School delayed and no sports or activities for 3 days straight just for cold weather?!?

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Anonymous wrote:I am sorry but this is getting out of hand. So many musicals, concerts, after school clubs, school events, sports just cancelled after missing so much time already.

Overall everyday feels like a fluff day and kids are out of sync.

We never had delays for cold weather. It’s not even that bad out. What are we doing here?!?

It's easier to get around when brighter out. For HS students, they are getting to their stops or to school by car, foot, bus, bike as early as 7am.

If MCPS could/would simply delay only MS and HS on delayed days, ES students could get to school at their regular start times. This would minimize disruption to parents' schedules too. It can be done, MCPS let's think!

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Anonymous wrote:You must be new here. We have delays for "cold weather" every year there's cold weather. We got a reprieve for a the last couple, because it was unseasonably warm, but this is not the first year we've had polar vortex-related delays/cancellations.

Here and there for temps below 0 degrees, yes. It is 20 degrees right now. It will be 31 degrees on Thursday.

+1 ridiculous

What an embarassment

Bye then.

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Anonymous wrote:Man, I just don't understand this fury if your family is safe and comfortable. Snow days? Late start? Cancellations? Bring it on! More time to relax at home or sleep in a little. There's plenty of school when school is in session. The extracurriculars will survive and so will the learning and so will the students.

The concern in weather upheavals should be the families in genuine need, either because they lack important resources, have SN kids who need their programs, or have jobs that provide critical support for others. Everyone else should just let this ride.

Some of us are dual working parents with full time jobs and kids young enough that these closures screw us up at work. It’s ok once in a while, but on the heels of the holiday break and snow days, it’s excessive and both me and my partner’s colleagues and bosses have little patience when we continually are not able to work due to school closures. Not everyone has a SAHP, or local family, or a nanny to just fill in the gaps.

I mean, are your work bosses and colleagues actually expressing impatience? Maybe they are. But I think in a lot of cases people are just anxious that they’re being judged when really the work colleagues are normal humans who are understanding and compassionate that these things come up.

I'm not anxious I'm being judged. I'm stressed I have work to do and seem to have less and less time to do it, all because MCPS administrators despise working parents.

Not just the administrators. The BoE has been pretty clear on that, too.

Employers despise working parents. This is not an mcps issue. This is a workplace issue. If working parents had more flexibility and systems in place at work to be able to take care of their families, you wouldn’t see all of the aggression on this board. Employers need to do better when it comes to supporting working parents.

Both. Schools should also assume many dual working parent families, some with critical responsibilities

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Anonymous wrote:I feel bad about the activities, but just the 2 hour school delay is completely ridiculous… there is zero reason, the roads are fine.

Who do you think drive students on those cheese buses? Last we heard, the buses still werent self driving. Maybe by the next generation, they'll have those buses warmed up remotely and on the roads. But for right now, bus drivers are expected to get to the bus depot by a certain time to be ready to pick up students as early as 6:15am. Maybe there's a shortage of bus drivers. Or bus drivers not showing up because they put their own kids in childcare but childcare not open this week, etc etc etc

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Anonymous wrote:I feel bad about the activities, but just the 2 hour school delay is completely ridiculous… there is zero reason, the roads are fine.

Who do you think drive students on those cheese buses? Last we heard, the buses still werent self driving. Maybe by the next generation, they'll have those buses warmed up remotely and on the roads. But for right now, bus drivers are expected to get to the bus depot by a certain time to be ready to pick up students as early as 6:15am. Maybe there's a shortage of bus drivers. Or bus drivers not showing up because they put their own kids in childcare but childcare not open this week, etc etc etc

Childcare providers follow schools so if sounds like a chicken and egg scenario

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Anonymous wrote:I feel bad about the activities, but just the 2 hour school delay is completely ridiculous… there is zero reason, the roads are fine.

Who do you think drive students on those cheese buses? Last we heard, the buses still werent self driving. Maybe by the next generation, they'll have those buses warmed up remotely and on the roads. But for right now, bus drivers are expected to get to the bus depot by a certain time to be ready to pick up students as early as 6:15am. Maybe there's a shortage of bus drivers. Or bus drivers not showing up because they put their own kids in childcare but childcare not open this week, etc etc etc

Childcare providers follow schools so if sounds like a chicken and egg scenario

Meant childcare at the school buildings.

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Anonymous wrote:I feel bad about the activities, but just the 2 hour school delay is completely ridiculous… there is zero reason, the roads are fine.

Who do you think drive students on those cheese buses? Last we heard, the buses still werent self driving. Maybe by the next generation, they'll have those buses warmed up remotely and on the roads. But for right now, bus drivers are expected to get to the bus depot by a certain time to be ready to pick up students as early as 6:15am. Maybe there's a shortage of bus drivers. Or bus drivers not showing up because they put their own kids in childcare but childcare not open this week, etc etc etc

Pay the bus drivers more and reduce the number of central office staff. There are 14 people who work on SSL. Are they all needed in those positions?

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Anonymous wrote:Basketball practice is inside. Why cancel?

My kid’s INDOOR band rehearsal is cancelled. What in the world? Why would you need to cancel INDOOR activities?

I mean school is inside too, but apparently none of it is a priority for MCPS.

Right. school day is inside. They should just close Wed and Thurs this week.

