodyguard, I understand the county employees at least three.

[Anonymous]

I understand the logistics of why schools need to be closed. This was not planned and now every needs to be agile and pivot.

I also DO NOT understand why the schools cannot show the same agility and reschedule early release hours for that day so kids can get back 2 full days of school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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.

Everyone is getting catty here but the point is very valid that the lack of planning, agility, creative thinking, etc. and jumping straight to closing schools does cause parents to lose respect for the system which has downstream implications (not least of which is the rapidly declining enrollment that dictates overall funding). Parents at our bus stop that are very liberal and/or apolitical talk every time there is a new calendar blip or we are back out to pick up kids 3 hours early that they think the schools are going downhill. One family is already gone and another one leaving for private next year. Good teachers get tired of having to keep scores up with less actual teaching time and they leave - for other schools or the profession in general.

First class school systems down end up being average or worse overnight or from one decision.

[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.

The laws haven’t changed for fire safety since schools were used as polling places and classes remained in session. Follow whatever the procedures were then.