2025 - MCPS's worst year yet

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Anonymous wrote:I've never seen so much nonsense go on for so long. The Superintendent made the call, not the Board of Education. And as much as I am not a fan of Taylor, he already apologized for getting this one wrong. In over 20 years in MCPS, I've never seen a Sup do that. Have you?

Now let it go and move along, MCPS has far bigger problems, like overcrowding, mold, HVAC systems that do not work, and teaching kids to read, write, and do basic math

They are looking for drama and attention. They don’t care. Mcps has to make a safety judgement call and no matter what they do someone will complain.

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Anonymous wrote:The stay-at-home old-lady brigade isn't going to go down without a fight. This is the only power they have in their lives. They don't want to have to face more competent candidates.

We know. You’d rather have the bitter inflexible working mom brigade. Because everyone shares your personal opinions and you can empathize with those unlike yourself. You’ll open those childcare centers in an icy blizzard with 2 feet of snow so you don’t miss any billable hours. That’ll show everyone.

DP

No, but we will open them when it rains and will also open them less than 3 days after snow has ended.

We at least won't keep them closed after high schools open up. Delays should really mean they open up 30 minutes before high schools so teachers have some chance to get to get to school without being massively late.

Then, offer the minimum wage child care worker rides and get out to the school site with a shovel and clear it for everyone.

If people can get to high schools, why can't they get to elementary schools?

What do high schools have to do with it? If they are all delayed two hours or closed that gives the workers more time to get there or clear. Why can’t you pay one of the child care workers to come to your house and uber them if they don’t drive. Problem solved.

You clearly don't understand how child care works or how high schools work. Do you work in Central Office because that totally tracks.

Yes, I do and I’ve worked in child care. Clearly you haven’t given your unreasonable expectations of minimum wage workers. Bottom line you need a back up care taker.

Your high school comments make no sense. If you need child care you don’t have kids in high school.

DP-- the issue is that MCPS said (and you are also saying) "Totally safe for high schools to be open at 9. Totally safe for all-day child care programs in MCPS buildings to be open at 9. But it would be so horribly dangerous to open any beforecares before 11 so we must prohibit them from opening, even in places where it is only raining.". How do you justify that?

Again this has nothing to do with high schools. You need a back up child care plan. How do you justify risking minimum wage workers lives so you can make a few hundred an hour and never be responsible for your kids?

Oh, you're definitely the troll who was on here that morning taunting and laughing at working parents and completely ignoring any logic. Buzz off. (And everyone else, I'd suggest ignoring her... she clearly gets some kind of weird thrill out of upsetting people, let's not give her the satisfaction. I know it's hard to ignore someone who's simultaneously so wrong and so offensive, but then you're just giving her what she wants.)

Of course it is. It's the same poster that complained about reopening after covid, too. She has a distinct tone.

This poster constantly complains about child care. They need to make a back up plan like the rest of us do. Mcps is school, not child care. They rest of us figure it out, why can’t they?

Thank you for demonstrating so clearly why it is bad to put SAHPs on the BoE.

You make no sense. Why would a SAHP need back up childcare?

Do you disagree that WOHPs need a backup plan?

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Anonymous wrote:The stay-at-home old-lady brigade isn't going to go down without a fight. This is the only power they have in their lives. They don't want to have to face more competent candidates.

We know. You’d rather have the bitter inflexible working mom brigade. Because everyone shares your personal opinions and you can empathize with those unlike yourself. You’ll open those childcare centers in an icy blizzard with 2 feet of snow so you don’t miss any billable hours. That’ll show everyone.

DP

No, but we will open them when it rains and will also open them less than 3 days after snow has ended.

We at least won't keep them closed after high schools open up. Delays should really mean they open up 30 minutes before high schools so teachers have some chance to get to get to school without being massively late.

Then, offer the minimum wage child care worker rides and get out to the school site with a shovel and clear it for everyone.

If people can get to high schools, why can't they get to elementary schools?

What do high schools have to do with it? If they are all delayed two hours or closed that gives the workers more time to get there or clear. Why can’t you pay one of the child care workers to come to your house and uber them if they don’t drive. Problem solved.

You clearly don't understand how child care works or how high schools work. Do you work in Central Office because that totally tracks.

Yes, I do and I’ve worked in child care. Clearly you haven’t given your unreasonable expectations of minimum wage workers. Bottom line you need a back up care taker.

Your high school comments make no sense. If you need child care you don’t have kids in high school.

DP-- the issue is that MCPS said (and you are also saying) "Totally safe for high schools to be open at 9. Totally safe for all-day child care programs in MCPS buildings to be open at 9. But it would be so horribly dangerous to open any beforecares before 11 so we must prohibit them from opening, even in places where it is only raining.". How do you justify that?

