Snow day

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teacher and mom here. Kids have been out playing in the snow for three days. They can wait at a bus stop in the snow or walk on the snowy sidewalks to school. This is absurd

Exactly! Friend is tell us how icy the sidewalk are. Ok…the same sidewalk the kid walked up and down all day to go to the sledding hill where they flew down on ice dodging trees.

Wow you really are moronic and the PP who says they are a teacher is lying or even more moronic. We all know that busses and unplowed roads is the concern. Just because your street is plowed does not mean all the rest are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This proves you can't make everyone happy.

The kids are happy they won't have to risk their lives on a bus and icy roads.

Again, hug your children. Spend this time with them. You won't live forever. And for some of you, you will outlive your child.

This is a gift to you both.

I spend enough time with my kids thank you very much. We plan time! I need my kid who struggles with academics to learn so he will graduate and not live with me forever. If you want productive citizens get these kids to school!

I’m sorry not all streets are plowed. I don’t think that the kids should stay home because a few have piles of snow. Ugh! If you think it is unsafe and are worried keep them home. You want to punish all the kids for your kids safety. Let me be the judge.

Our neighborhood and school is fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Next week they will use another excuse

I don’t see them going back before March

I mean it’s not going to melt next week so using Dr Reid’s logic there’s no way they could reopen

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder who decided priority of plowing ... my kids' elementary school parking lot is icy and relatively un-plowed whereas the parking lot of Rec center across the street is completely clean and fully functional (not saying Rec centers shouldn't be opened .. they definitely should be, but why wasn't the school done at the same time... it's literally across the street)

FCPS is responsible for school parking lots. The County is responsible for the rec center lot. So of course they are plowed at different times. Just like you and your neighbors shoveled your driveways at different times.

Also, the state (VDOT) is responsible for roads. No one is responsible for sidewalks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:When we had bigger snows than this, we all went out in our neighborhoods and shoveled the sidewalks and the bus shops. The schools asked for help at the school too. That’s what we need to do now. Everyone can their local area done.

Nope.

We are supposed to wait for government to handle all problems.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is beside the point, but does FCPS really have 45,000 bus stops like her statement says?

There are 180,000 students (some of whom are siblings and/or share an address). Some of them are walkers but many ride buses. FCPS has the 7th largest bus fleet in the nation and 2nd highest ridership numbers.

FCPS continues to be bad at math. 180,000 students divided by 45,000 bus stops gives you 4 kids per bus stop.

In what world does that make sense.

My kid has two at their bus stop...not sure I'm following your "thoughts" here

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder who decided priority of plowing ... my kids' elementary school parking lot is icy and relatively un-plowed whereas the parking lot of Rec center across the street is completely clean and fully functional (not saying Rec centers shouldn't be opened .. they definitely should be, but why wasn't the school done at the same time... it's literally across the street)

Are you in McLean?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have to think we'll be closed on Friday too. I don't see anything substantially changing in regards to sidewalks and bus stops in the next 24 hours.

But with the current conditions (which I agree are bad on some side streets), and the weather not changing to mid-40s+ and/or rain to melt the ice … there is no way to open in the foreseeable future and that is the problem.

why is it a problem?

virtual learning will have to kick in if we are in a longer term of not being able to physically go to school in the buildings.

learning will prevail.

[Anonymous]

Will it be closed on Friday? I don't see tomorrow changing anything. If so, this is terrible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have to think we'll be closed on Friday too. I don't see anything substantially changing in regards to sidewalks and bus stops in the next 24 hours.

But with the current conditions (which I agree are bad on some side streets), and the weather not changing to mid-40s+ and/or rain to melt the ice … there is no way to open in the foreseeable future and that is the problem.

why is it a problem?

virtual learning will have to kick in if we are in a longer term of not being able to physically go to school in the buildings.

learning will prevail.

Virtual learning is a joke

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have to think we'll be closed on Friday too. I don't see anything substantially changing in regards to sidewalks and bus stops in the next 24 hours.

But with the current conditions (which I agree are bad on some side streets), and the weather not changing to mid-40s+ and/or rain to melt the ice … there is no way to open in the foreseeable future and that is the problem.

why is it a problem?

virtual learning will have to kick in if we are in a longer term of not being able to physically go to school in the buildings.

learning will prevail.

Virtual learning is a joke

Agree.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Next week they will use another excuse

I don’t see them going back before March

((pout pout))

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This proves you can't make everyone happy.

The kids are happy they won't have to risk their lives on a bus and icy roads.

Again, hug your children. Spend this time with them. You won't live forever. And for some of you, you will outlive your child.

This is a gift to you both.

I spend enough time with my kids thank you very much. We plan time! I need my kid who struggles with academics to learn so he will graduate and not live with me forever. If you want productive citizens get these kids to school!

I’m sorry not all streets are plowed. I don’t think that the kids should stay home because a few have piles of snow. Ugh! If you think it is unsafe and are worried keep them home. You want to punish all the kids for your kids safety. Let me be the judge.

Our neighborhood and school is fine.

I am sorry your kids have to spend time with you. You probably aren't gonna be satisfied when virtual learning kicks in. That is learning. Oh no, but your child needs to be in school.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have to think we'll be closed on Friday too. I don't see anything substantially changing in regards to sidewalks and bus stops in the next 24 hours.

But with the current conditions (which I agree are bad on some side streets), and the weather not changing to mid-40s+ and/or rain to melt the ice … there is no way to open in the foreseeable future and that is the problem.

why is it a problem?

virtual learning will have to kick in if we are in a longer term of not being able to physically go to school in the buildings.

learning will prevail.

Virtual learning is a joke

only if you aren't a good parent. then yes it could be.