Can we get an emergency closure tomorrow?

[Anonymous]

Forecast is code red for Thursday

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Suck it up and deal. In the late 70s when I was growing up in southern CA, we had regular smog alerts: hazy skies, couldn’t go out for recess, your eyes burned. I’m alive and healthy after YEARs of that. Everyone will be fine with ONE DAY walking from the bus into their school.

There’s more likely to be mishaps from kids being left unattended if their parents have to deal with an emergency school closure.

Yes, let's accept the pollution from the 70s because you happen to be ok.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tomorrow’s air quality will be worse than today. Many schools have bad indoor air quality anyway, even with the pandemic era filters.

Schools out west often have days they close or go virtual to protect young lungs. Brain studies also show that —even correcting for
HHI and parents’ education— children learn less when there’s high pollution.

NO

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm sure we all have a stash of n95s leftover from the pandemic. Send kids to school in masks if you're worried, OP.

Not only that, the public libraries are still giving out free ones! Go get some before the library closes, OP!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tomorrow’s air quality will be worse than today. Many schools have bad indoor air quality anyway, even with the pandemic era filters.

Schools out west often have days they close or go virtual to protect young lungs. Brain studies also show that —even correcting for HHI and parents’ education— children learn less when there’s high pollution.

Lol. What a load of crap.

None of that is true.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:School is inside. God you people.

We can smell the smoke inside the schools! Brand new buildings and we can still smell it. Gyms don’t have AV, doors kept open at dismissal and morning drop off. MCPS does not have the 13 rating air filters and replacing them every 2 days like you’re supposed to in order to keep this junk out of your inside air. And what about all the kids that have to stand and wait for the bus? Think of how much the bus runs contribute to air quality?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:School is inside. God you people.

We can smell the smoke inside the schools! Brand new buildings and we can still smell it. Gyms don’t have AV, doors kept open at dismissal and morning drop off. MCPS does not have the 13 rating air filters and replacing them every 2 days like you’re supposed to in order to keep this junk out of your inside air. And what about all the kids that have to stand and wait for the bus? Think of how much the bus runs contribute to air quality?

And us your home environment pollution free for them?

[Anonymous]

Schools are more polluted than the majority of homes. They need to keep doors open to an influx of students. The gyms get really hot, and teachers open those windows. Some teachers, like my kid's teacher, ignore the air quality alerts and bring their students outside (my kid had to rehearse their play outside today, despite the children's protests!).

I agree that schools should close on Code Red days. They can stay open on Code Orange days.

The reason I say this is that Code Red days will become a lot more prevalent with global warming. Snow days will decrease. It's just the new risk we need to adjust to, and protect our children from. The only way we can have school on Code Red days is if we equip public schools with reliable ventilation and air filters, and procedures for not keeping doors/windows wide open for hours, which for the moment is not happening, even in the wealthiest school districts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:School is inside. God you people.

We can smell the smoke inside the schools! Brand new buildings and we can still smell it. Gyms don’t have AV, doors kept open at dismissal and morning drop off. MCPS does not have the 13 rating air filters and replacing them every 2 days like you’re supposed to in order to keep this junk out of your inside air. And what about all the kids that have to stand and wait for the bus? Think of how much the bus runs contribute to air quality?

Must be nice to be in a new school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Schools are more polluted than the majority of homes. They need to keep doors open to an influx of students. The gyms get really hot, and teachers open those windows. Some teachers, like my kid's teacher, ignore the air quality alerts and bring their students outside (my kid had to rehearse their play outside today, despite the children's protests!).

I agree that schools should close on Code Red days. They can stay open on Code Orange days.

The reason I say this is that Code Red days will become a lot more prevalent with global warming. Snow days will decrease. It's just the new risk we need to adjust to, and protect our children from. The only way we can have school on Code Red days is if we equip public schools with reliable ventilation and air filters, and procedures for not keeping doors/windows wide open for hours, which for the moment is not happening, even in the wealthiest school districts.

If they close, who will watch the kids. Parents had a fit over virtual school....

And, those of us in virtual, why should we not get educational days because you are having a tantrum over air quality. Put a mask on and you'll be fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No, the air quality alert ends tonight at midnight. How do you know it will be "worse tomorrow"? MCPS has already cancelled outdoor activities tomorrow. It's the end of the school year - if you want to keep your kid home, go ahead. Mine is going - I have a job to do.

No, it's continued until tomorrow. As long as they don't go outside for recess they are probably fine, unless they have health conditions, then keep them at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No, the air quality alert ends tonight at midnight. How do you know it will be "worse tomorrow"? MCPS has already cancelled outdoor activities tomorrow. It's the end of the school year - if you want to keep your kid home, go ahead. Mine is going - I have a job to do.

No, it's continued until tomorrow. As long as they don't go outside for recess they are probably fine, unless they have health conditions, then keep them at home.

Unless you have a super fancy air filtering system, it’s the same air inside as it is outside.

It’s really not that bad anyway.

[Anonymous]

The kids have started a petition. DD has received it several times. Something like 6000 signatures for school to be closed tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Great idea- let’s let the kids who rely on school lunches to eat starve. For the parents who rely on schools to watch their kids, let them get fired. You people are so privileged

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The kids have started a petition. DD has received it several times. Something like 6000 signatures for school to be closed tomorrow.

Stupid petition