Another snow day

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Anonymous wrote:Agreed. It seems like the casualness of it all ...similar to increase in frequency of religious holidays/teacher's planning days that don't consider the difficulties of parents. In a pinch, Middle School kids can be by themselves but for elementary school kids, these days off are stressful and extremely inconvenient. A rare day here or there is understandable, but a whole week is nuts.
In addition, many parents come from regions in which snow and ice are commonplace and have a hard time understanding why this is so novel.

Talk to the Department of Transportation, I guess. I don’t think it snows enough here to really merit the kind of equipment you have wherever you’re from. Welcome to DC!

Yes, talk to the federal Department of Transportation about snow removal in Arlington. That will get to the bottom of this.

This is why kids need to be in school.

Excuse me. The Virginia Department of Transportation, then. You do understand that there are state level departments of transportation, right?

VDOT doesn't handle majority of roads in Arlington. That is why Arlington's roads are cleared better than Fairfax.

not the PP but you do know that Arlington has its own dept of transportation too right?

They don’t. That’s not what it is called. So yes I do know.

excuuuuse me, DES

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This ain’t new. I sacrificed income so that I could have a job that allowed me enough flexibility to have my kids. If you can’t handle a little snow day without freaking out then you might need another job. There will be weather cancellations. It’s part of raising children.

That's nice for you that you don't need your income, not many of us have that privilege.

It's one thing to plan for school closures in the calendar, another that won't be announced until 6pm the day before.

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Anonymous wrote:My prediction: 2 hour delay called tonight with possibility that becomes a closure in the morning once it’s clear what’s going on.

This is likely. They know SOMETHING will fall overnight but not how much, so a delay is a safe call. If it doesn’t accumulate we just go in late. If it does accumulate, they can change to a cancel by 5 am.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This ain’t new. I sacrificed income so that I could have a job that allowed me enough flexibility to have my kids. If you can’t handle a little snow day without freaking out then you might need another job. There will be weather cancellations. It’s part of raising children.

That's nice for you that you don't need your income, not many of us have that privilege.

It's one thing to plan for school closures in the calendar, another that won't be announced until 6pm the day before.

You know there will be snow days. You know your kids will get sick. You need to plan ahead for these things as a parent.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This ain’t new. I sacrificed income so that I could have a job that allowed me enough flexibility to have my kids. If you can’t handle a little snow day without freaking out then you might need another job. There will be weather cancellations. It’s part of raising children.

That's nice for you that you don't need your income, not many of us have that privilege.

It's one thing to plan for school closures in the calendar, another that won't be announced until 6pm the day before.

I didn’t say that I don’t need my income. I’m saying that I could be making moire, but there are some things I had to sacrifice to have a job that enables me to raise children.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This ain’t new. I sacrificed income so that I could have a job that allowed me enough flexibility to have my kids. If you can’t handle a little snow day without freaking out then you might need another job. There will be weather cancellations. It’s part of raising children.

That's nice for you that you don't need your income, not many of us have that privilege.

It's one thing to plan for school closures in the calendar, another that won't be announced until 6pm the day before.

You know there will be snow days. You know your kids will get sick. You need to plan ahead for these things as a parent.

Im already using lots of PTO for sick days, if they could plan better I could make arrangements. Last minute is the problem and a loose policy

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My prediction: 2 hour delay called tonight with possibility that becomes a closure in the morning once it’s clear what’s going on.

This is likely. They know SOMETHING will fall overnight but not how much, so a delay is a safe call. If it doesn’t accumulate we just go in late. If it does accumulate, they can change to a cancel by 5 am.

I wish they would do that but my prediction is they just close the whole day tonight.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This ain’t new. I sacrificed income so that I could have a job that allowed me enough flexibility to have my kids. If you can’t handle a little snow day without freaking out then you might need another job. There will be weather cancellations. It’s part of raising children.

That's nice for you that you don't need your income, not many of us have that privilege.

It's one thing to plan for school closures in the calendar, another that won't be announced until 6pm the day before.

I didn’t say that I don’t need my income. I’m saying that I could be making moire, but there are some things I had to sacrifice to have a job that enables me to raise children.

If you are able to pay the mortgage and live in Arlington, you don’t need the income.

[Anonymous]

I see SNOW FLAKES!

[Anonymous]

I think FCPS already called a 2 hr delay

[Anonymous]

Shots fired, north Arlington!! Property values dropping IN REAL TIME!

I’m heading out in my luxury SUV to investigate and/or return fire…

Will update soon

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think FCPS already called a 2 hr delay

That would be shocking they didn’t already close for the full week.

[Anonymous]

Fairfax called 2 hour delay. No way in hell we are closed if they are not.

Could change overnight though.

I respect they’re going to try.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:100% not matter what happens LCPS will cancel school Monday.

Exactly

[Anonymous]

2 hour delay announced with final decision by 5am. Snow is off and on in South Arlington.