Snow day

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My kid is happy school is open so he can see his friends, as are the teacher (I’m sure, because it sucks to get too far behind). Our street isn’t the greatest (and we have no sidewalks), but I think the roads are safe for the most part, and the delay will provide safety for those kids who have to wait on the street.

While I understand everyone’s frustrations either way, people need to take a deep breath and find ways to peace.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like Friday Movie Day is back! Going to watch Hidden Figures for math class.

Yup! If I’m going to be treated like a babysitter than babysitter I will be.

I am happy to babysit my own kids while working a job with deadlines/deliverables in order to not have to deal with driving them back and forth to diff schools on icy hilly roads and dealing with extra HW BS on a weekend.

Exactly!! 2 hour delay makes lives harder for all working parents, teachers, and kids. This was an idiotic move by Reid and the surrounding counties as well

+100 Reid caved to the pressure of the screaming parents who need childcare.

Hi, no she didn't. Because those parents were screaming yesterday and the day before that. The weather / conditions / melt has gotten significantly better today, so they are able to open. It being a Friday is not relevant to the equation.

Reopening for half a day doesn't help parents who work FULL TIME. this is only helping SAHMs who want their kids out of the house for a few hours. It only creates extra work for working parents having to drive kids around at odd times and also dealing with extra assignments that come out of it, which is all burden on parents for zero benefit whatsoever. Again, ladies of leisure win here and working parents get stuck with extra chores.

Actually, I'm PP who works full time and this helps me immensely. But I'm mostly just happy for my kid, who is so excited to go back.

And I thought all the stay at home moms you speak of (I think I know two, maybe three, in my kid's entire grade) have already planned weekend getaways and are heading out of town?

+1. I will be working from home and glad kids can finally go back. Both for their own benefit and so I can have some quiet time to work.

Amen. And all of my friends / neighbors with whom I've spoken feel the same way. They're just not arguing about it on the internet like we are, ha! (I will take their lead and kindly see myself out).

It's not a full day of school and it will suck up time to drive them back and forth, especially if you have more than one kid. How old are you kids and what type of job do you do that you find this such a relief?

DP but I will answer. I’m a college professor. We are still on winter break (meaning no classes) but I have plenty of writing, semester planning, and administrative tasks to get done. It’s been tough to get much done with two ES kids at home. One is too young to play outside without an adult present, and I was trying not to let the week just be a screen filled free for all. My spouse was traveling two of the days so we couldn’t switch off. I got some work done but the interruptions are very frequent when my kids are home.

Even a few hours of quiet will be helpful. I plan to drive my kids to/from school. The roads from our home to school are just fine but I am not sure about some
of the roads the bus will stop on.

I cleared our bus stop earlier for the sake of the other ES and MS kids who use it. It was hard work chipping away at the ice mountain created by the plows, but I used it as my workout for the day.

Growing up my mom kept us home from school if it was open but she didn’t think it was safe to get there. My parents couldn’t drive us because of their jobs. It will all be fine either way. Deep breaths everyone.

So you *are* just treating public school like a nanny service

When school is open, and we can get there safely, my kids attend. If it’s closed, they don’t go and I make it work. It’s really as simple as that. I think your anger is misguided.

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Anonymous wrote:Anyone who thinks any learning is getting done tomorrow is woefully out of touch with their own children

Such a lovely attitude you teachers have. No wonder morale is low. You all do nothing but complain. What a toxic workplace many of you must have, of your own making.

We do nothing but complain? This post is up to 190 pages!

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like Friday Movie Day is back! Going to watch Hidden Figures for math class.

Yup! If I’m going to be treated like a babysitter than babysitter I will be.

I am happy to babysit my own kids while working a job with deadlines/deliverables in order to not have to deal with driving them back and forth to diff schools on icy hilly roads and dealing with extra HW BS on a weekend.

Exactly!! 2 hour delay makes lives harder for all working parents, teachers, and kids. This was an idiotic move by Reid and the surrounding counties as well

+100 Reid caved to the pressure of the screaming parents who need childcare.

Hi, no she didn't. Because those parents were screaming yesterday and the day before that. The weather / conditions / melt has gotten significantly better today, so they are able to open. It being a Friday is not relevant to the equation.

