School closing because of Ida storms/flooding risk?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This all seems very odd to me. Normally this type of weather forecast would never be enough to close schools. What's different?

It's that the worst of the weather (along with likely floods) will be arriving as the usual rush hour/end of day traffic is peaking. MCPS has significantly more bus transportation of students and just generally more transportation logistics to worry about, as well as some parts of the county that are significantly more rural than D.C., so I'm not surprised they closed early while D.C. didn't.

Aside from the hurricane, have there been other storms that have closed MCPS early? I realize you may not have this information.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thanks. I’m not actually worried about the storm, just wondering how DCPS is likely to handle it. I recall hearing they’re very conservative about closings for winter weather so wondered if they’d be the same for this.

I super doubt it. They closed early once a few years ago because of hurricane-level winds (I think it was a teacher conference day, so school was closed anyway, but they closed the buildings to cancel the conferences and any day-off camps)

You super doubt it? Are you 12? Do adults talk like this?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Op here. Thanks. I’m not actually worried about the storm, just wondering how DCPS is likely to handle it. I recall hearing they’re very conservative about closings for winter weather so wondered if they’d be the same for this.

I super doubt it. They closed early once a few years ago because of hurricane-level winds (I think it was a teacher conference day, so school was closed anyway, but they closed the buildings to cancel the conferences and any day-off camps)

You super doubt it? Are you 12? Do adults talk like this?

You get worked up about odd things.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This all seems very odd to me. Normally this type of weather forecast would never be enough to close schools. What's different?

The amount of rain (people trying to drive home). The winds, the tornado threat. There are lots of issues. You may not have been around about 10 years ago when DCPS closed for a hurricane. But it has happened.

It was for Isabel, which hit our area more directly.

[Anonymous]

Barely raining where we live. But, sure, let's take kids out of school again. It's not like they are incredibly far behind or anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Barely raining where we live. But, sure, let's take kids out of school again. It's not like they are incredibly far behind or anything.

What are you talking about? Only aftercare and extracurriculars are cancelled. The students had a full day.

[Anonymous]

Kipp closed at 12 and two rivers closed at 1:15

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kipp closed at 12 and two rivers closed at 1:15

Well autonomy and all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kipp closed at 12 and two rivers closed at 1:15

Well autonomy and all.

Two Rivers closes at 1:15 every Wednesday, geniuses.

[Anonymous]

This is barely a storm, and it just feels like schools are looking for any reason to cancel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This is barely a storm, and it just feels like schools are looking for any reason to cancel.

I mean, there was a legit tornado in Annapolis. I think the worst of it went north of DC but the risk is there. Of course, the worst of the rain seems to have hit precisely at my kid’s pick-up time, but no one could predict that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kipp closed at 12 and two rivers closed at 1:15

Well autonomy and all.

Two Rivers closes at 1:15 every Wednesday, geniuses.

LOL. Why are you bringing facts into this??

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm picking up my kids early. We walk a mile through pretty dense, mature trees. I hate to do it, but it's my job to keep my kids safe.

I find it odd that you felt the need to write such a defensive comment lol

Also, if it's your job to keep [your] kids safe, perhaps spring for an Uber or something so you can skip the forest stroll today...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is barely a storm, and it just feels like schools are looking for any reason to cancel.

I mean, there was a legit tornado in Annapolis. I think the worst of it went north of DC but the risk is there. Of course, the worst of the rain seems to have hit precisely at my kid’s pick-up time, but no one could predict that.

It was in a rural area and did basically 0 damage. We can't close schools for weather events that are unlikely, not local, and not destructive. We haven't even had a severe thunderstorm warning for this storm, and we aren't going to get one.

[Anonymous]

Damaging tornadoes here are so extremely rare. The last time someone in the region died from a tornado was over 20 years ago.