What about Tuesday?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Delayed for sure but if they can open for teachers on Monday, they can open back up for students.

They are NOT opening for teachers on Monday. Staff do not report on regular non instructional days. Our principal said that only admin staff report tomorrow.

What school? I'm not being snarky, just curious. Our principal emailed us an hour ago saying she was waiting for clarification and would update us immediately, but we haven't heard anything more.

[Anonymous]

Why aren't they using Code Orange, but referring to a 'non instructional day" which on the MCPS calendar is "no school for students and teachers"?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why aren't they using Code Orange, but referring to a 'non instructional day" which on the MCPS calendar is "no school for students and teachers"?

Because they do their comms with AI? Their emails are nearly always unclear and badly written.

[Anonymous]

Sounds like they anticipate opening on Tuesday: “ All grades will be due by the end of the first day schools re-open, likely on Tuesday, February 3.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why aren't they using Code Orange, but referring to a 'non instructional day" which on the MCPS calendar is "no school for students and teachers"?

They sent out a follow up message to staff saying it is a Code Orange day:

Dear MCPS Employees,

This message clarifies MCPS operations for Monday, February 2, 2026. Under contract provisions and long-standing practice for similar situations, operations will proceed as follows:

CODE ORANGE - SCHOOLS CLOSED AND OFFICES OPEN On Time for Monday February 2.
All schools are closed
School offices and central offices are open on time
Emergency personnel report as directed
MCPS sponsored school and community activities are canceled including athletic practices and events
Childcare programs may operate as scheduled, families are encouraged to contact their childcare provider
Please note: All grades will be due by the end of the first day schools re-open, likely on Tuesday, February 3.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Probably a 2 hour delay. People do not understand that the busses need to be able to access streets and many many streets are still very much one lane only. Not to mention the students with disabilities that need to be able to roll down the street and into busses. MCPS runs a ton of disability programs and must provide service to those students. This is probably them covering their backsides since they were just in litigation a summer or two ago regarding students with disabilities.

School buses should run their routes tomorrow and show how impeded they are. I watched a regular bus struggle near Arcola.

They can’t. They still have snow on them.

[Anonymous]

With tonight's parent backlash, MCPS and FCPS and the others will open Tuesday 2 hrs late, and ignore all the stuff they said today about wanting shoveled sidewalks, re-plowed side streets and needing the special ed buses to be able to access students exactly at their doorstep (I have a kid who rode one of those and he got picked up on the main street, not my tiny side street, for 3 years!).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:With tonight's parent backlash, MCPS and FCPS and the others will open Tuesday 2 hrs late, and ignore all the stuff they said today about wanting shoveled sidewalks, re-plowed side streets and needing the special ed buses to be able to access students exactly at their doorstep (I have a kid who rode one of those and he got picked up on the main street, not my tiny side street, for 3 years!).

Huh? MCPS didn’t say that. They said they will *likely* open Tuesday. Just like last Friday MCPS said it would likely open tomorrow Monday with a 2 hour delay.

Yet MCPS is fully closed tomorrow Monday.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With tonight's parent backlash, MCPS and FCPS and the others will open Tuesday 2 hrs late, and ignore all the stuff they said today about wanting shoveled sidewalks, re-plowed side streets and needing the special ed buses to be able to access students exactly at their doorstep (I have a kid who rode one of those and he got picked up on the main street, not my tiny side street, for 3 years!).

Huh? MCPS didn’t say that. They said they will *likely* open Tuesday. Just like last Friday MCPS said it would likely open tomorrow Monday with a 2 hour delay.

Yet MCPS is fully closed tomorrow Monday.

They didn’t say that. They said basically at least a delay but could be a closure. This email they’re very clearly signaling they plan to open on Tuesday

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With tonight's parent backlash, MCPS and FCPS and the others will open Tuesday 2 hrs late, and ignore all the stuff they said today about wanting shoveled sidewalks, re-plowed side streets and needing the special ed buses to be able to access students exactly at their doorstep (I have a kid who rode one of those and he got picked up on the main street, not my tiny side street, for 3 years!).

Huh? MCPS didn’t say that. They said they will *likely* open Tuesday. Just like last Friday MCPS said it would likely open tomorrow Monday with a 2 hour delay.

Yet MCPS is fully closed tomorrow Monday.

They didn’t say that. They said basically at least a delay but could be a closure. This email they’re very clearly signaling they plan to open on Tuesday

They absolutely did say that in their newsletter last Friday:

“ For Planning Purposes: At this time, MCPS also anticipates a Two-Hour Delay for Monday, February 2.”

But then they stayed closed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why aren't they using Code Orange, but referring to a 'non instructional day" which on the MCPS calendar is "no school for students and teachers"?

