Why can't MoCo be broken into smaller geographic snow zones?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every other district in the area is closed. This is about where you live and the relative local tolerance for snow, not anything to do with how MCPS is structured. Go further north or west and you'll see more tolerance, go further south and you'll see less.

How about more than 2 snow days

Good point. But let's cut it to one day instead.

-- BoE when adopting the 2025-2026 calendar
(unfortunately not kidding)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Every other district in the area is closed. This is about where you live and the relative local tolerance for snow, not anything to do with how MCPS is structured. Go further north or west and you'll see more tolerance, go further south and you'll see less.

How about more than 2 snow days

Good point. But let's cut it to one day instead.

-- BoE when adopting the 2025-2026 calendar
(unfortunately not kidding)

I’m going to sign them up for gamblers anonymous

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? Do you believe that the teachers, cafeteria staff, secretaries, building services staff and bus drivers all live within 2-/5 miles of the school/and have the same commute to the building as your child? No, many live much farther away, and they might have gotten more snow/ice than you and can't safely get to school.

That shouldn't be the reason. There are many essential workers who have long commutes that are required to report to work after it snows. MCPS is full of entitled whiners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? Do you believe that the teachers, cafeteria staff, secretaries, building services staff and bus drivers all live within 2-/5 miles of the school/and have the same commute to the building as your child? No, many live much farther away, and they might have gotten more snow/ice than you and can't safely get to school.

The main roads are fine

My neighborhood (off the beaten path) didn't see a snowplow until mid-day yesterday. Some of Maryland is more rural, and people couldn't get out of their neighborhoods.

Now let's take single parent teacher who's childcare doesn't open until 7, and they teach HS. They can't just leave early because of snow. I get it's inconvenient, but this is life with kids (2 parent working home, 3 kids 2 in ES).

It's also not real safe for the kids to be walking on the icy roads/sidewalks.

Really, the snowflakes here are the parents whining about the snow days

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This comes up all the time. Many kids go to school outside of the cluster. Some have chosen to do that but some are bussed for special ed needs. There are also teachers and specialists that work in multiple schools in different clusters. It snows so rarely that I do not think the complications are worth it.

I do think people have very high standards for clearing snow.

This. If you think DCUM is mad now, wait until Churchill is closed for snow for three days but Blair is open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the issue is that Maryland requires schools to be run by counties. As we have students who move all throughout the county and busses who run through different parts, it would be impossible to separate.

We need Maryland to allow smaller school zones so that Montgomery county does not all have to be grouped together.

But why? Why does Maryland require that and
1. Is it a misinterpretation to think "counties must run district equals each county can only run 1 district " and
2. Why not change it

I guess it’s because the people who would do this are as dumb as the people parroting irrelevant “rebuttals” without thinking.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? Do you believe that the teachers, cafeteria staff, secretaries, building services staff and bus drivers all live within 2-/5 miles of the school/and have the same commute to the building as your child? No, many live much farther away, and they might have gotten more snow/ice than you and can't safely get to school.

That shouldn't be the reason. There are many essential workers who have long commutes that are required to report to work after it snows. MCPS is full of entitled whiners.

Now teachers and other school staff are essential workers? When the vaccines rolled out, DCUM swore they weren’t.

[Anonymous]

I know this is hard for your teeny tiny brain to understand but teachers don't live near the school that they teach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the issue is that Maryland requires schools to be run by counties. As we have students who move all throughout the county and busses who run through different parts, it would be impossible to separate.

We need Maryland to allow smaller school zones so that Montgomery county does not all have to be grouped together.

But why? Why does Maryland require that and
1. Is it a misinterpretation to think "counties must run district equals each county can only run 1 district " and
2. Why not change it

I guess it’s because the people who would do this are as dumb as the people parroting irrelevant “rebuttals” without thinking.

A dumb person thinks MoCo would try to run two separate districts.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? Do you believe that the teachers, cafeteria staff, secretaries, building services staff and bus drivers all live within 2-/5 miles of the school/and have the same commute to the building as your child? No, many live much farther away, and they might have gotten more snow/ice than you and can't safely get to school.

The main roads are fine

My neighborhood (off the beaten path) didn't see a snowplow until mid-day yesterday. Some of Maryland is more rural, and people couldn't get out of their neighborhoods.

Now let's take single parent teacher who's childcare doesn't open until 7, and they teach HS. They can't just leave early because of snow. I get it's inconvenient, but this is life with kids (2 parent working home, 3 kids 2 in ES).

It's also not real safe for the kids to be walking on the icy roads/sidewalks.

Really, the snowflakes here are the parents whining about the snow days

People in rural areas could just drive on the snow until they got to a major road. They weren't snowed in. We didn't get enough snow for that.

Similarly, kids gave been playing outside for the last 3 days. They certainly could have walked to school.

The real snowflakes are the people that think they'll die if the set foot or tire on a section of snow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know this is hard for your teeny tiny brain to understand but teachers don't live near the school that they teach.

And everyone that has been going to work this week? You think they live right next to their worplace?

It's incredible that teachers have no idea what other people have to push through for their jobs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? Do you believe that the teachers, cafeteria staff, secretaries, building services staff and bus drivers all live within 2-/5 miles of the school/and have the same commute to the building as your child? No, many live much farther away, and they might have gotten more snow/ice than you and can't safely get to school.

That shouldn't be the reason. There are many essential workers who have long commutes that are required to report to work after it snows. MCPS is full of entitled whiners.

Now teachers and other school staff are essential workers? When the vaccines rolled out, DCUM swore they weren’t.

Most people thought they should have been, but MCEA didn't want to go to work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Seriously? Do you believe that the teachers, cafeteria staff, secretaries, building services staff and bus drivers all live within 2-/5 miles of the school/and have the same commute to the building as your child? No, many live much farther away, and they might have gotten more snow/ice than you and can't safely get to school.

The main roads are fine

My neighborhood (off the beaten path) didn't see a snowplow until mid-day yesterday. Some of Maryland is more rural, and people couldn't get out of their neighborhoods.

Now let's take single parent teacher who's childcare doesn't open until 7, and they teach HS. They can't just leave early because of snow. I get it's inconvenient, but this is life with kids (2 parent working home, 3 kids 2 in ES).

It's also not real safe for the kids to be walking on the icy roads/sidewalks.

Really, the snowflakes here are the parents whining about the snow days

School-apologists love to point out that child care is the parent's responsibility. But it would be awfully poor planning to pick a child care provider that is both far away from your employer and doesn't open until just before you need to get to work.

[Anonymous]

Well, Arlington schools are also closed, and Arlington is also right next to DC. These are always tough calls. It’s not as simple as people seem to think.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, Arlington schools are also closed, and Arlington is also right next to DC. These are always tough calls. It’s not as simple as people seem to think.

Nor is it as hard.