What about Monday?

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Anonymous wrote:My friend from New York State couldn’t believe my kids were home all week. Their district was closed Monday, online virtual Tuesday and in person Wednesday -Friday.

Breaking News: Region that likely has 5x the snow removal budget manages to get snow removed easier

Perhaps moco should spend more of its multibillion dollar budget so it can improve its snow removal. Adding some extra plows is a small cost compared to all this learning loss and a county that has been shut down compared to other countries which also had similar weather conditions

I hope not. MoCo has so many actual problems. Over-budgeting for a rare event storm isn’t a good use of funds. It’s fine to have a week off of school every 8-10 years.

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Anonymous wrote:Just drove by seven locks es and the student drop off lot is still untouched. Can other people report what they're seeing at their local schools here? Yesterday it mentioned only 30 percent of schools were done. Like WHAT?!

Rock Creek Forest parking lot is untouched and no work being done on a Friday afternoon.

I drove by Quince Orchard high school today and the sidewalk just near the school on QO Road was shoveled but the sidewalks leading up to the school was half done - it was patches of clear sidewalks and mounds of snow in between. I think Monday will definitely be a closure - the streets off of QO Road were like one lane roads with no sidewalk to see, so how can the walkers walk from a mile away? And assuming parents will drop off the kids it will be a mess in that parking lot.

If the sidewalk isn't shoveled, walk on top
of the snow where the sidewalk is. Leave extra time.

This is the county that said it would be too much of a liability risk to have 16-18 year old kids shovel school parking lots. You really think they are going to be ok with the liability and lawsuit potential of 10k kids from ages 6-18 walking to school in roads and on top of ice mounds?

DCPS has been open since Thursday despite having to walk in difficult conditions to school. No one has died or gotten injured as far as I heard.

And parents in DCPS were pissed at went to the news about how irresponsible it was to reopen. Nice comparison!

No option makes everyone happy.

+1. I have friends with kids at DCPS who were thrilled they went back to school Thursday. Arlington public schools were open today too and people I knew were happy about that too.

Nice try. Arlington Public Schools was closed for a teacher workday today and staff was able to work from home.

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Anonymous wrote:Just drove by seven locks es and the student drop off lot is still untouched. Can other people report what they're seeing at their local schools here? Yesterday it mentioned only 30 percent of schools were done. Like WHAT?!

Rock Creek Forest parking lot is untouched and no work being done on a Friday afternoon.

I drove by Quince Orchard high school today and the sidewalk just near the school on QO Road was shoveled but the sidewalks leading up to the school was half done - it was patches of clear sidewalks and mounds of snow in between. I think Monday will definitely be a closure - the streets off of QO Road were like one lane roads with no sidewalk to see, so how can the walkers walk from a mile away? And assuming parents will drop off the kids it will be a mess in that parking lot.

If the sidewalk isn't shoveled, walk on top
of the snow where the sidewalk is. Leave extra time.

This is the county that said it would be too much of a liability risk to have 16-18 year old kids shovel school parking lots. You really think they are going to be ok with the liability and lawsuit potential of 10k kids from ages 6-18 walking to school in roads and on top of ice mounds?

DCPS has been open since Thursday despite having to walk in difficult conditions to school. No one has died or gotten injured as far as I heard.

And parents in DCPS were pissed at went to the news about how irresponsible it was to reopen. Nice comparison!

No option makes everyone happy.

+1. I have friends with kids at DCPS who were thrilled they went back to school Thursday. Arlington public schools were open today too and people I knew were happy about that too.

There's a huge difference between "happy" and was it a safe decision? It wasn't. Numerous council members have saying Bowser made the wrong decision due to the unsafe conditions. You might not like having your kids home and it might make you happy they can go to school because YOUR neighborhood is safe, but start thinking about other people. The lack of empathy and narrow worldviews in this county is astounding.

No one in DCPS or APS reported major injuries due to the snow. And kids got educated. And received meals from the cafeteria, which is critical for the neediest students. The parents I know there were thrilled their kids went back.