Reopening for half a day doesn't help parents who work FULL TIME. this is only helping SAHMs who want their kids out of the house for a few hours. It only creates extra work for working parents having to drive kids around at odd times and also dealing with extra assignments that come out of it, which is all burden on parents for zero benefit whatsoever. Again, ladies of leisure win here and working parents get stuck with extra chores.

Actually, I'm PP who works full time and this helps me immensely. But I'm mostly just happy for my kid, who is so excited to go back.

And I thought all the stay at home moms you speak of (I think I know two, maybe three, in my kid's entire grade) have already planned weekend getaways and are heading out of town?

+1. I will be working from home and glad kids can finally go back. Both for their own benefit and so I can have some quiet time to work.

Amen. And all of my friends / neighbors with whom I've spoken feel the same way. They're just not arguing about it on the internet like we are, ha! (I will take their lead and kindly see myself out).

It's not a full day of school and it will suck up time to drive them back and forth, especially if you have more than one kid. How old are you kids and what type of job do you do that you find this such a relief?

DP but I will answer. I’m a college professor. We are still on winter break (meaning no classes) but I have plenty of writing, semester planning, and administrative tasks to get done. It’s been tough to get much done with two ES kids at home. One is too young to play outside without an adult present, and I was trying not to let the week just be a screen filled free for all. My spouse was traveling two of the days so we couldn’t switch off. I got some work done but the interruptions are very frequent when my kids are home.

Even a few hours of quiet will be helpful. I plan to drive my kids to/from school. The roads from our home to school are just fine but I am not sure about some
of the roads the bus will stop on.

I cleared our bus stop earlier for the sake of the other ES and MS kids who use it. It was hard work chipping away at the ice mountain created by the plows, but I used it as my workout for the day.

Growing up my mom kept us home from school if it was open but she didn’t think it was safe to get there. My parents couldn’t drive us because of their jobs. It will all be fine either way. Deep breaths everyone.

So you *are* just treating public school like a nanny service

To be fair, a lot of teachers have said they aren’t going to teach with a 2 hour delay…so if the shoe fits….

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The ice near our community is ridiculous. We can barely back out of the driveway without my car losing control and slipping. It’s not just the neighborhood streets either. Once I get onto the main roads leading to my son's local high school in Fairfax County, it’s just as bad. The roads haven’t been properly salted, so there’s this thick, slick layer of ice covering everything. I’ve already seen a couple of cars struggling to make turns and almost hitting the curb. It’s honestly not safe for anyone heading to school or work. Without proper treatment of the roads, we’re risking serious accidents and our kids' lives. Something really needs to be done about this before a child gets hurt.

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Fairfax parents are truly insane. The LCPS/APS snow day threads are like 3 pages long

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like Friday Movie Day is back! Going to watch Hidden Figures for math class.

Yup! If I’m going to be treated like a babysitter than babysitter I will be.

I am happy to babysit my own kids while working a job with deadlines/deliverables in order to not have to deal with driving them back and forth to diff schools on icy hilly roads and dealing with extra HW BS on a weekend.

Exactly!! 2 hour delay makes lives harder for all working parents, teachers, and kids. This was an idiotic move by Reid and the surrounding counties as well

+100 Reid caved to the pressure of the screaming parents who need childcare.

Hi, no she didn't. Because those parents were screaming yesterday and the day before that. The weather / conditions / melt has gotten significantly better today, so they are able to open. It being a Friday is not relevant to the equation.

Reopening for half a day doesn't help parents who work FULL TIME. this is only helping SAHMs who want their kids out of the house for a few hours. It only creates extra work for working parents having to drive kids around at odd times and also dealing with extra assignments that come out of it, which is all burden on parents for zero benefit whatsoever. Again, ladies of leisure win here and working parents get stuck with extra chores.

Actually, I'm PP who works full time and this helps me immensely. But I'm mostly just happy for my kid, who is so excited to go back.

And I thought all the stay at home moms you speak of (I think I know two, maybe three, in my kid's entire grade) have already planned weekend getaways and are heading out of town?

+1. I will be working from home and glad kids can finally go back. Both for their own benefit and so I can have some quiet time to work.