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Anonymous wrote:New arrivals and people with short memories don't know how the local community operates.

I remember MCPS closing for cold years ago. But apparently a lot of people don't.

Yes it has happened before

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Anonymous wrote:You all wish you could still blame “Monifa.”

Seriously. There is a profound problem with MCPS as a whole. We are paying this new superintendent $360,000 per year to make stupid decisions like this one. The cultural rot at MCPS runs very deep.

Voters, we are the problem. He's obviously not a serious man but the issue goes much deeper than him

Is Essie McGuire the problem? She's the constant here and she seems like she's manipulating Dr. Taylor quite a bit with her insider knowledge having worked for both MCPS and the County Council.

There's someeone on this forum with something to say about McGuire..

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Anonymous wrote:I feel bad about the activities, but just the 2 hour school delay is completely ridiculous… there is zero reason, the roads are fine.

Who do you think drive students on those cheese buses? Last we heard, the buses still werent self driving. Maybe by the next generation, they'll have those buses warmed up remotely and on the roads. But for right now, bus drivers are expected to get to the bus depot by a certain time to be ready to pick up students as early as 6:15am. Maybe there's a shortage of bus drivers. Or bus drivers not showing up because they put their own kids in childcare but childcare not open this week, etc etc etc

Childcare providers follow schools so if sounds like a chicken and egg scenario

Meant childcare at the school buildings.

Are you high?

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Anonymous wrote:I completely approve of their decision. This is unusual frigid temperature, and after school activities are not cancelled.

Yes yes they were canceled today in fact

Sports practice was not cancelled at my kid’s HS.

They were supposed to be

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am sorry but this is getting out of hand. So many musicals, concerts, after school clubs, school events, sports just cancelled after missing so much time already.

Overall everyday feels like a fluff day and kids are out of sync.

We never had delays for cold weather. It’s not even that bad out. What are we doing here?!?

It's easier to get around when brighter out. For HS students, they are getting to their stops or to school by car, foot, bus, bike as early as 7am.

If MCPS could/would simply delay only MS and HS on delayed days, ES students could get to school at their regular start times. This would minimize disruption to parents' schedules too. It can be done, MCPS let's think!

How would that work with the busses.

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Anonymous wrote:Man, I just don't understand this fury if your family is safe and comfortable. Snow days? Late start? Cancellations? Bring it on! More time to relax at home or sleep in a little. There's plenty of school when school is in session. The extracurriculars will survive and so will the learning and so will the students.

The concern in weather upheavals should be the families in genuine need, either because they lack important resources, have SN kids who need their programs, or have jobs that provide critical support for others. Everyone else should just let this ride.

Some of us are dual working parents with full time jobs and kids young enough that these closures screw us up at work. It’s ok once in a while, but on the heels of the holiday break and snow days, it’s excessive and both me and my partner’s colleagues and bosses have little patience when we continually are not able to work due to school closures. Not everyone has a SAHP, or local family, or a nanny to just fill in the gaps.

I mean, are your work bosses and colleagues actually expressing impatience? Maybe they are. But I think in a lot of cases people are just anxious that they’re being judged when really the work colleagues are normal humans who are understanding and compassionate that these things come up.

I'm not anxious I'm being judged. I'm stressed I have work to do and seem to have less and less time to do it, all because MCPS administrators despise working parents.

Not just the administrators. The BoE has been pretty clear on that, too.

Employers despise working parents. This is not an mcps issue. This is a workplace issue. If working parents had more flexibility and systems in place at work to be able to take care of their families, you wouldn’t see all of the aggression on this board. Employers need to do better when it comes to supporting working parents.

Both. Schools should also assume many dual working parent families, some with critical responsibilities

The rich complaining dual income can afford a babysitter or flex.

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Anonymous wrote:Man, I just don't understand this fury if your family is safe and comfortable. Snow days? Late start? Cancellations? Bring it on! More time to relax at home or sleep in a little. There's plenty of school when school is in session. The extracurriculars will survive and so will the learning and so will the students.

The concern in weather upheavals should be the families in genuine need, either because they lack important resources, have SN kids who need their programs, or have jobs that provide critical support for others. Everyone else should just let this ride.

Some of us are dual working parents with full time jobs and kids young enough that these closures screw us up at work. It’s ok once in a while, but on the heels of the holiday break and snow days, it’s excessive and both me and my partner’s colleagues and bosses have little patience when we continually are not able to work due to school closures. Not everyone has a SAHP, or local family, or a nanny to just fill in the gaps.

I mean, are your work bosses and colleagues actually expressing impatience? Maybe they are. But I think in a lot of cases people are just anxious that they’re being judged when really the work colleagues are normal humans who are understanding and compassionate that these things come up.

I'm not anxious I'm being judged. I'm stressed I have work to do and seem to have less and less time to do it, all because MCPS administrators despise working parents.

Not just the administrators. The BoE has been pretty clear on that, too.

Employers despise working parents. This is not an mcps issue. This is a workplace issue. If working parents had more flexibility and systems in place at work to be able to take care of their families, you wouldn’t see all of the aggression on this board. Employers need to do better when it comes to supporting working parents.

Both. Schools should also assume many dual working parent families, some with critical responsibilities

The rich complaining dual income can afford a babysitter or flex.

If they were rich they wouldn't need dual incomes.