Another snow day!

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What's the call for tomorrow?

[Anonymous]

Main roads are totally fine. In Potomac, neighborhood streets are generally fine, some still have some packed down snow but not terrible. Sidewalks vary but it's not MCPS's responsibility to make sure your neighbors shovel.
The bottom line is that MCPS didn't clear their school parking lots and sidewalks in time to make this happen and for that, they should be held accountable. Why didn't they have crews out yesterday as the snow was melting? By this AM it was too late as everything was a sheet of ice and unless they experience some melting today, not sure they can get it done in time for tomorrow AM. They have a responsibility to prepare schools to open and they didn't. After a blizzard, I could understand but they have proven they can't even clear 3-4 inches in a day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What's the call for tomorrow?

2 hour delay for certain to allow the ice they didn't clear to fully melt...

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Anonymous wrote:Why would they close schools today? I really don't understand. I live upcounty and the roads are fine. Do they really think people can't drive when it's below 32 degrees?

Read?

Again, the roads are fine. Why close schools? They can plenty of time to clear sidewalks around the schools.

You clearly haven’t been on my street. Afraid to drive up any of the icy hills needed to get to the clear roads. I’m in 20906 so not even in the areas of the county that got 5” of snow.

Also, they didn’t say where they were having difficulties removing ice. Ice on the busses? And did all of them start in the cold this morning?

Eventually we will find out too many buses would not start.

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Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe they waited until the last minute to make the call.

They didn't. They bought themselves time by having a 2 hour delay and then called it.

That would have given them till 7 - they normally call at 5 - granted I think they had good intentions I do find it odd.

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like everyone should be staying home then to allow the crews to clear the roads. Don't drive your kids around to different sledding hills and activities, let them play in the backyard.

*sigh*

It's meant to keep staff members who live outside of the county and have to commute safe. It's to keep children safe who are in areas that haven't been cleared yet. Stop being angry at people who want to protect your children and their staff. Grow up.

Decisions are generally made more in terms of keeping young children safe- e.g., can they walk to school, can the buses safely get through the neighborhoods, are the school parking lots cleared, etc. Not whether staff in other counties can drive in 36 hrs after the minor storm has concluded. Workers with long commutes need to come up with a plan about how they will get to work under less than perfect conditions. Usually it involves shoveling out your car before it freezes over and leaving earlier. My DH is a shift worker and if there is any doubt about whether our side street will be plowed, he moves his car to a street that will more likely be cleared.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like everyone should be staying home then to allow the crews to clear the roads. Don't drive your kids around to different sledding hills and activities, let them play in the backyard.

*sigh*

It's meant to keep staff members who live outside of the county and have to commute safe. It's to keep children safe who are in areas that haven't been cleared yet. Stop being angry at people who want to protect your children and their staff. Grow up.

Decisions are generally made more in terms of keeping young children safe- e.g., can they walk to school, can the buses safely get through the neighborhoods, are the school parking lots cleared, etc. Not whether staff in other counties can drive in 36 hrs after the minor storm has concluded. Workers with long commutes need to come up with a plan about how they will get to work under less than perfect conditions. Usually it involves shoveling out your car before it freezes over and leaving earlier. My DH is a shift worker and if there is any doubt about whether our side street will be plowed, he moves his car to a street that will more likely be cleared.

Shouldn't employers take everyone's safety into account? Including their employees'?

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like everyone should be staying home then to allow the crews to clear the roads. Don't drive your kids around to different sledding hills and activities, let them play in the backyard.

*sigh*

It's meant to keep staff members who live outside of the county and have to commute safe. It's to keep children safe who are in areas that haven't been cleared yet. Stop being angry at people who want to protect your children and their staff. Grow up.

Decisions are generally made more in terms of keeping young children safe- e.g., can they walk to school, can the buses safely get through the neighborhoods, are the school parking lots cleared, etc. Not whether staff in other counties can drive in 36 hrs after the minor storm has concluded. Workers with long commutes need to come up with a plan about how they will get to work under less than perfect conditions. Usually it involves shoveling out your car before it freezes over and leaving earlier. My DH is a shift worker and if there is any doubt about whether our side street will be plowed, he moves his car to a street that will more likely be cleared.

Shouldn't employers take everyone's safety into account? Including their employees'?