Again this has nothing to do with high schools. You need a back up child care plan. How do you justify risking minimum wage workers lives so you can make a few hundred an hour and never be responsible for your kids?

Oh, you're definitely the troll who was on here that morning taunting and laughing at working parents and completely ignoring any logic. Buzz off. (And everyone else, I'd suggest ignoring her... she clearly gets some kind of weird thrill out of upsetting people, let's not give her the satisfaction. I know it's hard to ignore someone who's simultaneously so wrong and so offensive, but then you're just giving her what she wants.)

Of course it is. It's the same poster that complained about reopening after covid, too. She has a distinct tone.

This poster constantly complains about child care. They need to make a back up plan like the rest of us do. Mcps is school, not child care. They rest of us figure it out, why can’t they?

Thank you for demonstrating so clearly why it is bad to put SAHPs on the BoE.

You make no sense. Why would a SAHP need back up childcare?

Do you disagree that WOHPs need a backup plan?

A sahp can have other things going on and need child care. If a sahp is on the board and has meetings, they’d need child care. If a sahp has medical or other appointments, they’d need child care.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I've never seen so much nonsense go on for so long. The Superintendent made the call, not the Board of Education. And as much as I am not a fan of Taylor, he already apologized for getting this one wrong. In over 20 years in MCPS, I've never seen a Sup do that. Have you?

Now let it go and move along, MCPS has far bigger problems, like overcrowding, mold, HVAC systems that do not work, and teaching kids to read, write, and do basic math

They are looking for drama and attention. They don’t care. Mcps has to make a safety judgement call and no matter what they do someone will complain.

Even the naysayer agrees the force closure of child care had nothing to do with safety. After all, high schools opened up at 9:30- why not child care?

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Anonymous wrote:The stay-at-home old-lady brigade isn't going to go down without a fight. This is the only power they have in their lives. They don't want to have to face more competent candidates.

We know. You’d rather have the bitter inflexible working mom brigade. Because everyone shares your personal opinions and you can empathize with those unlike yourself. You’ll open those childcare centers in an icy blizzard with 2 feet of snow so you don’t miss any billable hours. That’ll show everyone.

DP

No, but we will open them when it rains and will also open them less than 3 days after snow has ended.

We at least won't keep them closed after high schools open up. Delays should really mean they open up 30 minutes before high schools so teachers have some chance to get to get to school without being massively late.

Then, offer the minimum wage child care worker rides and get out to the school site with a shovel and clear it for everyone.

If people can get to high schools, why can't they get to elementary schools?

What do high schools have to do with it? If they are all delayed two hours or closed that gives the workers more time to get there or clear. Why can’t you pay one of the child care workers to come to your house and uber them if they don’t drive. Problem solved.

You clearly don't understand how child care works or how high schools work. Do you work in Central Office because that totally tracks.

Yes, I do and I’ve worked in child care. Clearly you haven’t given your unreasonable expectations of minimum wage workers. Bottom line you need a back up care taker.

Your high school comments make no sense. If you need child care you don’t have kids in high school.

Omg you are unbelievably clueless. Who do you think is staffing high schools?

The discussion is about child care and high school students don’t need child care so two separate issues. Child care centers are not in high schools. Everyone is on a delay from their original start times.

Are you really so obvious that you don't realize at the exact same time kids were going into high schools, MCPS was still prohibiting child care operators from opening? They didn't get to operate on a delay. They had to close for the morning. Why? We'll probably never know because the BoE isn't going to ask questions that make him look incompetent.

One has nothing to do with the other. Many am child care workers have other jobs so they also may not have had the staffing.

Now you're changing your argument. You concede it was safe, but think people had to go to other jobs?

That sounds like an issue for the child care provider when they're hiring for the job. I don't know any that wouldn't open when MCPS let them.

No, it’s an issue for you as you are demanding child care outside the agreed times

If you weren't a SAHP, you'd know the providers specifically tell parents to they'll open on delays when MCPS lets them. But you seem to revel in your ignorance. That's probably also why you couldn't hold down a job.

We managed just fine. It’s not my responsibility to demand Mcps force minimum wage providers to go to work in unsafe conditions because you failed to get back up child care. That’s on you.

It’s so great you will be running for the BOE to represent working parents on this issue. Congrats.

The providers always have the choice to close or delay operations. MCPS is just the landlord. MCPS bizarrely chooses to prohibit all providers in the entire county from accessing the space even when their concern is only about certain parts of the county.

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Anonymous wrote:The stay-at-home old-lady brigade isn't going to go down without a fight. This is the only power they have in their lives. They don't want to have to face more competent candidates.

