MCPS closed tomorrow 1/3

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And the irony here is they could have done Virtual instead of a total school closure?

I know they're so behind on this one. Seriously, omicron should taper off by mid-January why not just let the dust settle and make the best of a bad situation.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:There is no reason for closure.

What they should do is have all students log in for
A virtual day due to snow. There should never be a snow day
Ever again. Everyone has a chrome book at home with them.

MCPS is a joke. And honestly their should never be a closure due to snow. It’s going to snow, then report to work 2 hours early to be ready. Get the busses on the road an hour early. To be waiting at the stops.

Northern states have this down to a science, no reason this county can’t too.

The federal government closes for weather too, genius. Is this your first day on planet earth or something?

Has OPM announced a closure of Federal offices as of right now? What information does MCPS have that the Federal government does not? Or DCPS, Fairfax and Arlington Public Schools, etc?

DCPS is already closed tomorrow. Fairfax has already called it.

The standards for OPM closing aren't the same as the public school because children aren't involved. They never have been.

The PPP is the one referring to the Federal government. So they are not a “genius” and shouldn’t be so smug is what you’re saying?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Good lord, even with impending snow, you idiots are demanding school stay open.

Having kids around all day interferes with my pilates classes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Yay! Now if only they can announce virtual learning.

Hear! hear!

Why do that when Hogan made it clear that virtual days would not count towards the 180 day mandate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son is doing the happy dance—high school.

my kids are twerking...elementary

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good lord, even with impending snow, you idiots are demanding school stay open.

Having kids around all day interferes with my pilates classes.

The real issue.

[Anonymous]

The forecast for tomorrow does not look great and I think this was going to happen regardless. Not doing it at 4:57 am is out of character, but I think it would have been the same call anyway.

But they must have been so desperate for this in central office. to postpone the chaos and complaints one more day. Kicking the can. I think schools should stay open but MCPS's messaging and planning has been completely awful and the non-existent testing and "honor system" garbage are total nonsense. The staffing shortages will be massive and they seem to have no plan or even acknowledgement of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good lord, even with impending snow, you idiots are demanding school stay open.

Having kids around all day interferes with my pilates classes.

The real issue.

+1

[Anonymous]

They should jsut close it for the entire month and do the zoom classes. Everything will settle down in a month. Omicron will spread and then die down.

[Anonymous]

Inclement weather would have made staffing for tomorrow an even bigger nightmare. We already didn’t have enough subs when we the weather was fine; we never could have gotten enough people with poor road conditions. I’m glad the writing was on the wall so I didn’t have to wake up early to check. If you’re able to, sleep in tomorrow. If you’re not, sorry about the inconvenience.

[Anonymous]

All these people cheering on a fake snow day are the same ones 6 months ago crying about “learning loss”.

If you don’t want your kids to lean then don’t cry when they don’t learn anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This “severe weather” closure defies existing protocols and procedures for weather based delays and closures.

The credibility of MCPS is fully gone at this point. This is the epitome of of poorly run school systems and it starts from the top.

How has it defied existing protocols and procedures? Honest question.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Good lord, even with impending snow, you idiots are demanding school stay open.

Having kids around all day interferes with my pilates classes.

LOL!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The forecast for tomorrow does not look great and I think this was going to happen regardless. Not doing it at 4:57 am is out of character, but I think it would have been the same call anyway.

But they must have been so desperate for this in central office. to postpone the chaos and complaints one more day. Kicking the can. I think schools should stay open but MCPS's messaging and planning has been completely awful and the non-existent testing and "honor system" garbage are total nonsense. The staffing shortages will be massive and they seem to have no plan or even acknowledgement of it.

Doing it at 4:57 AM is following the established MCPS procedures and protocols.

[Anonymous]

You’re either going to get the parents complaining about the snow call made too early or the other group of parents complaining that it was called too late if they waited until 5 AM.