Snow day

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any reason why virtual school isn't done during these times? Why are kids away from school for a week because of 3 inches of snow?

What a moron you are. 3 inches…

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Anonymous wrote:I think people are failing to differentiate between individuals making a judgment call for themselves and driving, and having busloads of kids being driven on those same roads, making frequent stops. The roads where I live will mostly be okay; it's flat, and although icy, is navigable with some care. I can see the exact same type of roads being problematic if they're icy.

Saturday, Sunday, and Monday are all sunny and above freezing during the day, so we should see enough melting to make the roads not as treacherous. It would be nice if VDOT came through and salted/sanded the roads, but that might also require that people report their sub-par road conditions.

Believe it or not, if schools open people can still make judgement calls. Yes there are exceptions but the bulk of people can weigh taking time off work to drive their walkers or walk to the bus stop against how dangerous that walk/drive is.

That's how schools opened more frequently 20 years ago. Because it was assumed that people would generally just make judgement calls after the schools made their own judgement call.

Can the teachers also be allotted that same judgment call?

Of course. It’s called PTO.

There’s no way to predict how many teachers would use PTO. There is still a sub shortage.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any reason why virtual school isn't done during these times? Why are kids away from school for a week because of 3 inches of snow?

I take it you haven't experienced virtual school have you? It's a joke.

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Anonymous wrote:I think people are failing to differentiate between individuals making a judgment call for themselves and driving, and having busloads of kids being driven on those same roads, making frequent stops. The roads where I live will mostly be okay; it's flat, and although icy, is navigable with some care. I can see the exact same type of roads being problematic if they're icy.

Saturday, Sunday, and Monday are all sunny and above freezing during the day, so we should see enough melting to make the roads not as treacherous. It would be nice if VDOT came through and salted/sanded the roads, but that might also require that people report their sub-par road conditions.

Believe it or not, if schools open people can still make judgement calls. Yes there are exceptions but the bulk of people can weigh taking time off work to drive their walkers or walk to the bus stop against how dangerous that walk/drive is.

That's how schools opened more frequently 20 years ago. Because it was assumed that people would generally just make judgement calls after the schools made their own judgement call.

Can the teachers also be allotted that same judgment call?

Of course. It’s called PTO.

There’s no way to predict how many teachers would use PTO. There is still a sub shortage.

Um, sure there's a way to predict. Have admin poll the teachers. Poll the admin. If it doesn't work, school stays closed.

Rerouting buses is an impossible solution, but getting a ballpark on how many teachers can make it out of their neigborhoods does seem doable.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any reason why virtual school isn't done during these times? Why are kids away from school for a week because of 3 inches of snow?

Because its pointless AND because the VA dept of education will not count virtual as a counted school say.

I love these comments. I actually teach at a virtual school, we’ve just been moving along with lessons this week. Everyone understands the concepts and is doing their classwork and homework.

[Anonymous]

My kid is driving to Langley HS tomorrow. Is the snow plowed on Georgetown pike, old dominion Dr, Lewinsville rd, Swinks mill, Balls hill road, Elizabeth Dr, and other small roads in McLean? Or should I tell him to take 7 and 123 to be safe? Thx

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So is Fcps open tomorrow?

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any reason why virtual school isn't done during these times? Why are kids away from school for a week because of 3 inches of snow?

First, there was at least 3x that amount. Over 9 inches of snow fell throughout the county.

With regard to virtual school, that’s not going to happen. Schools don’t get credit for it to be a school day per the governor so what’s the point?

And then there’s the delivery of special education services. If FCPS says they’re having a virtual school day, that means that special education services have to be delivered. That can work virtually for some students, but it’s impossible for so many more. You end with having to provide compensatory services. FCPS just finished providing them afterschool, on the weekends and in the summer AND reimbursing families if they paid a private provider during COVID. There’s no way in hell they are doing that again. It was such a costly mess. Reid would crawl across glass before signing off on virtual instruction.

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Anonymous wrote:My kid is driving to Langley HS tomorrow. Is the snow plowed on Georgetown pike, old dominion Dr, Lewinsville rd, Swinks mill, Balls hill road, Elizabeth Dr, and other small roads in McLean? Or should I tell him to take 7 and 123 to be safe? Thx

Yellow bus if he doesn't like driving in the snow.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any reason why virtual school isn't done during these times? Why are kids away from school for a week because of 3 inches of snow?

Because its pointless AND because the VA dept of education will not count virtual as a counted school say.

I love these comments. I actually teach at a virtual school, we’ve just been moving along with lessons this week. Everyone understands the concepts and is doing their classwork and homework.

You left out some critical details: (1) what age? (2) how many students in your "class" (3) do they all have a SAHP to assist?

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any reason why virtual school isn't done during these times? Why are kids away from school for a week because of 3 inches of snow?

Because its pointless AND because the VA dept of education will not count virtual as a counted school say.

I love these comments. I actually teach at a virtual school, we’ve just been moving along with lessons this week. Everyone understands the concepts and is doing their classwork and homework.

Shouldn’t you be engaging with your handful of private school students instead of posting here?

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Anonymous wrote:My kid is driving to Langley HS tomorrow. Is the snow plowed on Georgetown pike, old dominion Dr, Lewinsville rd, Swinks mill, Balls hill road, Elizabeth Dr, and other small roads in McLean? Or should I tell him to take 7 and 123 to be safe? Thx

I would drop him off, McLean roads are a mess.

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Anonymous wrote:Third neighbor friends said they are taking tomorrow off with kids for long weekend trips. SMH. That doesn’t help.

Help what? Who cares? How does that possibly affect you.

+1. We gave up and went back to our place by Timberline Mountain in WV. At least my kids can ski if they can’t go to school.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any reason why virtual school isn't done during these times? Why are kids away from school for a week because of 3 inches of snow?

Because its pointless AND because the VA dept of education will not count virtual as a counted school say.

I love these comments. I actually teach at a virtual school, we’ve just been moving along with lessons this week. Everyone understands the concepts and is doing their classwork and homework.

Virtual works well for certain students but not for the majority of kids. DS does fine in a virtual program but he strongly prefers in person classes. He has a class that he has done in person but the advanced class is only available online, he choose the online options because he wanted the challenge. He is done great but he is a flexible kid who picks up on things with little explanation. There are kids who simply cannot handle virtual classes. I think it is great for the kids who can do well with it but it is not for every kid.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any reason why virtual school isn't done during these times? Why are kids away from school for a week because of 3 inches of snow?

Because its pointless AND because the VA dept of education will not count virtual as a counted school say.

I love these comments. I actually teach at a virtual school, we’ve just been moving along with lessons this week. Everyone understands the concepts and is doing their classwork and homework.

Are you really this dense that you would compare daily online instruction with families who chose it to an unexpected switch after teaching/attending class in person for months? Would love to see you in a classroom tomorrow for 6.5 hours with a class of 25 first graders. You wouldn’t last 20 minutes.