We know. You’d rather have the bitter inflexible working mom brigade. Because everyone shares your personal opinions and you can empathize with those unlike yourself. You’ll open those childcare centers in an icy blizzard with 2 feet of snow so you don’t miss any billable hours. That’ll show everyone.

DP

No, but we will open them when it rains and will also open them less than 3 days after snow has ended.

We at least won't keep them closed after high schools open up. Delays should really mean they open up 30 minutes before high schools so teachers have some chance to get to get to school without being massively late.

Then, offer the minimum wage child care worker rides and get out to the school site with a shovel and clear it for everyone.

If people can get to high schools, why can't they get to elementary schools?

What do high schools have to do with it? If they are all delayed two hours or closed that gives the workers more time to get there or clear. Why can’t you pay one of the child care workers to come to your house and uber them if they don’t drive. Problem solved.

You clearly don't understand how child care works or how high schools work. Do you work in Central Office because that totally tracks.

Yes, I do and I’ve worked in child care. Clearly you haven’t given your unreasonable expectations of minimum wage workers. Bottom line you need a back up care taker.

Your high school comments make no sense. If you need child care you don’t have kids in high school.

DP-- the issue is that MCPS said (and you are also saying) "Totally safe for high schools to be open at 9. Totally safe for all-day child care programs in MCPS buildings to be open at 9. But it would be so horribly dangerous to open any beforecares before 11 so we must prohibit them from opening, even in places where it is only raining.". How do you justify that?

Again this has nothing to do with high schools. You need a back up child care plan. How do you justify risking minimum wage workers lives so you can make a few hundred an hour and never be responsible for your kids?

Oh, you're definitely the troll who was on here that morning taunting and laughing at working parents and completely ignoring any logic. Buzz off. (And everyone else, I'd suggest ignoring her... she clearly gets some kind of weird thrill out of upsetting people, let's not give her the satisfaction. I know it's hard to ignore someone who's simultaneously so wrong and so offensive, but then you're just giving her what she wants.)

Of course it is. It's the same poster that complained about reopening after covid, too. She has a distinct tone.

This poster constantly complains about child care. They need to make a back up plan like the rest of us do. Mcps is school, not child care. They rest of us figure it out, why can’t they?

Thank you for demonstrating so clearly why it is bad to put SAHPs on the BoE.

You make no sense. Why would a SAHP need back up childcare?

Do you disagree that WOHPs need a backup plan?

A sahp can have other things going on and need child care. If a sahp is on the board and has meetings, they’d need child care. If a sahp has medical or other appointments, they’d need child care.

Should WOHPs have backup childcare?

- former SAHP/WAHP/WOHP who always has a backup

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Anonymous wrote:The stay-at-home old-lady brigade isn't going to go down without a fight. This is the only power they have in their lives. They don't want to have to face more competent candidates.

We know. You’d rather have the bitter inflexible working mom brigade. Because everyone shares your personal opinions and you can empathize with those unlike yourself. You’ll open those childcare centers in an icy blizzard with 2 feet of snow so you don’t miss any billable hours. That’ll show everyone.

DP

No, but we will open them when it rains and will also open them less than 3 days after snow has ended.

We at least won't keep them closed after high schools open up. Delays should really mean they open up 30 minutes before high schools so teachers have some chance to get to get to school without being massively late.

Then, offer the minimum wage child care worker rides and get out to the school site with a shovel and clear it for everyone.

If people can get to high schools, why can't they get to elementary schools?

What do high schools have to do with it? If they are all delayed two hours or closed that gives the workers more time to get there or clear. Why can’t you pay one of the child care workers to come to your house and uber them if they don’t drive. Problem solved.

You clearly don't understand how child care works or how high schools work. Do you work in Central Office because that totally tracks.

Yes, I do and I’ve worked in child care. Clearly you haven’t given your unreasonable expectations of minimum wage workers. Bottom line you need a back up care taker.

Your high school comments make no sense. If you need child care you don’t have kids in high school.

DP-- the issue is that MCPS said (and you are also saying) "Totally safe for high schools to be open at 9. Totally safe for all-day child care programs in MCPS buildings to be open at 9. But it would be so horribly dangerous to open any beforecares before 11 so we must prohibit them from opening, even in places where it is only raining.". How do you justify that?

Again this has nothing to do with high schools. You need a back up child care plan. How do you justify risking minimum wage workers lives so you can make a few hundred an hour and never be responsible for your kids?

Oh, you're definitely the troll who was on here that morning taunting and laughing at working parents and completely ignoring any logic. Buzz off. (And everyone else, I'd suggest ignoring her... she clearly gets some kind of weird thrill out of upsetting people, let's not give her the satisfaction. I know it's hard to ignore someone who's simultaneously so wrong and so offensive, but then you're just giving her what she wants.)