Sure- but I don't think that was why schools were cancelled today. And it would imply that it was somehow less safe for MCPS staff to commute relative to other DMV workers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Montgomery County Department of Transportation's Highway Services Division is responsible for maintaining more than 5,000 lane miles in Montgomery County. However, other County departments, outside agencies, and governmental jurisdictions or municipalities also have responsibility for treating and plowing roads, driveways, parking lots, sidewalks, etc..

Has anyone considered calling the local government agencies to find out why the parking lots for 26 High schools, 100+ middle and elementary schools were not taken care of? Before throwing MCPS leadership under the proverbial snowplow, when you called your county councilperson what did they say?

At the end of the day, it all comes down to dollars and cents folks. Homeschooling is a thing!

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Anonymous wrote:Seems like everyone should be staying home then to allow the crews to clear the roads. Don't drive your kids around to different sledding hills and activities, let them play in the backyard.

*sigh*

It's meant to keep staff members who live outside of the county and have to commute safe. It's to keep children safe who are in areas that haven't been cleared yet. Stop being angry at people who want to protect your children and their staff. Grow up.

Decisions are generally made more in terms of keeping young children safe- e.g., can they walk to school, can the buses safely get through the neighborhoods, are the school parking lots cleared, etc. Not whether staff in other counties can drive in 36 hrs after the minor storm has concluded. Workers with long commutes need to come up with a plan about how they will get to work under less than perfect conditions. Usually it involves shoveling out your car before it freezes over and leaving earlier. My DH is a shift worker and if there is any doubt about whether our side street will be plowed, he moves his car to a street that will more likely be cleared.

Shouldn't employers take everyone's safety into account? Including their employees'?

Sure- but I don't think that was why schools were cancelled today. And it would imply that it was somehow less safe for MCPS staff to commute relative to other DMV workers.

Alternatively, that MCPS cares more about the safety of their employees than some other employers do.

For reference, the federal government today is Status: Open With Option for Unscheduled Leave or Unscheduled Telework

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like everyone should be staying home then to allow the crews to clear the roads. Don't drive your kids around to different sledding hills and activities, let them play in the backyard.

*sigh*

It's meant to keep staff members who live outside of the county and have to commute safe. It's to keep children safe who are in areas that haven't been cleared yet. Stop being angry at people who want to protect your children and their staff. Grow up.

Decisions are generally made more in terms of keeping young children safe- e.g., can they walk to school, can the buses safely get through the neighborhoods, are the school parking lots cleared, etc. Not whether staff in other counties can drive in 36 hrs after the minor storm has concluded. Workers with long commutes need to come up with a plan about how they will get to work under less than perfect conditions. Usually it involves shoveling out your car before it freezes over and leaving earlier. My DH is a shift worker and if there is any doubt about whether our side street will be plowed, he moves his car to a street that will more likely be cleared.

Shouldn't employers take everyone's safety into account? Including their employees'?

Sure- but I don't think that was why schools were cancelled today. And it would imply that it was somehow less safe for MCPS staff to commute relative to other DMV workers.

It doesn't imply that at all. It means MCPS actually cares about their employees while other companies aren't taking that into account. Yes, it was a minor storm that left us with incredibly unsafe roads. If you want dead teachers, thats on you.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like everyone should be staying home then to allow the crews to clear the roads. Don't drive your kids around to different sledding hills and activities, let them play in the backyard.

*sigh*

It's meant to keep staff members who live outside of the county and have to commute safe. It's to keep children safe who are in areas that haven't been cleared yet. Stop being angry at people who want to protect your children and their staff. Grow up.

Decisions are generally made more in terms of keeping young children safe- e.g., can they walk to school, can the buses safely get through the neighborhoods, are the school parking lots cleared, etc. Not whether staff in other counties can drive in 36 hrs after the minor storm has concluded. Workers with long commutes need to come up with a plan about how they will get to work under less than perfect conditions. Usually it involves shoveling out your car before it freezes over and leaving earlier. My DH is a shift worker and if there is any doubt about whether our side street will be plowed, he moves his car to a street that will more likely be cleared.

Shouldn't employers take everyone's safety into account? Including their employees'?

Sure- but I don't think that was why schools were cancelled today. And it would imply that it was somehow less safe for MCPS staff to commute relative to other DMV workers.