You sound like you have a pretty narrow worldview and lack empathy if you can’t see that plenty of people are thrilled that DC and Arlington schools opened.

There were no injuries reported in APS because they weren't open. It was a teacher workday with staff working from home. People seem to be inventing facts to support their opinions.

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Anonymous wrote:My friend from New York State couldn’t believe my kids were home all week. Their district was closed Monday, online virtual Tuesday and in person Wednesday -Friday.

Breaking News: Region that likely has 5x the snow removal budget manages to get snow removed easier

Perhaps moco should spend more of its multibillion dollar budget so it can improve its snow removal. Adding some extra plows is a small cost compared to all this learning loss and a county that has been shut down compared to other countries which also had similar weather conditions

I hope not. MoCo has so many actual problems. Over-budgeting for a rare event storm isn’t a good use of funds. It’s fine to have a week off of school every 8-10 years.

You don't think MCPS should have a 3 acre snow plow depot with a fleet of 75-100 heavy duty snow plows and other equipment ready to go? Maybe we can take a former school administrator and make them the county Superintendent of Snow Removal operations and pay them 180k a year even in years where it doesn't snow.

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Anonymous wrote:Just drove by seven locks es and the student drop off lot is still untouched. Can other people report what they're seeing at their local schools here? Yesterday it mentioned only 30 percent of schools were done. Like WHAT?!

Maybe it's time for community to come to the rescue. If one parent of every enrolled child at a school showed up with their ice pick and snow shovel, the parking lots and sidewalks of all schools could be completed in a few hours. Yes, some families have 2 kids enrolled at a school and an infant at home so only 1 parent for 2 students could show up. And yes, there are single parent households with kids in both ES and MS so they shouldn't have to shovel 2x. And I'm sure there are families with multiple children and one parent who has to go to work and cannot help.

My point is, maybe the parents who want kids back in school need to take control. Volunteers could get this done quickly. Many hands makes light work.

“The parents who want kids back in school” — shouldn’t that be all parents?

No, some of us prioritize the safety of our kids over free daycare.

But there is no safety issue at this point.

Are you dense? Not all neighborhood sidewalks are cleaned. There are neighborhoods with narrow paths because of the snow and kids walking on those roads at 7:00am to get to school on top of ice is a safety issue. They slip and fall on that one mile stretch and who is going to cover the bills? You?

Get off your high horse and go to other neighborhoods and see for yourself and stop going on and on about kids needing to walk on ice to get to school because you are not capable of taking care of your kids at home and want free daycare on the pretext if education.

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Anonymous wrote:Just drove by seven locks es and the student drop off lot is still untouched. Can other people report what they're seeing at their local schools here? Yesterday it mentioned only 30 percent of schools were done. Like WHAT?!

Maybe it's time for community to come to the rescue. If one parent of every enrolled child at a school showed up with their ice pick and snow shovel, the parking lots and sidewalks of all schools could be completed in a few hours. Yes, some families have 2 kids enrolled at a school and an infant at home so only 1 parent for 2 students could show up. And yes, there are single parent households with kids in both ES and MS so they shouldn't have to shovel 2x. And I'm sure there are families with multiple children and one parent who has to go to work and cannot help.

My point is, maybe the parents who want kids back in school need to take control. Volunteers could get this done quickly. Many hands makes light work.

“The parents who want kids back in school” — shouldn’t that be all parents?

No, some of us prioritize the safety of our kids over free daycare.

But there is no safety issue at this point.

Are you dense? Not all neighborhood sidewalks are cleaned. There are neighborhoods with narrow paths because of the snow and kids walking on those roads at 7:00am to get to school on top of ice is a safety issue. They slip and fall on that one mile stretch and who is going to cover the bills? You?

Get off your high horse and go to other neighborhoods and see for yourself and stop going on and on about kids needing to walk on ice to get to school because you are not capable of taking care of your kids at home and want free daycare on the pretext if education.