Of course it is. It's the same poster that complained about reopening after covid, too. She has a distinct tone.

This poster constantly complains about child care. They need to make a back up plan like the rest of us do. Mcps is school, not child care. They rest of us figure it out, why can’t they?

Thank you for demonstrating so clearly why it is bad to put SAHPs on the BoE.

You make no sense. Why would a SAHP need back up childcare?

Do you disagree that WOHPs need a backup plan?

A sahp can have other things going on and need child care. If a sahp is on the board and has meetings, they’d need child care. If a sahp has medical or other appointments, they’d need child care.

Should WOHPs have backup childcare?

- former SAHP/WAHP/WOHP who always has a backup

What is your backup?

I'm curious how the is "backup" is safer for the provider than opening child care. My backup is my parents who live 20 minutes away. It's much safer for us to drive to the school.

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Anonymous wrote:The stay-at-home old-lady brigade isn't going to go down without a fight. This is the only power they have in their lives. They don't want to have to face more competent candidates.

We know. You’d rather have the bitter inflexible working mom brigade. Because everyone shares your personal opinions and you can empathize with those unlike yourself. You’ll open those childcare centers in an icy blizzard with 2 feet of snow so you don’t miss any billable hours. That’ll show everyone.

DP

No, but we will open them when it rains and will also open them less than 3 days after snow has ended.

We at least won't keep them closed after high schools open up. Delays should really mean they open up 30 minutes before high schools so teachers have some chance to get to get to school without being massively late.

Then, offer the minimum wage child care worker rides and get out to the school site with a shovel and clear it for everyone.

If people can get to high schools, why can't they get to elementary schools?

What do high schools have to do with it? If they are all delayed two hours or closed that gives the workers more time to get there or clear. Why can’t you pay one of the child care workers to come to your house and uber them if they don’t drive. Problem solved.

You clearly don't understand how child care works or how high schools work. Do you work in Central Office because that totally tracks.

Yes, I do and I’ve worked in child care. Clearly you haven’t given your unreasonable expectations of minimum wage workers. Bottom line you need a back up care taker.

Your high school comments make no sense. If you need child care you don’t have kids in high school.

DP-- the issue is that MCPS said (and you are also saying) "Totally safe for high schools to be open at 9. Totally safe for all-day child care programs in MCPS buildings to be open at 9. But it would be so horribly dangerous to open any beforecares before 11 so we must prohibit them from opening, even in places where it is only raining.". How do you justify that?

Again this has nothing to do with high schools. You need a back up child care plan. How do you justify risking minimum wage workers lives so you can make a few hundred an hour and never be responsible for your kids?

Oh, you're definitely the troll who was on here that morning taunting and laughing at working parents and completely ignoring any logic. Buzz off. (And everyone else, I'd suggest ignoring her... she clearly gets some kind of weird thrill out of upsetting people, let's not give her the satisfaction. I know it's hard to ignore someone who's simultaneously so wrong and so offensive, but then you're just giving her what she wants.)

Of course it is. It's the same poster that complained about reopening after covid, too. She has a distinct tone.

This poster constantly complains about child care. They need to make a back up plan like the rest of us do. Mcps is school, not child care. They rest of us figure it out, why can’t they?

Thank you for demonstrating so clearly why it is bad to put SAHPs on the BoE.

You make no sense. Why would a SAHP need back up childcare?

Do you disagree that WOHPs need a backup plan?

A sahp can have other things going on and need child care. If a sahp is on the board and has meetings, they’d need child care. If a sahp has medical or other appointments, they’d need child care.

Should WOHPs have backup childcare?

- former SAHP/WAHP/WOHP who always has a backup

You have to be pretty rich to be able to afford an on-call backup care provider. I'd say the SAHP's privilege is showing, but really she's just being obtuse.

Most people either have to skip work and suffer the consequences, or they leave their kids home alone.

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Anonymous wrote:The stay-at-home old-lady brigade isn't going to go down without a fight. This is the only power they have in their lives. They don't want to have to face more competent candidates.

We know. You’d rather have the bitter inflexible working mom brigade. Because everyone shares your personal opinions and you can empathize with those unlike yourself. You’ll open those childcare centers in an icy blizzard with 2 feet of snow so you don’t miss any billable hours. That’ll show everyone.

DP

No, but we will open them when it rains and will also open them less than 3 days after snow has ended.

We at least won't keep them closed after high schools open up. Delays should really mean they open up 30 minutes before high schools so teachers have some chance to get to get to school without being massively late.

Then, offer the minimum wage child care worker rides and get out to the school site with a shovel and clear it for everyone.

If people can get to high schools, why can't they get to elementary schools?

