Closed on Friday or early closing?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Everything that went down today was 100% the right call by FCPS.

Do any of you want your kids in school? The constant pull for 4 day weeks and long vacations and snow days and every other reason to shut school down is mind boggling.

Low energy people who like sitting around at home.

Sorry you didn't get your free babysitting service this morning.

I was home and actually love a 2 hour delay. I'm referring to the people who are always looking for more days off, despite the fact that there are already so many built in, and "much needed downtime" for their kids and themselves. Low energy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and had about 5 students in class today. I ended up not being able to do any new material anyway. One teacher slipped and fell on the ice going down some outside stairs, and our parking lot is on a steep hill and was not treated, so that was fun. The situation today was miserable and unsafe on many levels, but the Gatehouse crew are all warm and comfy and don't care about anything until they actually get sued. And a lot of parents are just selfishly hoping for free childcare and don't care about who else might get hurt in the process.

Ohh I see now, you wrote this post and the one directly above it. Gee another bitter teacher full of resentment towards kids and parents, now there's something we haven't seen! Sorry you had to do your job. Don't worry you have 2 weeks off soon, maybe you can manage until then.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and had about 5 students in class today. I ended up not being able to do any new material anyway. One teacher slipped and fell on the ice going down some outside stairs, and our parking lot is on a steep hill and was not treated, so that was fun. The situation today was miserable and unsafe on many levels, but the Gatehouse crew are all warm and comfy and don't care about anything until they actually get sued. And a lot of parents are just selfishly hoping for free childcare and don't care about who else might get hurt in the process.

No, not every parent is hoping for free child care. I am so tired of that argument. My kids are in HS and it's been very challenging getting them in an education flow this fall. There are far too many disruptions. It isn't healthy from an academic perspective. They don't need these breaks. If anything they need to feel the burn for a bit.

In addition, my kids do sports and hate not having that outlet. So constantly closing school isn't socio-emotionally healthy either.

Not everything is "oh you just want free childcare".

DP. I spent a small part of this morning reading the reams of garbage logic put up by people who thought that FCPS made a "great call." I can certainly empathize with being tired of hearing empty arguments.

You claim too many disruptions this year but I'm not sure where that's coming from. If we had 10 times as many snow days as we've had so far, we'd still have exactly the same number as we've had so far - zero. If zero unplanned disruptions are a threat to our children's health, then your appeal to our sense of children's health doesn't make sense.

I'd agree that - to the best of my knowledge - everything turned out ok this morning when the roads were mildly-to-moderately slippery at the time that middle school kids were on their way to school. I'd also agree that for years, there were no incidents at DCA airport despite running military training flights in the same space that civilian aircraft were landing. Not everyone is comfortable waiting for something bad to happen before deciding that there's something to worry about.

On the bright side, I do know some parents who told me they were happy to get their free childcare today.

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of after school activities tonight. My bet is they don't shut it down. Things are fine. The drama around here is astonishing.

It's insane. The roads were really fine for the duration of this event. They were fine while it was flurrying. Schools should not close because someone somewhere can't make it up their hill at the exact time they need to leave their house. The fact that people think a massive school district should close down for these outlier situations is so self-absorbed and weird to me.

It's also self-absorbed to think that everyone in this massive county should be out on the roads because your little area looks o.k. Although things improved after noon, many roads were not in good shape for most of the morning. There was a ground stop at DCA, the Fairfax County PD asked people to stay off the roads if possible, a section of Richmond Highway was closed due to spin outs, etc. These are all indications that there were some significant issues. Check out the Jobs and Careers thread where people who actually drove to work today, rather than WFH, also experienced a lot of problems on the roads.

Is your premise that thousands of kids should miss school if there are any disruptions whatsoever due to weather? It’s going to snow here sometimes. It’s going to ice, sometimes. It doesn’t mean schools need to close for EVERYTHING. It means everyone should own a shovel, and have a backup plan for delays.

Not sure how that’s your takeaway. Weather-related issues were pretty widespread throughout the area this morning…much more than, “any disruptions whatsoever.” The PD actually asked us all to stay off the roads if possible. But go ahead and gaslight away…

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Anonymous wrote:A school bus was rear-ended outside Manassas, and at least three roadways were closed Friday morning, as police and road crews dealt with icy road conditions in some parts of Prince William County.

