Snow day

[Anonymous]

I am from APS and opened this thread. You’re all not wanting school to open? You’re mad about this? Why can’t your kid take a bus PP? There is no way to get them to school? How do you normally get them to school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am from APS and opened this thread. You’re all not wanting school to open? You’re mad about this? Why can’t your kid take a bus PP? There is no way to get them to school? How do you normally get them to school.

So you have school but no bus service?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am astounded at all of you. It is time to go to school. 2hr delay is the right call. Reid isn't operating on a whim. Get a grip. You've had 3 weeks of break.

The street that leads to our large school’s kiss and ride is a sheet of ice. For walkers, the sidewalk to access the school hasn’t been shoveled and it’s on a busy road that the kids will have to walk on tomorrow morning.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My teacher friend just told me that any teacher that calls out tomorrow - whether for their own safety or their kids’ - has to take a full day of PTO instead of just 5 hours.

Yup. To keep us from doing it. Haha

Teachers aren’t happy about this call.

I’m just surprised. A lot of stress and worry for a short amount of time.

Let's be clear, many of us, Parents aren't happy about this either. Not sure what those who are happy and insisted on this weird one day before the weekend are hoping to gain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am from APS and opened this thread. You’re all not wanting school to open? You’re mad about this? Why can’t your kid take a bus PP? There is no way to get them to school? How do you normally get them to school.

APS was far better plowed than FCPS. And you guys were open yesterday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Remember that time the call was changed around 5am - changed mind, closed school? I wonder if will happen tomorrow, as the expectation was that overnight the roads would improve.

This is exactly what Lodoun County did today. I’m half expecting it for FCPS tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am from APS and opened this thread. You’re all not wanting school to open? You’re mad about this? Why can’t your kid take a bus PP? There is no way to get them to school? How do you normally get them to school.

I don’t get it either. I’m in Loudoun and I think they should have gone on time yesterday (Thursday!)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I am from APS and opened this thread. You’re all not wanting school to open? You’re mad about this? Why can’t your kid take a bus PP? There is no way to get them to school? How do you normally get them to school.

APS was far better plowed than FCPS. And you guys were open yesterday.

So the idea is one day of school isn’t worth your time.

If your streets aren’t plowed how is it going to be better Monday?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am from APS and opened this thread. You’re all not wanting school to open? You’re mad about this? Why can’t your kid take a bus PP? There is no way to get them to school? How do you normally get them to school.

APS was far better plowed than FCPS. And you guys were open yesterday.

So the idea is one day of school isn’t worth your time.

If your streets aren’t plowed how is it going to be better Monday?

Because it gets above freezing this weekend genius

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My teacher friend just told me that any teacher that calls out tomorrow - whether for their own safety or their kids’ - has to take a full day of PTO instead of just 5 hours.

Yup. To keep us from doing it. Haha

Teachers aren’t happy about this call.

I’m just surprised. A lot of stress and worry for a short amount of time.

Let's be clear, many of us, Parents aren't happy about this either. Not sure what those who are happy and insisted on this weird one day before the weekend are hoping to gain.

+1. This was such a bad call. What is the point of going to school at 10:30 while the roads are still a mess. My car just skidded on a side street and all the side streets in my neighborhood are a mess. My kids are walkers but there is no way I would be putting my child on a school bus in these conditions. I can’t believe FCPS fell into the pressure of opening up. They should have waited till Monday. The week is pretty much over!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am from APS and opened this thread. You’re all not wanting school to open? You’re mad about this? Why can’t your kid take a bus PP? There is no way to get them to school? How do you normally get them to school.

APS was far better plowed than FCPS. And you guys were open yesterday.

This. Our residential areas are hilly and full of ice, no plowing or even salt applied. Our bus stop is closed and we were notified to check an alternative, there are no sidewalks either. If you work you now have an interruption to your day that you planned would be a snow day because in no way you would guess what the logical advantage would be to reopening the schools just for one day before the weekend when so many streets are still unplowed including streets adjacent to schools.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My teacher friend just told me that any teacher that calls out tomorrow - whether for their own safety or their kids’ - has to take a full day of PTO instead of just 5 hours.

Yup. To keep us from doing it. Haha

Teachers aren’t happy about this call.

I’m just surprised. A lot of stress and worry for a short amount of time.

Let's be clear, many of us, Parents aren't happy about this either. Not sure what those who are happy and insisted on this weird one day before the weekend are hoping to gain.

Many, many parents are happy about this. They just aren't on here, grousing.

I don't understand the people who don't want their kids to go to school. If you are so full of anxiety, keep your kids home. I totally get why teachers want another free day off--who wouldn't?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am from APS and opened this thread. You’re all not wanting school to open? You’re mad about this? Why can’t your kid take a bus PP? There is no way to get them to school? How do you normally get them to school.

APS was far better plowed than FCPS. And you guys were open yesterday.

So the idea is one day of school isn’t worth your time.

If your streets aren’t plowed how is it going to be better Monday?

Because it gets above freezing this weekend genius

It’s not getting warm enough to melt off all this snow and temps will be well below freezing every night so refreeze of what’s there.

Also it’s going to snow more Saturday. Surely you’ve seen that?

[Anonymous]

They are moving some of the bus stops to the main roads. We just got an email from our HS. Smart. FCPS Transportation is one of the better-run FCPS offices.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Does this turn into a closure later tonight?

I’m still thinking this is a possibility. It’s been nothing but outrage except from the parents that want their own kids out of the house no matter what

Ha “nothing but outrage”. You are delusional.

Maybe check the comments under every announcement. The online pitchforks are raised for sure

On social media? Who cares? Its full of bots and angry teenagers and the kind of idiots who read and post on social media. Most people opened up their email from FCPS, nodded approvingly, and moved on with their evening.