What do high schools have to do with it? If they are all delayed two hours or closed that gives the workers more time to get there or clear. Why can’t you pay one of the child care workers to come to your house and uber them if they don’t drive. Problem solved.

You clearly don't understand how child care works or how high schools work. Do you work in Central Office because that totally tracks.

Yes, I do and I’ve worked in child care. Clearly you haven’t given your unreasonable expectations of minimum wage workers. Bottom line you need a back up care taker.

Your high school comments make no sense. If you need child care you don’t have kids in high school.

DP-- the issue is that MCPS said (and you are also saying) "Totally safe for high schools to be open at 9. Totally safe for all-day child care programs in MCPS buildings to be open at 9. But it would be so horribly dangerous to open any beforecares before 11 so we must prohibit them from opening, even in places where it is only raining.". How do you justify that?

Again this has nothing to do with high schools. You need a back up child care plan. How do you justify risking minimum wage workers lives so you can make a few hundred an hour and never be responsible for your kids?

Oh, you're definitely the troll who was on here that morning taunting and laughing at working parents and completely ignoring any logic. Buzz off. (And everyone else, I'd suggest ignoring her... she clearly gets some kind of weird thrill out of upsetting people, let's not give her the satisfaction. I know it's hard to ignore someone who's simultaneously so wrong and so offensive, but then you're just giving her what she wants.)

Of course it is. It's the same poster that complained about reopening after covid, too. She has a distinct tone.

This poster constantly complains about child care. They need to make a back up plan like the rest of us do. Mcps is school, not child care. They rest of us figure it out, why can’t they?

Thank you for demonstrating so clearly why it is bad to put SAHPs on the BoE.

You make no sense. Why would a SAHP need back up childcare?

Do you disagree that WOHPs need a backup plan?

A sahp can have other things going on and need child care. If a sahp is on the board and has meetings, they’d need child care. If a sahp has medical or other appointments, they’d need child care.

Should WOHPs have backup childcare?

- former SAHP/WAHP/WOHP who always has a backup

What is your backup?

I'm curious how the is "backup" is safer for the provider than opening child care. My backup is my parents who live 20 minutes away. It's much safer for us to drive to the school.

So you agree WOHPs should have backup.

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Anonymous wrote:The stay-at-home old-lady brigade isn't going to go down without a fight. This is the only power they have in their lives. They don't want to have to face more competent candidates.

We know. You’d rather have the bitter inflexible working mom brigade. Because everyone shares your personal opinions and you can empathize with those unlike yourself. You’ll open those childcare centers in an icy blizzard with 2 feet of snow so you don’t miss any billable hours. That’ll show everyone.

DP

No, but we will open them when it rains and will also open them less than 3 days after snow has ended.

We at least won't keep them closed after high schools open up. Delays should really mean they open up 30 minutes before high schools so teachers have some chance to get to get to school without being massively late.

Then, offer the minimum wage child care worker rides and get out to the school site with a shovel and clear it for everyone.

If people can get to high schools, why can't they get to elementary schools?

What do high schools have to do with it? If they are all delayed two hours or closed that gives the workers more time to get there or clear. Why can’t you pay one of the child care workers to come to your house and uber them if they don’t drive. Problem solved.

You clearly don't understand how child care works or how high schools work. Do you work in Central Office because that totally tracks.

Yes, I do and I’ve worked in child care. Clearly you haven’t given your unreasonable expectations of minimum wage workers. Bottom line you need a back up care taker.

Your high school comments make no sense. If you need child care you don’t have kids in high school.

DP-- the issue is that MCPS said (and you are also saying) "Totally safe for high schools to be open at 9. Totally safe for all-day child care programs in MCPS buildings to be open at 9. But it would be so horribly dangerous to open any beforecares before 11 so we must prohibit them from opening, even in places where it is only raining.". How do you justify that?

Again this has nothing to do with high schools. You need a back up child care plan. How do you justify risking minimum wage workers lives so you can make a few hundred an hour and never be responsible for your kids?

Oh, you're definitely the troll who was on here that morning taunting and laughing at working parents and completely ignoring any logic. Buzz off. (And everyone else, I'd suggest ignoring her... she clearly gets some kind of weird thrill out of upsetting people, let's not give her the satisfaction. I know it's hard to ignore someone who's simultaneously so wrong and so offensive, but then you're just giving her what she wants.)

Of course it is. It's the same poster that complained about reopening after covid, too. She has a distinct tone.

This poster constantly complains about child care. They need to make a back up plan like the rest of us do. Mcps is school, not child care. They rest of us figure it out, why can’t they?

Thank you for demonstrating so clearly why it is bad to put SAHPs on the BoE.

You make no sense. Why would a SAHP need back up childcare?

