Early Release tomorrow?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Loudoun teacher and the day was “fine” in the sense we had no storm damage but it was a bad day generally and not worth all the stress. Tons of absent kids and staff, kids being dismissed all day by parent pickup, we spent 45 minutes in the hall for a tornado warning which disrupted all the kids taking the writing SOL and led to testing discrepancies. Some kids were freaking out about a tornado, nobody could focus afterward. It was a really bad really stressful day that instructionally was worthless. And that was after navigating major multiple plans for my kids about how they’d get home in the event of a regular dismissal or emergency early dismissal. I’m wiped getting home from that day. I can’t see how it was better than just having an early release and being able to plan for that and not start testing that got interrupted .

LCPS parents in my workplace were thrilled with the call. Hopefully they are in touch with leadership to express their appreciation.

Ok?

My point is LCPS obviously takes into account more stakeholders than just upset teachers who wanted to be in their yoga pants. And so far as any students were “freaking out” it was probably because their teachers were telling them it was too dangerous to be in school.

Your level of delusion is extraordinary. If you seriously think teachers have any say in school calendars or delays/early releases, you are extraordinarily misinformed.

Who said a say? Their wishes were prioritized over students safety in FCPS. Not LCPS. So FCPS lost another day and LCPS lost 45 min.

Their wishes? Are you seriously implying that teachers were "polled" and their "wishes" were influential in the decision to close early?

Your hatred towards teachers is concerning, as are your paranoia and delusions. I hope you are receiving mental health help.

I’m seriously saying their representatives in FEA contacted gatehouse to say that sooo many teachers would be put at risk driving from out of county. Feel free to provide any information that this didn't happen but this is what i was told this morning.

Provide information it happened. Like names of the Gatehouse employees who you talked to.

You’re stupid if you don’t think the teachers’ unions have a role in these calls on when school is cancelled, when the announcement is made, etc. How soon people forget that the unions led the charge to close schools around this day in 2020, and to keep them closed for a year.

Comparing Covid closures, which happened in EVERY STATE in 2020, to a 3 hour early release … you need your internet privileges revoked

Not who you’re quoting, but it’s a lie to say EVERY STATE and try to vacate that the Fairfax teachers union tried to stay closed, even after vaccines were widely available…to teachers.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Loudoun teacher and the day was “fine” in the sense we had no storm damage but it was a bad day generally and not worth all the stress. Tons of absent kids and staff, kids being dismissed all day by parent pickup, we spent 45 minutes in the hall for a tornado warning which disrupted all the kids taking the writing SOL and led to testing discrepancies. Some kids were freaking out about a tornado, nobody could focus afterward. It was a really bad really stressful day that instructionally was worthless. And that was after navigating major multiple plans for my kids about how they’d get home in the event of a regular dismissal or emergency early dismissal. I’m wiped getting home from that day. I can’t see how it was better than just having an early release and being able to plan for that and not start testing that got interrupted .

LCPS parents in my workplace were thrilled with the call. Hopefully they are in touch with leadership to express their appreciation.

Ok?

My point is LCPS obviously takes into account more stakeholders than just upset teachers who wanted to be in their yoga pants. And so far as any students were “freaking out” it was probably because their teachers were telling them it was too dangerous to be in school.

Your level of delusion is extraordinary. If you seriously think teachers have any say in school calendars or delays/early releases, you are extraordinarily misinformed.

Who said a say? Their wishes were prioritized over students safety in FCPS. Not LCPS. So FCPS lost another day and LCPS lost 45 min.

Their wishes? Are you seriously implying that teachers were "polled" and their "wishes" were influential in the decision to close early?

Your hatred towards teachers is concerning, as are your paranoia and delusions. I hope you are receiving mental health help.

I’m seriously saying their representatives in FEA contacted gatehouse to say that sooo many teachers would be put at risk driving from out of county. Feel free to provide any information that this didn't happen but this is what i was told this morning.

Provide information it happened. Like names of the Gatehouse employees who you talked to.

You’re stupid if you don’t think the teachers’ unions have a role in these calls on when school is cancelled, when the announcement is made, etc. How soon people forget that the unions led the charge to close schools around this day in 2020, and to keep them closed for a year.

You think the FCPS teachers union also closed both my and my husband's offices yesterday, even though neither of us works in Fairfax? Wow, so powerful.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Loudoun teacher and the day was “fine” in the sense we had no storm damage but it was a bad day generally and not worth all the stress. Tons of absent kids and staff, kids being dismissed all day by parent pickup, we spent 45 minutes in the hall for a tornado warning which disrupted all the kids taking the writing SOL and led to testing discrepancies. Some kids were freaking out about a tornado, nobody could focus afterward. It was a really bad really stressful day that instructionally was worthless. And that was after navigating major multiple plans for my kids about how they’d get home in the event of a regular dismissal or emergency early dismissal. I’m wiped getting home from that day. I can’t see how it was better than just having an early release and being able to plan for that and not start testing that got interrupted .

