flooding at Barnsley ES

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Off topic but does anyone remember the school motto (probably has changed) Respect, ???, Ready to Learn? Discussing with my kid who is now in college. We are trying to remember. It was when Mr Winters was there.

Respectful, Responsible and Ready for Success

I thought it was "respectful, responsible, and ready to learn"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Off topic but does anyone remember the school motto (probably has changed) Respect, ???, Ready to Learn? Discussing with my kid who is now in college. We are trying to remember. It was when Mr Winters was there.

Respectful, Responsible and Ready for Success

I thought it was "respectful, responsible, and ready to learn"

Ready to learn... yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes plumbing problems just happen. I have had a few in my home. It happens over time. It does not mean my house is not well kept up or needs to be torn down.

You clearly have no idea how severe this problem at Barnsley was.

If a pipe bursts in your house and the ceiling of your first floor caves in, and it is raining on your child’s head as he walks through the hallway, AND there is 6 inches of water on your kitchen floor…. you actually would wonder if there were significant structural issues in your home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Pipes breaking could happen anywhere - could just as easily be shoddy worksmanship in the new construction as worn out infrastructure in the old sections. Bummer for the students and teachers!

Do you realize how bad condition some of the schools are. Yes, it could happen anywhere but they should have used this as an opportunity to make needed repairs and fix new or old infrastructure.

This. MCPS has millions of dollars to spend on bocce and the Kid Museum, while so many of our schools are in terrible condition.

Yikes, Bocce and the Kid Museum, becoming the latest post on every thread! Maybe it would make a good band name???

Do you disagree with the point behind the comment?

MCPS has a finite amount of money in the budget. If money is spent on one thing (eg Bocce or the Kid Museum), that means there will be less money for other things (eg updating buildings/infrastructure).

So, it seems reasonable to wonder why MCPS chose to spend millions of dollars on bocce and the Kid Museum, when it is a well-known fact that many MCPS buildings need attention.

What exactly do you disagree with?

NP. It's just an odd argument in this *particular* thread when the school in question was redone just a few years ago (the students were in a holding school for a year etc). Agreed that priorities can seem out of whack in general, like all the new executives they are hiring.

The school was NOT redone. They put an addition on because of overcrowding. The older part of the housing was not upgraded in any way.

But yes, the priorities most definitely DO seem out of whack.

[Anonymous]

*older part of the building

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes plumbing problems just happen. I have had a few in my home. It happens over time. It does not mean my house is not well kept up or needs to be torn down.

You clearly have no idea how severe this problem at Barnsley was.

If a pipe bursts in your house and the ceiling of your first floor caves in, and it is raining on your child’s head as he walks through the hallway, AND there is 6 inches of water on your kitchen floor…. you actually would wonder if there were significant structural issues in your home.

Sure..I live in a 60 year old home with pipes that are expected to last 50 years. A major leak means we need new pipes. We have had one already.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes plumbing problems just happen. I have had a few in my home. It happens over time. It does not mean my house is not well kept up or needs to be torn down.

You clearly have no idea how severe this problem at Barnsley was.

If a pipe bursts in your house and the ceiling of your first floor caves in, and it is raining on your child’s head as he walks through the hallway, AND there is 6 inches of water on your kitchen floor…. you actually would wonder if there were significant structural issues in your home.

A burst pipe is a burst pipe...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Sometimes plumbing problems just happen. I have had a few in my home. It happens over time. It does not mean my house is not well kept up or needs to be torn down.

You clearly have no idea how severe this problem at Barnsley was.

If a pipe bursts in your house and the ceiling of your first floor caves in, and it is raining on your child’s head as he walks through the hallway, AND there is 6 inches of water on your kitchen floor…. you actually would wonder if there were significant structural issues in your home.

Sure..I live in a 60 year old home with pipes that are expected to last 50 years. A major leak means we need new pipes. We have had one already.

Then be responsible and replace the pipes like we did.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pipes breaking could happen anywhere - could just as easily be shoddy worksmanship in the new construction as worn out infrastructure in the old sections. Bummer for the students and teachers!

Do you realize how bad condition some of the schools are. Yes, it could happen anywhere but they should have used this as an opportunity to make needed repairs and fix new or old infrastructure.