Do you disagree that WOHPs need a backup plan?

A sahp can have other things going on and need child care. If a sahp is on the board and has meetings, they’d need child care. If a sahp has medical or other appointments, they’d need child care.

Should WOHPs have backup childcare?

- former SAHP/WAHP/WOHP who always has a backup

What is your backup?

I'm curious how the is "backup" is safer for the provider than opening child care. My backup is my parents who live 20 minutes away. It's much safer for us to drive to the school.

So you agree WOHPs should have backup.

Every WOHP has a backup. Usually it means missing work.

What is your backup that you claimed you have?

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Anonymous wrote:The stay-at-home old-lady brigade isn't going to go down without a fight. This is the only power they have in their lives. They don't want to have to face more competent candidates.

We know. You’d rather have the bitter inflexible working mom brigade. Because everyone shares your personal opinions and you can empathize with those unlike yourself. You’ll open those childcare centers in an icy blizzard with 2 feet of snow so you don’t miss any billable hours. That’ll show everyone.

DP

No, but we will open them when it rains and will also open them less than 3 days after snow has ended.

We at least won't keep them closed after high schools open up. Delays should really mean they open up 30 minutes before high schools so teachers have some chance to get to get to school without being massively late.

Then, offer the minimum wage child care worker rides and get out to the school site with a shovel and clear it for everyone.

If people can get to high schools, why can't they get to elementary schools?

What do high schools have to do with it? If they are all delayed two hours or closed that gives the workers more time to get there or clear. Why can’t you pay one of the child care workers to come to your house and uber them if they don’t drive. Problem solved.

You clearly don't understand how child care works or how high schools work. Do you work in Central Office because that totally tracks.

Yes, I do and I’ve worked in child care. Clearly you haven’t given your unreasonable expectations of minimum wage workers. Bottom line you need a back up care taker.

Your high school comments make no sense. If you need child care you don’t have kids in high school.

DP-- the issue is that MCPS said (and you are also saying) "Totally safe for high schools to be open at 9. Totally safe for all-day child care programs in MCPS buildings to be open at 9. But it would be so horribly dangerous to open any beforecares before 11 so we must prohibit them from opening, even in places where it is only raining.". How do you justify that?

Again this has nothing to do with high schools. You need a back up child care plan. How do you justify risking minimum wage workers lives so you can make a few hundred an hour and never be responsible for your kids?

Oh, you're definitely the troll who was on here that morning taunting and laughing at working parents and completely ignoring any logic. Buzz off. (And everyone else, I'd suggest ignoring her... she clearly gets some kind of weird thrill out of upsetting people, let's not give her the satisfaction. I know it's hard to ignore someone who's simultaneously so wrong and so offensive, but then you're just giving her what she wants.)

Of course it is. It's the same poster that complained about reopening after covid, too. She has a distinct tone.

This poster constantly complains about child care. They need to make a back up plan like the rest of us do. Mcps is school, not child care. They rest of us figure it out, why can’t they?

Thank you for demonstrating so clearly why it is bad to put SAHPs on the BoE.

You make no sense. Why would a SAHP need back up childcare?

Do you disagree that WOHPs need a backup plan?

A sahp can have other things going on and need child care. If a sahp is on the board and has meetings, they’d need child care. If a sahp has medical or other appointments, they’d need child care.

Should WOHPs have backup childcare?

- former SAHP/WAHP/WOHP who always has a backup

You have to be pretty rich to be able to afford an on-call backup care provider. I'd say the SAHP's privilege is showing, but really she's just being obtuse.

Most people either have to skip work and suffer the consequences, or they leave their kids home alone.

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And how is that provider getting to the child's house or vice versa? And since that provider is watching just one family's child or children, aren't we suggesting that way more people drive in the snow (usually rain actually or plowed streets) to watch other people's children?

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Anonymous wrote:The stay-at-home old-lady brigade isn't going to go down without a fight. This is the only power they have in their lives. They don't want to have to face more competent candidates.

We know. You’d rather have the bitter inflexible working mom brigade. Because everyone shares your personal opinions and you can empathize with those unlike yourself. You’ll open those childcare centers in an icy blizzard with 2 feet of snow so you don’t miss any billable hours. That’ll show everyone.

DP

No, but we will open them when it rains and will also open them less than 3 days after snow has ended.

We at least won't keep them closed after high schools open up. Delays should really mean they open up 30 minutes before high schools so teachers have some chance to get to get to school without being massively late.

Then, offer the minimum wage child care worker rides and get out to the school site with a shovel and clear it for everyone.

If people can get to high schools, why can't they get to elementary schools?

What do high schools have to do with it? If they are all delayed two hours or closed that gives the workers more time to get there or clear. Why can’t you pay one of the child care workers to come to your house and uber them if they don’t drive. Problem solved.