....None of which is in Fairfax County

So, it's ok that it happened in an adjacent County. Wow!! Children are still being transported to school in Fairfax County.

It isnt okay that a bus was rear ended, but prince william is further south and west, both of which have more severe conditions than fairfax county. The reality is that the schools are open today. If you're not comfortable driving your kid or putting them on a bus, then keep them home.

This is not a valid point. If someone can be reasonably uncomfortable about their child making it to school safely, then it is responsibility of the school system to close, end of story. People are legally responsible for sending their kids to school. If people have a legitimate reason to be worried, then it shouldn't be up to them, it's up to the schools not to put them in a situation to make that decision.

I’m not you understand how ridiculous you sound. Define “reasonable.” Define “legitimate.” Then I’ll show you a thousand parents who disagree with you.

Like it or not, I'm right - it's not even a matter of opinion. Yes, it's true - what defines a reasonable and legitimate basis to be worried is the subject of debate. What is not up for debate is whether schools should be closed if there is a reasonable cause to be worried. Parents should never be put into a position by a government entity such as the school system where there choice is either to willfully violate the law or to put their children in danger.

Getting out of bed in the morning involves risk. America is clearly on a downward slide with drama llamas like you worried about a non-event.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything that went down today was 100% the right call by FCPS.

Do any of you want your kids in school? The constant pull for 4 day weeks and long vacations and snow days and every other reason to shut school down is mind boggling.

Low energy people who like sitting around at home.

Sorry you didn't get your free babysitting service this morning.

Sorry you're too dumb to hold a job!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everything that went down today was 100% the right call by FCPS.

Do any of you want your kids in school? The constant pull for 4 day weeks and long vacations and snow days and every other reason to shut school down is mind boggling.

Low energy people who like sitting around at home.

Sorry you didn't get your free babysitting service this morning.

Sorry you're too dumb to hold a job!

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I mean, see how petty something like what I quoted sounds? If you truly think school is babysitting, mommas, then you need to start homeschooling. PLEASE pull your bratty children out of public school so our well behaved students who want to go to school and who want to succeed in school can get schooling without the distraction of your babies.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of after school activities tonight. My bet is they don't shut it down. Things are fine. The drama around here is astonishing.

It's insane. The roads were really fine for the duration of this event. They were fine while it was flurrying. Schools should not close because someone somewhere can't make it up their hill at the exact time they need to leave their house. The fact that people think a massive school district should close down for these outlier situations is so self-absorbed and weird to me.

It's also self-absorbed to think that everyone in this massive county should be out on the roads because your little area looks o.k. Although things improved after noon, many roads were not in good shape for most of the morning. There was a ground stop at DCA, the Fairfax County PD asked people to stay off the roads if possible, a section of Richmond Highway was closed due to spin outs, etc. These are all indications that there were some significant issues. Check out the Jobs and Careers thread where people who actually drove to work today, rather than WFH, also experienced a lot of problems on the roads.

Is your premise that thousands of kids should miss school if there are any disruptions whatsoever due to weather? It’s going to snow here sometimes. It’s going to ice, sometimes. It doesn’t mean schools need to close for EVERYTHING. It means everyone should own a shovel, and have a backup plan for delays.

Not sure how that’s your takeaway. Weather-related issues were pretty widespread throughout the area this morning…much more than, “any disruptions whatsoever.” The PD actually asked us all to stay off the roads if possible. But go ahead and gaslight away…

Are your children too dumb for school or something? I can't think of any other reason why mommas would want to keep their children out of school. If you are concerned about the busses being on the roads, KEEP YOUR WHINY BABIES HOME. We don't want them there. It's too disruptive for our children who are succeeding in school.

[Anonymous]

This thread should be preserved for history books as the prime example of the beginning of the end. School should have been canceled today. OPM should have said generous telework. People have lost rational thought.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and had about 5 students in class today. I ended up not being able to do any new material anyway. One teacher slipped and fell on the ice going down some outside stairs, and our parking lot is on a steep hill and was not treated, so that was fun. The situation today was miserable and unsafe on many levels, but the Gatehouse crew are all warm and comfy and don't care about anything until they actually get sued. And a lot of parents are just selfishly hoping for free childcare and don't care about who else might get hurt in the process.

