Delay on Thursday? Or not?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They could still change to a delay. It’s going to be in the low teens when HS kids are walking their 2 miles to school. Everything will refreeze. Only bus routes in our area were treated properly. Every other road is a mess

+1, can we just do a delay please? Counts as a full day and kids are in class and learning (for all you people obsessed with “loss of instructional time”, as if MCPS is anything more that a glorified babysitting institute)

I don't understand- why would there be a delay? Are you seriously suggesting schools can't open if it is below 32F? That's insane.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they change it at 5 am, I will literally scream. This kid needs to go back to school. Only here does 3 inches of snow shut schools for a week

Today wasn’t canceled because of snow. It was canceled because of ice. Icy conditions will close schools almost anywhere.

No, the conditions this morning would not have closed schools "almost anywhere." It's not like there was freezing rain overnight. If schools always closed for this, then schools in the upper midwest would never open in the winter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we all just agree that it would be insane to fully close for another day?

So, is that your way of betting that McKnight will close it down again?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can we all just agree that it would be insane to fully close for another day?

Only we if we also all agree that whether or not a thing is insane is not a predictor of whether or not MCPS will do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was right! Too bad though. So cold.

Good thing we have these, what do you call them, winter coats? And central heating.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Can we all just agree that it would be insane to fully close for another day?

Only we if we also all agree that whether or not a thing is insane is not a predictor of whether or not MCPS will do it.

Strong disagree. It predicts MCPS will do it.

[Anonymous]

I don’t think there will be a delay. -OP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think there will be a delay. -OP

It’s already been called there won’t be

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don’t think there will be a delay. -OP

It’s already been called there won’t be

well they can always uncall it. Like today.

[Anonymous]

No need kids there to get laptops for Friday

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They could still change to a delay. It’s going to be in the low teens when HS kids are walking their 2 miles to school. Everything will refreeze. Only bus routes in our area were treated properly. Every other road is a mess

+1, can we just do a delay please? Counts as a full day and kids are in class and learning (for all you people obsessed with “loss of instructional time”, as if MCPS is anything more that a glorified babysitting institute)

I don't understand- why would there be a delay? Are you seriously suggesting schools can't open if it is below 32F? That's insane.

Maybe you're the one that needs to go back to school if you think I said anything about schools closing because it's below 32F.

Kids go to school when it's below freezing all the time but there usually isn't black ice is there?

[Anonymous]

I would be fine with two consecutive two hour delays because it has been very icy in the early morning, but since they caved and canceled today, then they are under pressure to start on time tomorrow. no strategic thinking on the parts of these people. they should have gotten the parking lots plowed and gone to school 2hrs late today and done the same tomorrow. That seems reasonable to me. now people will be slipping and sliding to get to school on time.

[Anonymous]

50% chance for 3-6 inches on Friday

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If they change it at 5 am, I will literally scream. This kid needs to go back to school. Only here does 3 inches of snow shut schools for a week

You can’t handle parenting your kid for two extra days? Just…wow.

We got 6 inches.

lol.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They could still change to a delay. It’s going to be in the low teens when HS kids are walking their 2 miles to school. Everything will refreeze. Only bus routes in our area were treated properly. Every other road is a mess

+1, can we just do a delay please? Counts as a full day and kids are in class and learning (for all you people obsessed with “loss of instructional time”, as if MCPS is anything more that a glorified babysitting institute)

I don't understand- why would there be a delay? Are you seriously suggesting schools can't open if it is below 32F? That's insane.

Maybe you're the one that needs to go back to school if you think I said anything about schools closing because it's below 32F.

Kids go to school when it's below freezing all the time but there usually isn't black ice is there?

If it's below freezing, there's likely to be some ice. Did you even venture out of your house today? Conditions were fine.