You clearly don't understand how child care works or how high schools work. Do you work in Central Office because that totally tracks.

Yes, I do and I’ve worked in child care. Clearly you haven’t given your unreasonable expectations of minimum wage workers. Bottom line you need a back up care taker.

Your high school comments make no sense. If you need child care you don’t have kids in high school.

DP-- the issue is that MCPS said (and you are also saying) "Totally safe for high schools to be open at 9. Totally safe for all-day child care programs in MCPS buildings to be open at 9. But it would be so horribly dangerous to open any beforecares before 11 so we must prohibit them from opening, even in places where it is only raining.". How do you justify that?

Again this has nothing to do with high schools. You need a back up child care plan. How do you justify risking minimum wage workers lives so you can make a few hundred an hour and never be responsible for your kids?

Oh, you're definitely the troll who was on here that morning taunting and laughing at working parents and completely ignoring any logic. Buzz off. (And everyone else, I'd suggest ignoring her... she clearly gets some kind of weird thrill out of upsetting people, let's not give her the satisfaction. I know it's hard to ignore someone who's simultaneously so wrong and so offensive, but then you're just giving her what she wants.)

Of course it is. It's the same poster that complained about reopening after covid, too. She has a distinct tone.

This poster constantly complains about child care. They need to make a back up plan like the rest of us do. Mcps is school, not child care. They rest of us figure it out, why can’t they?

Thank you for demonstrating so clearly why it is bad to put SAHPs on the BoE.

You make no sense. Why would a SAHP need back up childcare?

Do you disagree that WOHPs need a backup plan?

A sahp can have other things going on and need child care. If a sahp is on the board and has meetings, they’d need child care. If a sahp has medical or other appointments, they’d need child care.

Should WOHPs have backup childcare?

- former SAHP/WAHP/WOHP who always has a backup

What is your backup?

I'm curious how the is "backup" is safer for the provider than opening child care. My backup is my parents who live 20 minutes away. It's much safer for us to drive to the school.

So you agree WOHPs should have backup.

Every WOHP has a backup. Usually it means missing work.

What is your backup that you claimed you have?

As a SAHP, I would sacrifice my morning nap to send my kids to the bus stop. Horrifying, yes, but that's what parents have to do sometimes.

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Anonymous wrote:The stay-at-home old-lady brigade isn't going to go down without a fight. This is the only power they have in their lives. They don't want to have to face more competent candidates.

We know. You’d rather have the bitter inflexible working mom brigade. Because everyone shares your personal opinions and you can empathize with those unlike yourself. You’ll open those childcare centers in an icy blizzard with 2 feet of snow so you don’t miss any billable hours. That’ll show everyone.

DP

No, but we will open them when it rains and will also open them less than 3 days after snow has ended.

We at least won't keep them closed after high schools open up. Delays should really mean they open up 30 minutes before high schools so teachers have some chance to get to get to school without being massively late.

Then, offer the minimum wage child care worker rides and get out to the school site with a shovel and clear it for everyone.

If people can get to high schools, why can't they get to elementary schools?

What do high schools have to do with it? If they are all delayed two hours or closed that gives the workers more time to get there or clear. Why can’t you pay one of the child care workers to come to your house and uber them if they don’t drive. Problem solved.

You clearly don't understand how child care works or how high schools work. Do you work in Central Office because that totally tracks.

Yes, I do and I’ve worked in child care. Clearly you haven’t given your unreasonable expectations of minimum wage workers. Bottom line you need a back up care taker.

Your high school comments make no sense. If you need child care you don’t have kids in high school.

DP-- the issue is that MCPS said (and you are also saying) "Totally safe for high schools to be open at 9. Totally safe for all-day child care programs in MCPS buildings to be open at 9. But it would be so horribly dangerous to open any beforecares before 11 so we must prohibit them from opening, even in places where it is only raining.". How do you justify that?

Again this has nothing to do with high schools. You need a back up child care plan. How do you justify risking minimum wage workers lives so you can make a few hundred an hour and never be responsible for your kids?

Oh, you're definitely the troll who was on here that morning taunting and laughing at working parents and completely ignoring any logic. Buzz off. (And everyone else, I'd suggest ignoring her... she clearly gets some kind of weird thrill out of upsetting people, let's not give her the satisfaction. I know it's hard to ignore someone who's simultaneously so wrong and so offensive, but then you're just giving her what she wants.)

Of course it is. It's the same poster that complained about reopening after covid, too. She has a distinct tone.

This poster constantly complains about child care. They need to make a back up plan like the rest of us do. Mcps is school, not child care. They rest of us figure it out, why can’t they?