This. MCPS has millions of dollars to spend on bocce and the Kid Museum, while so many of our schools are in terrible condition.

Yikes, Bocce and the Kid Museum, becoming the latest post on every thread! Maybe it would make a good band name???

Do you disagree with the point behind the comment?

MCPS has a finite amount of money in the budget. If money is spent on one thing (eg Bocce or the Kid Museum), that means there will be less money for other things (eg updating buildings/infrastructure).

So, it seems reasonable to wonder why MCPS chose to spend millions of dollars on bocce and the Kid Museum, when it is a well-known fact that many MCPS buildings need attention.

What exactly do you disagree with?

MCPS is trying to balance the needs of the whole kid, not just the part you care about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pipes breaking could happen anywhere - could just as easily be shoddy worksmanship in the new construction as worn out infrastructure in the old sections. Bummer for the students and teachers!

Do you realize how bad condition some of the schools are. Yes, it could happen anywhere but they should have used this as an opportunity to make needed repairs and fix new or old infrastructure.

This. MCPS has millions of dollars to spend on bocce and the Kid Museum, while so many of our schools are in terrible condition.

Yikes, Bocce and the Kid Museum, becoming the latest post on every thread! Maybe it would make a good band name???

Do you disagree with the point behind the comment?

MCPS has a finite amount of money in the budget. If money is spent on one thing (eg Bocce or the Kid Museum), that means there will be less money for other things (eg updating buildings/infrastructure).

So, it seems reasonable to wonder why MCPS chose to spend millions of dollars on bocce and the Kid Museum, when it is a well-known fact that many MCPS buildings need attention.

What exactly do you disagree with?

MCPS is trying to balance the needs of the whole kid, not just the part you care about.

What kind of asinine platitude is that? LOL

All of us should care about the safety of the whole buildings that our whole kids are in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pipes breaking could happen anywhere - could just as easily be shoddy worksmanship in the new construction as worn out infrastructure in the old sections. Bummer for the students and teachers!

Do you realize how bad condition some of the schools are. Yes, it could happen anywhere but they should have used this as an opportunity to make needed repairs and fix new or old infrastructure.

This. MCPS has millions of dollars to spend on bocce and the Kid Museum, while so many of our schools are in terrible condition.

Yikes, Bocce and the Kid Museum, becoming the latest post on every thread! Maybe it would make a good band name???

Do you disagree with the point behind the comment?

MCPS has a finite amount of money in the budget. If money is spent on one thing (eg Bocce or the Kid Museum), that means there will be less money for other things (eg updating buildings/infrastructure

So, it seems reasonable to wonder why MCPS chose to spend millions of dollars on bocce and the Kid Museum, when it is a well-known fact that many MCPS buildings need attention.

What exactly do you disagree with?

MCPS is trying to balance the needs of the whole kid, not just the part you care about.

Maybe we should start with making sure all kids can read.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Pipes breaking could happen anywhere - could just as easily be shoddy worksmanship in the new construction as worn out infrastructure in the old sections. Bummer for the students and teachers!

Do you realize how bad condition some of the schools are. Yes, it could happen anywhere but they should have used this as an opportunity to make needed repairs and fix new or old infrastructure.

This. MCPS has millions of dollars to spend on bocce and the Kid Museum, while so many of our schools are in terrible condition.

Yikes, Bocce and the Kid Museum, becoming the latest post on every thread! Maybe it would make a good band name???

Do you disagree with the point behind the comment?

MCPS has a finite amount of money in the budget. If money is spent on one thing (eg Bocce or the Kid Museum), that means there will be less money for other things (eg updating buildings/infrastructure

So, it seems reasonable to wonder why MCPS chose to spend millions of dollars on bocce and the Kid Museum, when it is a well-known fact that many MCPS buildings need attention.

What exactly do you disagree with?

MCPS is trying to balance the needs of the whole kid, not just the part you care about.

Maybe we should start with making sure all kids can read.

MCPS tried this, but it has proven to be too difficult. So, it has given up and is now focusing on other less challenging tasks.

[Anonymous]

Still not sure if Barnsley will be open tomorrow.

Surely a stressful situation for the faculty and staff.