Amen. And all of my friends / neighbors with whom I've spoken feel the same way. They're just not arguing about it on the internet like we are, ha! (I will take their lead and kindly see myself out).

It's not a full day of school and it will suck up time to drive them back and forth, especially if you have more than one kid. How old are you kids and what type of job do you do that you find this such a relief?

DP but I will answer. I’m a college professor. We are still on winter break (meaning no classes) but I have plenty of writing, semester planning, and administrative tasks to get done. It’s been tough to get much done with two ES kids at home. One is too young to play outside without an adult present, and I was trying not to let the week just be a screen filled free for all. My spouse was traveling two of the days so we couldn’t switch off. I got some work done but the interruptions are very frequent when my kids are home.

Even a few hours of quiet will be helpful. I plan to drive my kids to/from school. The roads from our home to school are just fine but I am not sure about some
of the roads the bus will stop on.

I cleared our bus stop earlier for the sake of the other ES and MS kids who use it. It was hard work chipping away at the ice mountain created by the plows, but I used it as my workout for the day.

Growing up my mom kept us home from school if it was open but she didn’t think it was safe to get there. My parents couldn’t drive us because of their jobs. It will all be fine either way. Deep breaths everyone.

So you *are* just treating public school like a nanny service

To be fair, a lot of teachers have said they aren’t going to teach with a 2 hour delay…so if the shoe fits….

It’ll be a day of review.

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Anonymous wrote:Fairfax parents are truly insane. The LCPS/APS snow day threads are like 3 pages long

Are they full of teachers and students baiting everyone into arguing with them?

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Not sure why some people think "nanny service" is an insult. Maybe "governess" is a better term, but yeah, it's child care (including education and foodservice) so parents can work.

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I think we should all make sure to check the website tomorrow morning…

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Anonymous wrote:Fairfax parents are truly insane. The LCPS/APS snow day threads are like 3 pages long

Moco has 4 different treads

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Anonymous wrote:One thing is clear from this thread, we are ALL (myself included) very fragile, lol.

The Snow Day threads always just turn into a huge snake pit.

Because we all have different lives and circumstances and challenges. Sounds like "challenges" of bored SAHMs with SUVs had been finally accommodated. At the expense of working parents

What? If anything, it was the SAHM’s of little kids who were beating the drum on here about “enjoying the snow, hot cocoa with your little kids, watch a movie, go sledding.” Working parents had to, well, work!

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure why some people think "nanny service" is an insult. Maybe "governess" is a better term, but yeah, it's child care (including education and foodservice) so parents can work.

I’m a teacher and I honestly don’t mind the reality that sometimes, for instance tomorrow, my role is primarily childcare. No learning is happening tomorrow, and that’s ok, but let’s just all be honest about why this decision was made. If our goals were quality instruction, then we would’ve either been open today or waited until Monday. If you’ve worked with kids before, you know tomorrow is going to be treated like summer camp, whether you’ve planned lessons or not.

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Anonymous wrote:One thing is clear from this thread, we are ALL (myself included) very fragile, lol.

The Snow Day threads always just turn into a huge snake pit.

Because we all have different lives and circumstances and challenges. Sounds like "challenges" of bored SAHMs with SUVs had been finally accommodated. At the expense of working parents

This one poster really has it in for stay at home moms with SUVs.....

As a SAHM with no SUV, I appreciate snow days so I don't have to drive to school.

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Anonymous wrote:The ice near our community is ridiculous. We can barely back out of the driveway without my car losing control and slipping. It’s not just the neighborhood streets either. Once I get onto the main roads leading to my son's local high school in Fairfax County, it’s just as bad. The roads haven’t been properly salted, so there’s this thick, slick layer of ice covering everything. I’ve already seen a couple of cars struggling to make turns and almost hitting the curb. It’s honestly not safe for anyone heading to school or work. Without proper treatment of the roads, we’re risking serious accidents and our kids' lives. Something really needs to be done about this before a child gets hurt.

Also, some people could learn how to drive on ice and snowy streets. Once the plow has gone thru you should be good to go. You don’t have to wait to drive until you see bare pavement. Many many other people in the Midwest and Northeast do it every year.