After Monday

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Anonymous wrote:Frederick, Fairfax, DC, and Howard all open tomorrow. PGCPS TBD. MoCo is almost completely surrounded by jurisdictions that will be open tomorrow

GOOD for them. MD counties are all smaller. Plus they didn't get the same snow or as much?

If MCPS is too big to open, how do you explain NYC which is 10x bigger and didn't close for a single day after the storm? They had 1 virtual day on Monday after the storm, and were in person every day after that. They didn't close because there was a stray sidewalk in the Bronx that hadn't been shoveled. They wanted schools to be open, and they opened them.

They don’t use busses for one. Schools are much closer.

Of course NYC has school buses. Do you think that NYC only consists of Manhattan? It has 5 boroughs and it's enormous.
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/transportation/transportation-overview#:~:text=The%20New%20York%20City%20Department%20of%20Education,companies%20to%20ensure%20safe%20and%20reliable%20transportation.

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Anonymous wrote:Whats taking them so long to announce??

Communications team has to get the right message. how do they explain no closing tomorrow but closing today. Or why is it still closed tomorrow

Particularly since they raised the issue that they could break the law if they don't serve students with disabilities according to their IEPs... how do they walk that back? Should've stayed silent on that one.

They can and have done it virtually. It’s another Mcps excuse. It’s not better that these kids go without an education.

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Anonymous wrote:Other districts are opening because they know if looks absurd to close into a week. McPS will make a decision based on conditions out there and how it will impact getting to and from school. That's why it's "better" than other counties.

Then move.

Better that MCPS adopts a policy to close for all of January and February so that our precious children's feet never tough a speck of ice. We can open all of July and August.

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We got an email from our principal today basically saying as kids come back to school, they shouldn't walk on, touch, or throw the ice/snow. I think that's a strong indication we'll be back tomorrow.

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They thought they could make progress clearing and getting all the areas ready today

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Anonymous wrote:Frederick, Fairfax, DC, and Howard all open tomorrow. PGCPS TBD. MoCo is almost completely surrounded by jurisdictions that will be open tomorrow

GOOD for them. MD counties are all smaller. Plus they didn't get the same snow or as much?

If MCPS is too big to open, how do you explain NYC which is 10x bigger and didn't close for a single day after the storm? They had 1 virtual day on Monday after the storm, and were in person every day after that. They didn't close because there was a stray sidewalk in the Bronx that hadn't been shoveled. They wanted schools to be open, and they opened them.

They don’t use busses for one. Schools are much closer.

NYC has school buses

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They should CLOSE tomorrow

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Whats taking them so long to announce??

Communications team has to get the right message. how do they explain no closing tomorrow but closing today. Or why is it still closed tomorrow

Particularly since they raised the issue that they could break the law if they don't serve students with disabilities according to their IEPs... how do they walk that back? Should've stayed silent on that one.

They can and have done it virtually. It’s another Mcps excuse. It’s not better that these kids go without an education.

MCPS is just lazy. They promised to do a virtual learning plan for emergency weather conditions and other emergencies in 2024 and never did it. Maryland has approved a bunch of these plans for other school school districts--Anne Arundel and Baltimore had virtual learning last week. Do you think they don't have kids with IEPs? The required MSDE virtual learning plan for emergencies template has a major section about how the school district will address kids with IEPs.

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Anonymous wrote:Updated list from Washington Post for openings today.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/02/01/school-delays-dc-maryland-virginia-snow-storm/
Alexandria City Public Schools: Virtual learning
Anne Arundel County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday
Arlington County Public Schools: Closed; two-hour delay Tuesday
Calvert County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Charles County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Culpeper County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
D.C. Public Schools: Two-hour delay
D.C. public charter schools: Statuses vary, are being tracked here
Fairfax County Public Schools: Closed; 12-month employees to report on time
Falls Church City Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fauquier County Public Schools: Closed
Howard County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday
Loudoun County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Montgomery County Public Schools: Closed
Pr. George’s County Public Schools: Closed; code blue for employees (initially announced a two-hour delay)
Prince William County Public Schools: Closed
Spotsylvania County Public Schools: Remote learning Monday and Tuesday; 12-month employees to report on time
Stafford County Public Schools: Closed
Manassas City Public Schools won’t hold classes because of a previously-scheduled professional development day for employees. Public school districts in Carroll and Frederick (Md.) counties will operate on a normal schedule.