No, not every parent is hoping for free child care. I am so tired of that argument. My kids are in HS and it's been very challenging getting them in an education flow this fall. There are far too many disruptions. It isn't healthy from an academic perspective. They don't need these breaks. If anything they need to feel the burn for a bit.

In addition, my kids do sports and hate not having that outlet. So constantly closing school isn't socio-emotionally healthy either.

Not everything is "oh you just want free childcare".

DP. I spent a small part of this morning reading the reams of garbage logic put up by people who thought that FCPS made a "great call." I can certainly empathize with being tired of hearing empty arguments.

You claim too many disruptions this year but I'm not sure where that's coming from. If we had 10 times as many snow days as we've had so far, we'd still have exactly the same number as we've had so far - zero. If zero unplanned disruptions are a threat to our children's health, then your appeal to our sense of children's health doesn't make sense.

I'd agree that - to the best of my knowledge - everything turned out ok this morning when the roads were mildly-to-moderately slippery at the time that middle school kids were on their way to school. I'd also agree that for years, there were no incidents at DCA airport despite running military training flights in the same space that civilian aircraft were landing. Not everyone is comfortable waiting for something bad to happen before deciding that there's something to worry about.

On the bright side, I do know some parents who told me they were happy to get their free childcare today.

Given their free childcare requires them to live in an incredibly expensive area, take hilarious amounts of PTO (if they have it) to support an insane schedule and not even receive particularly good childcare for the bargain I would say FCPS has sure showed them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread should be preserved for history books as the prime example of the beginning of the end. School should have been canceled today. OPM should have said generous telework. People have lost rational thought.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Everything that went down today was 100% the right call by FCPS.

Do any of you want your kids in school? The constant pull for 4 day weeks and long vacations and snow days and every other reason to shut school down is mind boggling.

+100

Done and done. Let's move on!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are a lot of after school activities tonight. My bet is they don't shut it down. Things are fine. The drama around here is astonishing.

It's insane. The roads were really fine for the duration of this event. They were fine while it was flurrying. Schools should not close because someone somewhere can't make it up their hill at the exact time they need to leave their house. The fact that people think a massive school district should close down for these outlier situations is so self-absorbed and weird to me.

It's also self-absorbed to think that everyone in this massive county should be out on the roads because your little area looks o.k. Although things improved after noon, many roads were not in good shape for most of the morning. There was a ground stop at DCA, the Fairfax County PD asked people to stay off the roads if possible, a section of Richmond Highway was closed due to spin outs, etc. These are all indications that there were some significant issues. Check out the Jobs and Careers thread where people who actually drove to work today, rather than WFH, also experienced a lot of problems on the roads.

Is your premise that thousands of kids should miss school if there are any disruptions whatsoever due to weather? It’s going to snow here sometimes. It’s going to ice, sometimes. It doesn’t mean schools need to close for EVERYTHING. It means everyone should own a shovel, and have a backup plan for delays.

Not sure how that’s your takeaway. Weather-related issues were pretty widespread throughout the area this morning…much more than, “any disruptions whatsoever.” The PD actually asked us all to stay off the roads if possible. But go ahead and gaslight away…

Yeah they asked that so that people could get to school and work! And not have to compete on the roads with Nancy and Agnes driving to the senior center and their morning Starbucks. It’s reasonable for people who don’t need to be out to stay home for a bit until conditions improve. I realize everyone got used to kids being put absolutely last during Covid, but kids education needs to be prioritized now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This thread should be preserved for history books as the prime example of the beginning of the end. School should have been canceled today. OPM should have said generous telework. People have lost rational thought.

Why? People got to work fine. DCPS and MCPS opened on-time without serious problems.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This thread should be preserved for history books as the prime example of the beginning of the end. School should have been canceled today. OPM should have said generous telework. People have lost rational thought.

+1

WRONG! It should only be preserved to showcase how anti-school some people are.