How is walking on top of the snow where sidewalks are a safety issue? Walking in the streets is a safety issue, yes. But on top of compact snow on sidewalks? What is the problem?

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Because that compacted snow is covered with a thick layer of ice. If it were just snow, it could have been shoveled. It’s the ice that’s the problem.

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Anonymous wrote:Just drove by seven locks es and the student drop off lot is still untouched. Can other people report what they're seeing at their local schools here? Yesterday it mentioned only 30 percent of schools were done. Like WHAT?!

Rock Creek Forest parking lot is untouched and no work being done on a Friday afternoon.

I drove by Quince Orchard high school today and the sidewalk just near the school on QO Road was shoveled but the sidewalks leading up to the school was half done - it was patches of clear sidewalks and mounds of snow in between. I think Monday will definitely be a closure - the streets off of QO Road were like one lane roads with no sidewalk to see, so how can the walkers walk from a mile away? And assuming parents will drop off the kids it will be a mess in that parking lot.

If the sidewalk isn't shoveled, walk on top
of the snow where the sidewalk is. Leave extra time.

This is the county that said it would be too much of a liability risk to have 16-18 year old kids shovel school parking lots. You really think they are going to be ok with the liability and lawsuit potential of 10k kids from ages 6-18 walking to school in roads and on top of ice mounds?

DCPS has been open since Thursday despite having to walk in difficult conditions to school. No one has died or gotten injured as far as I heard.

And parents in DCPS were pissed at went to the news about how irresponsible it was to reopen. Nice comparison!

Some people are going to be pissed no matter what schools do. That’s not evidence that a decision was necessarily wrong.

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Anonymous wrote:Just drove by seven locks es and the student drop off lot is still untouched. Can other people report what they're seeing at their local schools here? Yesterday it mentioned only 30 percent of schools were done. Like WHAT?!

Maybe it's time for community to come to the rescue. If one parent of every enrolled child at a school showed up with their ice pick and snow shovel, the parking lots and sidewalks of all schools could be completed in a few hours. Yes, some families have 2 kids enrolled at a school and an infant at home so only 1 parent for 2 students could show up. And yes, there are single parent households with kids in both ES and MS so they shouldn't have to shovel 2x. And I'm sure there are families with multiple children and one parent who has to go to work and cannot help.

My point is, maybe the parents who want kids back in school need to take control. Volunteers could get this done quickly. Many hands makes light work.

“The parents who want kids back in school” — shouldn’t that be all parents?

No, some of us prioritize the safety of our kids over free daycare.

But there is no safety issue at this point.

Are you dense? Not all neighborhood sidewalks are cleaned. There are neighborhoods with narrow paths because of the snow and kids walking on those roads at 7:00am to get to school on top of ice is a safety issue. They slip and fall on that one mile stretch and who is going to cover the bills? You?

Get off your high horse and go to other neighborhoods and see for yourself and stop going on and on about kids needing to walk on ice to get to school because you are not capable of taking care of your kids at home and want free daycare on the pretext if education.

Why should your child’s school stay closed because you aren’t capable of getting them to school safely?

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Anonymous wrote:Because that compacted snow is covered with a thick layer of ice. If it were just snow, it could have been shoveled. It’s the ice that’s the problem.

But it really is not. I know this because I have been removing it all week.
It lifts away in sheets when you get under it. It seems people are put out because it just hasn't melted.

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Anonymous wrote:Because that compacted snow is covered with a thick layer of ice. If it were just snow, it could have been shoveled. It’s the ice that’s the problem.

The point is you can walk on it even if it isn't shoveled.

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Anonymous wrote:Just drove by seven locks es and the student drop off lot is still untouched. Can other people report what they're seeing at their local schools here? Yesterday it mentioned only 30 percent of schools were done. Like WHAT?!

Rock Creek Forest parking lot is untouched and no work being done on a Friday afternoon.

I drove by Quince Orchard high school today and the sidewalk just near the school on QO Road was shoveled but the sidewalks leading up to the school was half done - it was patches of clear sidewalks and mounds of snow in between. I think Monday will definitely be a closure - the streets off of QO Road were like one lane roads with no sidewalk to see, so how can the walkers walk from a mile away? And assuming parents will drop off the kids it will be a mess in that parking lot.