https://www.wmar2news.com/local/school-closures-and-delays-in-the-maryland-area-for-monday-february-2
Here's a list of what school districts are doing on Monday, February 2:

Anne Arundel Co. Public Schools: Delayed 2 hours Monday and Tuesday, Feb 3.
Baltimore City Public Schools: Yellow bus service may be delayed on Monday, February 2, 2026 due to snow and icy road conditions, particularly on smaller side streets.
Baltimore County Public Schools: Opening 2 hours late Monday, Feb 2
Caroline Co. Public Schools: Opening 2 hours late Monday, Feb 2
Howard County Public Schools: Delayed 2 hours on Monday and Tuesday, February 3.
Montgomery County Public Schools: Closed Monday Feb 2
Talbot County Public Schools: Opening 2 hours late Monday, Feb 2

Sigh.

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Anonymous wrote:They should CLOSE tomorrow

You should move somewhere that doesn't get snow.

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Anonymous wrote:Did the sun melt away one cube of freezing rain on your house today, PP 15:00?

What progress was made today? Same for tomorrow.

"Snow and ice removal from this winter weather event has been slow, where Monday will be the first day above freezing in 9 days. MCPS crews have been working hard this past week and our facilities are ready to re-open! We know we will not have perfect conditions any time soon, but many streets and sidewalks are NOT passable for buses or safe for student walkers. Post-plowing snow piles are creating a safety hazard for our buses, creating poor visibility and blocking access to pass through and turn lanes. Many major roadways still have obstructions that have reduced lanes, making safe travel during peak traffic times difficult."

All those thing's will be true tomorrow too. I havent seen a county snow plow in 5 days.

Exactly where are the plows? A group of three were shoveling out a sidewalk at a busy intersection used to make wide turns on a regular non snowy day but it was absurd to see them including one who looked like a student hammering away at the blocks of freezing rain. In the wind. In lower temps than today. This is the state of the county. Half of county's budget is for MCPS. What's going on?

The roads definitely aren't very good and they totally gave up on a lot of the turn lanes. That said, I question MCPS's claim that "many neighborhood streets are barely passable for a car and school buses are much wider." I was driving all around Bethesda, Rockville and Potomac this weekend and didn't see any roads that were "barely passable for a car." I'm not pretending I drove every road in the county, but if I didn't see a single one that meets this description, then I highly doubt there are "many." If you need to, you can move bus stops out to main roads that are better cleared. The middle school and high school buses already don't come down onto many neighborhood streets.

So, what you are saying is the wealthier areas were plowed better. Got it. Ours are barely passing for one car let alone a bus and we cannot get to the bus stop because it’s on a dangerous road with big mounds blocking the entrance. We have no sidewalks so we have to walk in the street. But it’s not a safe walk to the main roads.

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Anonymous wrote:They should CLOSE tomorrow

Absolutely not. FCPS is open. There's no excuse for MCPS

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Whats taking them so long to announce??

Communications team has to get the right message. how do they explain no closing tomorrow but closing today. Or why is it still closed tomorrow

Particularly since they raised the issue that they could break the law if they don't serve students with disabilities according to their IEPs... how do they walk that back? Should've stayed silent on that one.

They can and have done it virtually. It’s another Mcps excuse. It’s not better that these kids go without an education.

MCPS is just lazy. They promised to do a virtual learning plan for emergency weather conditions and other emergencies in 2024 and never did it. Maryland has approved a bunch of these plans for other school school districts--Anne Arundel and Baltimore had virtual learning last week. Do you think they don't have kids with IEPs? The required MSDE virtual learning plan for emergencies template has a major section about how the school district will address kids with IEPs.

There was a lot to do in mcps in 2024 remember that time someone should have been on top of the virtual plan that's something to be delegated to an Associate Super with Super having final decision

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Anonymous wrote:They should CLOSE tomorrow

Absolutely not. FCPS is open. There's no excuse for MCPS

This is MARYLAND. And who cares what Fairfax or other counties are doing!

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Anonymous wrote:They should CLOSE tomorrow

Absolutely not. FCPS is open. There's no excuse for MCPS

This is MARYLAND. And who cares what Fairfax or other counties are doing!

Because FCPS is a very close neighbor which is actually bigger than MCPS. If they can open, so can we.