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MCPS is currently assessing storm damage
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Anonymous
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EMERGENCY MESSAGE: 8/28/2011 at 3:19 PM -- Refresh page to update message
Hurricane Irene Recovery Update Montgomery County Public Schools staff is currently assessing storm damage and the power outage situation in school buildings. Numerous schools remain without power and MCPS is working with Pepco to ensure that power is restored as soon as possible. MCPS will provide an update later this evening regarding school operations for tomorrow. See Emergency Information |
Anonymous
| What time do you think we'll know?? Hate to do the whole night-before routine if school isn't on. |
Anonymous
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It's always tricky to tell. Usually, they make a statement by 4 am the day of.
So I'd just check the MCPS page for updates. http://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/185838.page |
Anonymous
| Howard and Anne Arundel are closed..they are east of here but still not a good sign. Looking at the pepco outage map there are still many outages in the Wheaton SS area |
Anonymous
I saw Howard. Now AA? good for them for not waiting until the last minute |
Anonymous
| Too bad MCPS always does. |
Anonymous
| Cmon, this is getting foolish. Why not make a call now and stand by it? Especially since it's the first day of school!! I'm assuming classes are cancelled, even though I wish they weren't. But either way, I'd rather have certainty - my kids are going to be counting on an extra day of vacation; meanwhile one of my neighbors seemed totally stunned that there was any possibility of a cancellation. |
Anonymous
It's almost to the point of being passive aggressive. 
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Anonymous
| I am hoping they can put a high priority on the schools and get them done over night..or get the numbers down low enough for the county to be open with a few exceptions. That would be a justification for waiting.. |
Anonymous
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No decision yet? this is officially ridiculous.
Why don't they just open all schools that have power (presumably 90% of them) and close the one or two that don't? |
Anonymous
| So we have to go to sleep not knowing? What about people that need to make childcare. Arrangements if there is no school? |
Anonymous
| Every other county is closing schools. What are the chances the MoCo is going to be the only one open. They really do need to make the announcement with enough time for people to make arrangements. |
Anonymous
| We just got an automated call listing a bunch of schools that were closed without power as of now, but the list will be updated in the AM. |
Anonymous
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Hurricane Irene Recovery Update
Montgomery County Public Schools continues to recover from the effects of Hurricane Irene. All schools with power will open on time on Monday, August 29. As of 8 p.m., 34 schools remain without power. MCPS will monitor the power situation at these schools overnight and make a final decision by 6 a.m. about the opening of these schools. Each school community without power will receive an automated telephone call updating them about the power restoration efforts. The schools without power include: Benjamin Banneker Middle School Briggs Chaney Middle School Broad Acres Elementary School Burtonsville Elementary School Emory Grove Center Fairland Holding Center Fairland Elementary School Flower Hill Elementary School Forest Knolls Elementary School Galway Elementary School Glen Haven Elementary School Greencastle Elementary School Highland View Elementary School Francis Scott Key Middle School Col. Brooke Lee Middle School Neelsville Middle School Paint Branch High School Piney Branch Elementary School Sargent R. Shriver Elementary School Takoma Park Elementary School Takoma Park Middle School Westland Middle School Woodlin Elementary School |
Anonymous
| They have posted an update. Most schools are opening. There is a list of the 34 without power at this point. |