They sent out a follow up message to staff saying it is a Code Orange day:

Dear MCPS Employees,

This message clarifies MCPS operations for Monday, February 2, 2026. Under contract provisions and long-standing practice for similar situations, operations will proceed as follows:

CODE ORANGE - SCHOOLS CLOSED AND OFFICES OPEN On Time for Monday February 2.
All schools are closed
School offices and central offices are open on time
Emergency personnel report as directed
MCPS sponsored school and community activities are canceled including athletic practices and events
Childcare programs may operate as scheduled, families are encouraged to contact their childcare provider
Please note: All grades will be due by the end of the first day schools re-open, likely on Tuesday, February 3.

I got this email too. I am just a parent. Amazing communications, MCPS!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why aren't they using Code Orange, but referring to a 'non instructional day" which on the MCPS calendar is "no school for students and teachers"?

They sent out a follow up message to staff saying it is a Code Orange day:

Dear MCPS Employees,

This message clarifies MCPS operations for Monday, February 2, 2026. Under contract provisions and long-standing practice for similar situations, operations will proceed as follows:

CODE ORANGE - SCHOOLS CLOSED AND OFFICES OPEN On Time for Monday February 2.
All schools are closed
School offices and central offices are open on time
Emergency personnel report as directed
MCPS sponsored school and community activities are canceled including athletic practices and events
Childcare programs may operate as scheduled, families are encouraged to contact their childcare provider
Please note: All grades will be due by the end of the first day schools re-open, likely on Tuesday, February 3.

I got this email too. I am just a parent. Amazing communications, MCPS!

That’s the message they should have sent out at 340 pm instead of that abrupt message that confused people. What’s the use of having the color codes if you don’t use them in communications.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With tonight's parent backlash, MCPS and FCPS and the others will open Tuesday 2 hrs late, and ignore all the stuff they said today about wanting shoveled sidewalks, re-plowed side streets and needing the special ed buses to be able to access students exactly at their doorstep (I have a kid who rode one of those and he got picked up on the main street, not my tiny side street, for 3 years!).

Huh? MCPS didn’t say that. They said they will *likely* open Tuesday. Just like last Friday MCPS said it would likely open tomorrow Monday with a 2 hour delay.

Yet MCPS is fully closed tomorrow Monday.

PP you replied to. I know they didn't say that, but their plan to wait until all the snow is magically cleared by the county and private residents is absurd. It's not going to happen until the sun melts it naturally. No one who hasn't shoveled yet is going to suddenly get up their arse now and shovel before Tuesday. MCPS has the gall to request that everyone shovel better. They are foisting the burden on everyone else except them.

So there's going to be a backlash. And then they will be forced to open, with icy sidewalks and snowplow walls, etc, and pretend like they meant to do that all along.

That's how school systems roll, PP...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With tonight's parent backlash, MCPS and FCPS and the others will open Tuesday 2 hrs late, and ignore all the stuff they said today about wanting shoveled sidewalks, re-plowed side streets and needing the special ed buses to be able to access students exactly at their doorstep (I have a kid who rode one of those and he got picked up on the main street, not my tiny side street, for 3 years!).

Huh? MCPS didn’t say that. They said they will *likely* open Tuesday. Just like last Friday MCPS said it would likely open tomorrow Monday with a 2 hour delay.

Yet MCPS is fully closed tomorrow Monday.

PP you replied to. I know they didn't say that, but their plan to wait until all the snow is magically cleared by the county and private residents is absurd. It's not going to happen until the sun melts it naturally. No one who hasn't shoveled yet is going to suddenly get up their arse now and shovel before Tuesday. MCPS has the gall to request that everyone shovel better. They are foisting the burden on everyone else except them.

So there's going to be a backlash. And then they will be forced to open, with icy sidewalks and snowplow walls, etc, and pretend like they meant to do that all along.

That's how school systems roll, PP...

Nobody is forcing mcps to do anything. And they will in fact do the minimum possible as the teacher’s union recommends.

McPS will seek a waiver of the required 180 days saying that it was impossible that they open physically or provide virtual learning even though other school districts nearby did so.

And if the waiver isn’t granted, McPS will add some half days at the end of June and encourage students not to come.

In all these situations, your MCPS kids are missing out relative to the rest of the country.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why aren't they using Code Orange, but referring to a 'non instructional day" which on the MCPS calendar is "no school for students and teachers"?

They sent out a follow up message to staff saying it is a Code Orange day:

Dear MCPS Employees,

This message clarifies MCPS operations for Monday, February 2, 2026. Under contract provisions and long-standing practice for similar situations, operations will proceed as follows:

CODE ORANGE - SCHOOLS CLOSED AND OFFICES OPEN On Time for Monday February 2.
All schools are closed
School offices and central offices are open on time
Emergency personnel report as directed
MCPS sponsored school and community activities are canceled including athletic practices and events
Childcare programs may operate as scheduled, families are encouraged to contact their childcare provider
Please note: All grades will be due by the end of the first day schools re-open, likely on Tuesday, February 3.

MCPS is moronic for keeping Cram and Essie in charge of comms and operations. These people don't know what they're doing.