Thank you for demonstrating so clearly why it is bad to put SAHPs on the BoE.

You make no sense. Why would a SAHP need back up childcare?

Do you disagree that WOHPs need a backup plan?

A sahp can have other things going on and need child care. If a sahp is on the board and has meetings, they’d need child care. If a sahp has medical or other appointments, they’d need child care.

Should WOHPs have backup childcare?

- former SAHP/WAHP/WOHP who always has a backup

What is your backup?

I'm curious how the is "backup" is safer for the provider than opening child care. My backup is my parents who live 20 minutes away. It's much safer for us to drive to the school.

So you agree WOHPs should have backup.

Every WOHP has a backup. Usually it means missing work.

What is your backup that you claimed you have?

Yup, that’s often the plan. That’s parenting for ya.

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He was supposed to have more surgeries. This was way more than bullying. This was an attack.

It was backlash from bullying.

In Maryland, you ordinarily have to be reasonably in fear of great bodily harm to use deadly force to defend yourself, while additionally having an obligation to retreat instead if possible.

You seem to want to apply a much more liberal standard here that falls well short of great bodily harm. Can you describe it more? Is the idea just to apply this to violence on children at school, or do want to apply it to all criminal cases?

Following up on this. I still want to know when the pp thinks kids should be able to try to kill other kids at school.

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Anonymous wrote:The stay-at-home old-lady brigade isn't going to go down without a fight. This is the only power they have in their lives. They don't want to have to face more competent candidates.

We know. You’d rather have the bitter inflexible working mom brigade. Because everyone shares your personal opinions and you can empathize with those unlike yourself. You’ll open those childcare centers in an icy blizzard with 2 feet of snow so you don’t miss any billable hours. That’ll show everyone.

DP

No, but we will open them when it rains and will also open them less than 3 days after snow has ended.

We at least won't keep them closed after high schools open up. Delays should really mean they open up 30 minutes before high schools so teachers have some chance to get to get to school without being massively late.

Then, offer the minimum wage child care worker rides and get out to the school site with a shovel and clear it for everyone.

If people can get to high schools, why can't they get to elementary schools?

What do high schools have to do with it? If they are all delayed two hours or closed that gives the workers more time to get there or clear. Why can’t you pay one of the child care workers to come to your house and uber them if they don’t drive. Problem solved.

You clearly don't understand how child care works or how high schools work. Do you work in Central Office because that totally tracks.

Yes, I do and I’ve worked in child care. Clearly you haven’t given your unreasonable expectations of minimum wage workers. Bottom line you need a back up care taker.

Your high school comments make no sense. If you need child care you don’t have kids in high school.

DP-- the issue is that MCPS said (and you are also saying) "Totally safe for high schools to be open at 9. Totally safe for all-day child care programs in MCPS buildings to be open at 9. But it would be so horribly dangerous to open any beforecares before 11 so we must prohibit them from opening, even in places where it is only raining.". How do you justify that?

Again this has nothing to do with high schools. You need a back up child care plan. How do you justify risking minimum wage workers lives so you can make a few hundred an hour and never be responsible for your kids?

Oh, you're definitely the troll who was on here that morning taunting and laughing at working parents and completely ignoring any logic. Buzz off. (And everyone else, I'd suggest ignoring her... she clearly gets some kind of weird thrill out of upsetting people, let's not give her the satisfaction. I know it's hard to ignore someone who's simultaneously so wrong and so offensive, but then you're just giving her what she wants.)

Of course it is. It's the same poster that complained about reopening after covid, too. She has a distinct tone.

This poster constantly complains about child care. They need to make a back up plan like the rest of us do. Mcps is school, not child care. They rest of us figure it out, why can’t they?

Thank you for demonstrating so clearly why it is bad to put SAHPs on the BoE.

You make no sense. Why would a SAHP need back up childcare?

Do you disagree that WOHPs need a backup plan?

A sahp can have other things going on and need child care. If a sahp is on the board and has meetings, they’d need child care. If a sahp has medical or other appointments, they’d need child care.

Should WOHPs have backup childcare?

- former SAHP/WAHP/WOHP who always has a backup

What is your backup?

I'm curious how the is "backup" is safer for the provider than opening child care. My backup is my parents who live 20 minutes away. It's much safer for us to drive to the school.

So you agree WOHPs should have backup.

Every WOHP has a backup. Usually it means missing work.

What is your backup that you claimed you have?

Yup, that’s often the plan. That’s parenting for ya.

Thanks for stating the obvious. So we can agree that MCPS prohibiting providers from opening (providers that were able and willing to open) means parents miss work and in many cases lose income. Many of these parents are MCPS staff with young children. What is the point of opening schools if you make it impossible for the staff to go to work?