Another snow day!

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Anonymous wrote:I love how people flock to DCUM to complain about "they" and "them" and "Dr. McKnight" without acknowledging that the people who are doing the hard, dangerous work and walking in hard, dangerous conditions are by and large poor, black and brown workers and families.

So what? What would it change in your mind if the alleged racial demographics of the workers were different?

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Anonymous wrote:I just want to know how there wasn't enough time to plow the lots.

Budget cuts and inexperience due to lack of real snow in several years.

Are you really saying that 24 hours isn't enough time to plow?

If MCPS's incompetence has risen to that level, then we're in a world of hurt.

MCPS has pretty much admitted that, haven't they?

I know! McKnight should be out there driving a plow to get these schools open. If not, what are we paying her for!?!?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There should be school. Since it is canceled it is time to cancel some of the contingency days and add back meaningful instruction time. No adding days in June after AP tests. Add them earlier. People who have plans can have excused absences.

I teach AP classes and we do real work after the exams. If your teacher doesn't, complain. The whole "but the kids need a break" is a joke. Learning is precious, kids are lacking in basic skills (even in AP classes) and the people who waste kids' time showing movies or "West Wing" really make me upset.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this so far. Never change, DCUM. It’s going to be a very long winter.

Some of you are completely insufferable. I want to be mad at MCPS but then I look at this cesspool of a forum and feel like they should just completely ignore parents because there’s no winning or rationality anyway.

Why do you read DCUM? I think you might feel better if you stop. IME DCUM is not remotely representative of parents IRL.

NP. In real life every MCPS parent I know thinks this is a joke. And DC coworkers were just (gently) making fun of us on my last Zoom. I seriously only think it is DCUM that is supportive of the decision to shut down school because there are two back alleys in Gaithersburg with some "black ice."

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this so far. Never change, DCUM. It’s going to be a very long winter.

Some of you are completely insufferable. I want to be mad at MCPS but then I look at this cesspool of a forum and feel like they should just completely ignore parents because there’s no winning or rationality anyway.

Why do you read DCUM? I think you might feel better if you stop. IME DCUM is not remotely representative of parents IRL.

NP. In real life every MCPS parent I know thinks this is a joke. And DC coworkers were just (gently) making fun of us on my last Zoom. I seriously only think it is DCUM that is supportive of the decision to shut down school because there are two back alleys in Gaithersburg with some "black ice."

In real life every MCPS parent I know thinks DCUM is a joke.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this so far. Never change, DCUM. It’s going to be a very long winter.

Some of you are completely insufferable. I want to be mad at MCPS but then I look at this cesspool of a forum and feel like they should just completely ignore parents because there’s no winning or rationality anyway.

Why do you read DCUM? I think you might feel better if you stop. IME DCUM is not remotely representative of parents IRL.

NP. In real life every MCPS parent I know thinks this is a joke. And DC coworkers were just (gently) making fun of us on my last Zoom. I seriously only think it is DCUM that is supportive of the decision to shut down school because there are two back alleys in Gaithersburg with some "black ice."

So you meet on Zoom to make fun of people who aren't in a school building right now? Your coworkers sound hilarious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just received an email to update my zoom link for a possible virtual day. No specifics about if/when.

That's good to know. IMO, virtual is not ideal, but beats no school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this so far. Never change, DCUM. It’s going to be a very long winter.

Some of you are completely insufferable. I want to be mad at MCPS but then I look at this cesspool of a forum and feel like they should just completely ignore parents because there’s no winning or rationality anyway.

Why do you read DCUM? I think you might feel better if you stop. IME DCUM is not remotely representative of parents IRL.

NP. In real life every MCPS parent I know thinks this is a joke. And DC coworkers were just (gently) making fun of us on my last Zoom. I seriously only think it is DCUM that is supportive of the decision to shut down school because there are two back alleys in Gaithersburg with some "black ice."

As more than one poster on this thread has mentioned, there are schools that as of this morning had extremely icy parking lots and walkways. There were also many back roads that were quite icy and where trucks are getting stuck. MCPS has to make decisions not just based on whether parents can drive their SUV to get their kid to school but also whether buses and walkers can safely get to school. For those of us who have actually seen the conditions, the closure was totally predictable. Do I fully understand whether MCPS or the county could have better responded to this so the closure wouldn't be necessary? No, not my area of expertise. I certainly have questions but I definitely don't think it's a joke.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this so far. Never change, DCUM. It’s going to be a very long winter.

Some of you are completely insufferable. I want to be mad at MCPS but then I look at this cesspool of a forum and feel like they should just completely ignore parents because there’s no winning or rationality anyway.

Why do you read DCUM? I think you might feel better if you stop. IME DCUM is not remotely representative of parents IRL.

