Why are activities cancelled?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids are in Baltimore county schools and they have an EARLY DISMISSAL that was just announced. For a 35 percent chance of light snow at 4-5pm.

Our area is a joke lol

It’s all fun and games until your kid is still on the school bus at 6:30 pm. Then, y’all want to sue the district for not anticipating delays on local roads.

Who is on the school bus at 6:30?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:At this rate we will be off for 3 days for 4” of snow next week.

You absolutely must plan for this very real possibility.

Indeed.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is so confusing. Got a message that all after school activities are canceled but then Bar-T says they are open at the school and that they follow MCPS. First time MCPS parent here. Does Bar-T usually stay open? Trying to avoid a situation where my kid is dismissed at the end of the school day and I’m not there to pick her up…

Bar-T is amazing and stays open as long as they can safely do so. They are many times also open on days that school is closed (but admin offices are open) like 2 hour delays etc. or other weather related days that are full day school closure. For up to date info, I'd email/text the coordinator at your school, look on the Bar-T website and/or Facebook page. I don't know what we'd do without Bar-T!

The MCPS website directly says “Daycare programs in school buildings will remain open as scheduled. ”

[Anonymous]

Cold drizzle on warm roads is quite dangerous!!!

MCPS is embarrassing themselves

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are in Baltimore county schools and they have an EARLY DISMISSAL that was just announced. For a 35 percent chance of light snow at 4-5pm.

Our area is a joke lol

It’s all fun and games until your kid is still on the school bus at 6:30 pm. Then, y’all want to sue the district for not anticipating delays on local roads.

Who is on the school bus at 6:30?

They are trying to say if there is snow and busses go slow/delayed but there is NO snow right now and you can get your kid.

Our sports are off campus, kids or parents drive. No need to cancel it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You keep saying 35% chance of snow, but honestly the chance of it and the amount of it are not that easy to predict. I think everyone errs on the side of caution. It wasn't long ago that a kid slid under a school bus in VA and died.

Annoying amount of time off school or dead kids, which would you prefer.

A kid got hit by a driver trying to blow around a stopped school bus in Howard county a few years ago. I think we should just ban school busses to be safe. Or ban school entirely. I mean sometimes it rains and we know that rain decreases visibility. Better safe than sorry.

If you disagree with me it’s because you want children to die.

Drive your own kid, problem solved. If they cancel each time it rains, that still will not prevent bad driving.

[Anonymous]

It's after-school activities. MCPS will cancel these at the drop of a hat and has done for decades because it has a low impact on the vast majority of people and it's an easy way for them to play it safe and avoid liability. The decision-making is different than canceling actual instruction and the bar is much lower because there is pretty much only upside for them (e.g. some idiot crashes his Range Rover into a tree driving to an optional school play and sues them). Why anyone is surprised or upset is baffling to me.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's after-school activities. MCPS will cancel these at the drop of a hat and has done for decades because it has a low impact on the vast majority of people and it's an easy way for them to play it safe and avoid liability. The decision-making is different than canceling actual instruction and the bar is much lower because there is pretty much only upside for them (e.g. some idiot crashes his Range Rover into a tree driving to an optional school play and sues them). Why anyone is surprised or upset is baffling to me.

Because high school sports are delayed enough and will be delayed all next week. A lot of games, meets, and matches cancelled today/tonight for absolutely no reason

[Anonymous]

From DC alert system, but same will apply for adjacent MoCo areas:

This is an important message from the District of Columbia AlertDC system.

The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued a Snow Squall Warning for the District of Columbia until 4:15PM.

HAZARD: Intense bursts of heavy snow. Gusty winds leading to blowing snow and visibility rapidly falling to less than one-quarter mile. Wind gusts up to 35 mph.

IMPACT: Dangerous and life-threatening travel conditions are expected to develop rapidly in the warning area.

This includes Interstate 95 in Maryland between mile markers 1 and 3.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS: Reduce speed and turn on headlights! During snow squalls, the visibility may suddenly drop to near zero in whiteout conditions.

Consider avoiding or delaying travel until the snow squall passes your location. If you must travel, use extra caution and allow extra time. Rapid changes in visibility and slick road conditions may lead to accidents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's after-school activities. MCPS will cancel these at the drop of a hat and has done for decades because it has a low impact on the vast majority of people and it's an easy way for them to play it safe and avoid liability. The decision-making is different than canceling actual instruction and the bar is much lower because there is pretty much only upside for them (e.g. some idiot crashes his Range Rover into a tree driving to an optional school play and sues them). Why anyone is surprised or upset is baffling to me.

Because high school sports are delayed enough and will be delayed all next week. A lot of games, meets, and matches cancelled today/tonight for absolutely no reason

Because none of that matters. Get some perspective.

[Anonymous]

Winter weather advisory from NWS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Afternoon (3–6 PM): A brief period of heavier snow showers or squalls is expected.

This was definitely happening near me for a little while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s 39 degrees and a 35% chance of light showers at 5pm. All night sports cancelled for that?!?

At this rate we will be off for 3 days for 4” of snow next week.

The latter point is a given. It seems like that would upset you. Why.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kids are in Baltimore county schools and they have an EARLY DISMISSAL that was just announced. For a 35 percent chance of light snow at 4-5pm.

Our area is a joke lol

It’s all fun and games until your kid is still on the school bus at 6:30 pm. Then, y’all want to sue the district for not anticipating delays on local roads.

Who is on the school bus at 6:30?

It happened once when the roads got backed up and kindergartners ended up stuck on buses for hours. I think that was like 15 years ago.

What’s extra aggravating is tjat groups that rent the facilities also can’t use them so activities that don’t use any McPS employees or buses also have to be cancelled, all through the county even where the snow is light.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You keep saying 35% chance of snow, but honestly the chance of it and the amount of it are not that easy to predict. I think everyone errs on the side of caution. It wasn't long ago that a kid slid under a school bus in VA and died.

Annoying amount of time off school or dead kids, which would you prefer.

You should never drive if you are scared of even the tiniest of percentages of anything ever happening.

Tell that to the parents of the dead child, you ass.