Alternatively, that MCPS cares more about the safety of their employees than some other employers do.

For reference, the federal government today is Status: Open With Option for Unscheduled Leave or Unscheduled Telework

Yeah totally. All about employee safety. Unless I guess when it comes to employees who are being sexually harassed by a principal that’s been promoted by McKnight

https://moco360.media/2024/01/12/mcps-made-him-reverse-beidleman-sex-harassment-finding-and-then-retaliated-he-alleges/

[Anonymous]

It's hilarious to me the people that keep saying MCPS is creating "sissies" and "wussies" and crying about how the North does it so much better, are sitting here whining on on DCUM incessantly about this. You sound exactly like "sissies" and "wussies". Get over it. Don't you have a "real job" to get back to?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like everyone should be staying home then to allow the crews to clear the roads. Don't drive your kids around to different sledding hills and activities, let them play in the backyard.

*sigh*

It's meant to keep staff members who live outside of the county and have to commute safe. It's to keep children safe who are in areas that haven't been cleared yet. Stop being angry at people who want to protect your children and their staff. Grow up.

Decisions are generally made more in terms of keeping young children safe- e.g., can they walk to school, can the buses safely get through the neighborhoods, are the school parking lots cleared, etc. Not whether staff in other counties can drive in 36 hrs after the minor storm has concluded. Workers with long commutes need to come up with a plan about how they will get to work under less than perfect conditions. Usually it involves shoveling out your car before it freezes over and leaving earlier. My DH is a shift worker and if there is any doubt about whether our side street will be plowed, he moves his car to a street that will more likely be cleared.

Shouldn't employers take everyone's safety into account? Including their employees'?

Sure- but I don't think that was why schools were cancelled today. And it would imply that it was somehow less safe for MCPS staff to commute relative to other DMV workers.

Alternatively, that MCPS cares more about the safety of their employees than some other employers do.

For reference, the federal government today is Status: Open With Option for Unscheduled Leave or Unscheduled Telework

Yeah totally. All about employee safety. Unless I guess when it comes to employees who are being sexually harassed by a principal that’s been promoted by McKnight

https://moco360.media/2024/01/12/mcps-made-him-reverse-beidleman-sex-harassment-finding-and-then-retaliated-he-alleges/

Lmao, way to shoehorn that in to something completely unrelated. DCUM gonna DCUM though.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seems like everyone should be staying home then to allow the crews to clear the roads. Don't drive your kids around to different sledding hills and activities, let them play in the backyard.

*sigh*

It's meant to keep staff members who live outside of the county and have to commute safe. It's to keep children safe who are in areas that haven't been cleared yet. Stop being angry at people who want to protect your children and their staff. Grow up.

Decisions are generally made more in terms of keeping young children safe- e.g., can they walk to school, can the buses safely get through the neighborhoods, are the school parking lots cleared, etc. Not whether staff in other counties can drive in 36 hrs after the minor storm has concluded. Workers with long commutes need to come up with a plan about how they will get to work under less than perfect conditions. Usually it involves shoveling out your car before it freezes over and leaving earlier. My DH is a shift worker and if there is any doubt about whether our side street will be plowed, he moves his car to a street that will more likely be cleared.

Shouldn't employers take everyone's safety into account? Including their employees'?

Sure- but I don't think that was why schools were cancelled today. And it would imply that it was somehow less safe for MCPS staff to commute relative to other DMV workers.

Alternatively, that MCPS cares more about the safety of their employees than some other employers do.

For reference, the federal government today is Status: Open With Option for Unscheduled Leave or Unscheduled Telework

Yeah totally. All about employee safety. Unless I guess when it comes to employees who are being sexually harassed by a principal that’s been promoted by McKnight

https://moco360.media/2024/01/12/mcps-made-him-reverse-beidleman-sex-harassment-finding-and-then-retaliated-he-alleges/

Lmao, way to shoehorn that in to something completely unrelated. DCUM gonna DCUM though.

People are talking about how much MCPS cares about employee safety. Maybe you’re privileged enough that reports about MCPS senior leaders retaliating against investigators trying to hold sexual harassers accountable doesn’t make you feel unsafe. But a lot of us dont have that luxury.