NP. In real life every MCPS parent I know thinks this is a joke. And DC coworkers were just (gently) making fun of us on my last Zoom. I seriously only think it is DCUM that is supportive of the decision to shut down school because there are two back alleys in Gaithersburg with some "black ice."

So you meet on Zoom to make fun of people who aren't in a school building right now? Your coworkers sound hilarious.

Hahaha, exactly this. Are they making fun of Loudoun and Anne Arundel parents too? ($100 bucks says this never happened in the first place)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I just received an email to update my zoom link for a possible virtual day. No specifics about if/when.

Any other MCPS teachers out there who received a similar email? I'm wondering if this is a general email that went out to all teachers, or just to teachers in one school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this so far. Never change, DCUM. It’s going to be a very long winter.

Some of you are completely insufferable. I want to be mad at MCPS but then I look at this cesspool of a forum and feel like they should just completely ignore parents because there’s no winning or rationality anyway.

Why do you read DCUM? I think you might feel better if you stop. IME DCUM is not remotely representative of parents IRL.

NP. In real life every MCPS parent I know thinks this is a joke. And DC coworkers were just (gently) making fun of us on my last Zoom. I seriously only think it is DCUM that is supportive of the decision to shut down school because there are two back alleys in Gaithersburg with some "black ice."

So you meet on Zoom to make fun of people who aren't in a school building right now? Your coworkers sound hilarious.

Hahaha, exactly this. Are they making fun of Loudoun and Anne Arundel parents too? ($100 bucks says this never happened in the first place)

Huh? There is a work call, when it becomes apparent some of us are dealing with kids on a second “snow” day, DC folks become smug (unfortunately for good cause this time).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just received an email to update my zoom link for a possible virtual day. No specifics about if/when.

Any other MCPS teachers out there who received a similar email? I'm wondering if this is a general email that went out to all teachers, or just to teachers in one school.

My school did not. But we had to update ours weeks ago.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this so far. Never change, DCUM. It’s going to be a very long winter.

Some of you are completely insufferable. I want to be mad at MCPS but then I look at this cesspool of a forum and feel like they should just completely ignore parents because there’s no winning or rationality anyway.

Why do you read DCUM? I think you might feel better if you stop. IME DCUM is not remotely representative of parents IRL.

NP. In real life every MCPS parent I know thinks this is a joke. And DC coworkers were just (gently) making fun of us on my last Zoom. I seriously only think it is DCUM that is supportive of the decision to shut down school because there are two back alleys in Gaithersburg with some "black ice."

So you meet on Zoom to make fun of people who aren't in a school building right now? Your coworkers sound hilarious.

Hahaha, exactly this. Are they making fun of Loudoun and Anne Arundel parents too? ($100 bucks says this never happened in the first place)

Huh? There is a work call, when it becomes apparent some of us are dealing with kids on a second “snow” day, DC folks become smug (unfortunately for good cause this time).

Where are you posting from? Where I am, in Montgomery County, there isn't "snow", there is snow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just received an email to update my zoom link for a possible virtual day. No specifics about if/when.

Any other MCPS teachers out there who received a similar email? I'm wondering if this is a general email that went out to all teachers, or just to teachers in one school.

I got it too. But it is school specific.
No official word yet on virtual but principals are planning ahead for the obvious choice on Friday

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:17 pages on this so far. Never change, DCUM. It’s going to be a very long winter.

Some of you are completely insufferable. I want to be mad at MCPS but then I look at this cesspool of a forum and feel like they should just completely ignore parents because there’s no winning or rationality anyway.

Why do you read DCUM? I think you might feel better if you stop. IME DCUM is not remotely representative of parents IRL.

NP. In real life every MCPS parent I know thinks this is a joke. And DC coworkers were just (gently) making fun of us on my last Zoom. I seriously only think it is DCUM that is supportive of the decision to shut down school because there are two back alleys in Gaithersburg with some "black ice."

So you meet on Zoom to make fun of people who aren't in a school building right now? Your coworkers sound hilarious.

Hahaha, exactly this. Are they making fun of Loudoun and Anne Arundel parents too? ($100 bucks says this never happened in the first place)

Huh? There is a work call, when it becomes apparent some of us are dealing with kids on a second “snow” day, DC folks become smug (unfortunately for good cause this time).

DP,but the PP was clear. Other schools in the area are off today too-did your coworkers mock them? I've worked in DC for 25 years. No one I've ever worked with would make fun of other districts for having snow days off. Seems like you either imagined this or you work with extremely immature people. Either way, most MCPS parents I know don't think this is a joke. The ones in conditions that were driveable this morning are sympathetic to the people whose areas hadn't been plowed/icy. They realize their conditions aren't the same as other peoples and care about other's safety. I guess it's that little thing called maturity that you seem to be lacking in.