If the sidewalk isn't shoveled, walk on top
of the snow where the sidewalk is. Leave extra time.

This is the county that said it would be too much of a liability risk to have 16-18 year old kids shovel school parking lots. You really think they are going to be ok with the liability and lawsuit potential of 10k kids from ages 6-18 walking to school in roads and on top of ice mounds?

DCPS has been open since Thursday despite having to walk in difficult conditions to school. No one has died or gotten injured as far as I heard.

And parents in DCPS were pissed at went to the news about how irresponsible it was to reopen. Nice comparison!

No option makes everyone happy.

+1. I have friends with kids at DCPS who were thrilled they went back to school Thursday. Arlington public schools were open today too and people I knew were happy about that too.

It was great for parents who could get their kids to school, but according to the DCPS Forum, certain schools in DC had very sparse attendance.
Some city buses, used by kids to go to school, were no-shows and they stayed for a long time in the bitter cold. Parents were understandably upset about that.

I was in downtown DC for a birthday party last night. I was shocked how bad the streets were. It looked like DC had not ploughed even major streets. U Street was down to one lane. Kalorama which is a wealthy area was completely unploughed. There was no parking anywhere and very tricky to walk on massive ice slabs which were basically the sidewalks. My uber almost got stuck a few times and the driver was frustrated and said he was giving up and going home. Seeing the horrible conditions, I think Taylor made the right decision. I just wish MCPS had done virtual learning for a few days

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How can MCPS open if buses can’t physically drive their routes? They won’t fit down my street.

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Anonymous wrote:How can MCPS open if buses can’t physically drive their routes? They won’t fit down my street.

What street?

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Anonymous wrote:Just drove by seven locks es and the student drop off lot is still untouched. Can other people report what they're seeing at their local schools here? Yesterday it mentioned only 30 percent of schools were done. Like WHAT?!

Rock Creek Forest parking lot is untouched and no work being done on a Friday afternoon.

I drove by Quince Orchard high school today and the sidewalk just near the school on QO Road was shoveled but the sidewalks leading up to the school was half done - it was patches of clear sidewalks and mounds of snow in between. I think Monday will definitely be a closure - the streets off of QO Road were like one lane roads with no sidewalk to see, so how can the walkers walk from a mile away? And assuming parents will drop off the kids it will be a mess in that parking lot.

If the sidewalk isn't shoveled, walk on top
of the snow where the sidewalk is. Leave extra time.

This is the county that said it would be too much of a liability risk to have 16-18 year old kids shovel school parking lots. You really think they are going to be ok with the liability and lawsuit potential of 10k kids from ages 6-18 walking to school in roads and on top of ice mounds?

DCPS has been open since Thursday despite having to walk in difficult conditions to school. No one has died or gotten injured as far as I heard.

And parents in DCPS were pissed at went to the news about how irresponsible it was to reopen. Nice comparison!

No option makes everyone happy.

+1. I have friends with kids at DCPS who were thrilled they went back to school Thursday. Arlington public schools were open today too and people I knew were happy about that too.

It was great for parents who could get their kids to school, but according to the DCPS Forum, certain schools in DC had very sparse attendance.
Some city buses, used by kids to go to school, were no-shows and they stayed for a long time in the bitter cold. Parents were understandably upset about that.

I was in downtown DC for a birthday party last night. I was shocked how bad the streets were. It looked like DC had not ploughed even major streets. U Street was down to one lane. Kalorama which is a wealthy area was completely unploughed. There was no parking anywhere and very tricky to walk on massive ice slabs which were basically the sidewalks. My uber almost got stuck a few times and the driver was frustrated and said he was giving up and going home. Seeing the horrible conditions, I think Taylor made the right decision. I just wish MCPS had done virtual learning for a few days

Real make-up days are vastly better than "virtual learning" where no learning occurs.