LCPS parents in my workplace were thrilled with the call. Hopefully they are in touch with leadership to express their appreciation.

Ok?

My point is LCPS obviously takes into account more stakeholders than just upset teachers who wanted to be in their yoga pants. And so far as any students were “freaking out” it was probably because their teachers were telling them it was too dangerous to be in school.

Your level of delusion is extraordinary. If you seriously think teachers have any say in school calendars or delays/early releases, you are extraordinarily misinformed.

Who said a say? Their wishes were prioritized over students safety in FCPS. Not LCPS. So FCPS lost another day and LCPS lost 45 min.

Their wishes? Are you seriously implying that teachers were "polled" and their "wishes" were influential in the decision to close early?

Your hatred towards teachers is concerning, as are your paranoia and delusions. I hope you are receiving mental health help.

I’m seriously saying their representatives in FEA contacted gatehouse to say that sooo many teachers would be put at risk driving from out of county. Feel free to provide any information that this didn't happen but this is what i was told this morning.

Provide information it happened. Like names of the Gatehouse employees who you talked to.

You’re stupid if you don’t think the teachers’ unions have a role in these calls on when school is cancelled, when the announcement is made, etc. How soon people forget that the unions led the charge to close schools around this day in 2020, and to keep them closed for a year.

Comparing Covid closures, which happened in EVERY STATE in 2020, to a 3 hour early release … you need your internet privileges revoked

How many didn’t reopen for a year? The answer is 5, including Virginia. The unions play a huge role here because Reid and the SB listen to them. Wake up

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Loudoun teacher and the day was “fine” in the sense we had no storm damage but it was a bad day generally and not worth all the stress. Tons of absent kids and staff, kids being dismissed all day by parent pickup, we spent 45 minutes in the hall for a tornado warning which disrupted all the kids taking the writing SOL and led to testing discrepancies. Some kids were freaking out about a tornado, nobody could focus afterward. It was a really bad really stressful day that instructionally was worthless. And that was after navigating major multiple plans for my kids about how they’d get home in the event of a regular dismissal or emergency early dismissal. I’m wiped getting home from that day. I can’t see how it was better than just having an early release and being able to plan for that and not start testing that got interrupted .

LCPS parents in my workplace were thrilled with the call. Hopefully they are in touch with leadership to express their appreciation.

Ok?

My point is LCPS obviously takes into account more stakeholders than just upset teachers who wanted to be in their yoga pants. And so far as any students were “freaking out” it was probably because their teachers were telling them it was too dangerous to be in school.

Your level of delusion is extraordinary. If you seriously think teachers have any say in school calendars or delays/early releases, you are extraordinarily misinformed.

Who said a say? Their wishes were prioritized over students safety in FCPS. Not LCPS. So FCPS lost another day and LCPS lost 45 min.

Their wishes? Are you seriously implying that teachers were "polled" and their "wishes" were influential in the decision to close early?

Your hatred towards teachers is concerning, as are your paranoia and delusions. I hope you are receiving mental health help.

I’m seriously saying their representatives in FEA contacted gatehouse to say that sooo many teachers would be put at risk driving from out of county. Feel free to provide any information that this didn't happen but this is what i was told this morning.

Provide information it happened. Like names of the Gatehouse employees who you talked to.

You’re stupid if you don’t think the teachers’ unions have a role in these calls on when school is cancelled, when the announcement is made, etc. How soon people forget that the unions led the charge to close schools around this day in 2020, and to keep them closed for a year.

You think the FCPS teachers union also closed both my and my husband's offices yesterday, even though neither of us works in Fairfax? Wow, so powerful.

No that’s because the meteorologists were way off. They also didn’t close the night before which is done because of the unions.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Loudoun teacher and the day was “fine” in the sense we had no storm damage but it was a bad day generally and not worth all the stress. Tons of absent kids and staff, kids being dismissed all day by parent pickup, we spent 45 minutes in the hall for a tornado warning which disrupted all the kids taking the writing SOL and led to testing discrepancies. Some kids were freaking out about a tornado, nobody could focus afterward. It was a really bad really stressful day that instructionally was worthless. And that was after navigating major multiple plans for my kids about how they’d get home in the event of a regular dismissal or emergency early dismissal. I’m wiped getting home from that day. I can’t see how it was better than just having an early release and being able to plan for that and not start testing that got interrupted .

LCPS parents in my workplace were thrilled with the call. Hopefully they are in touch with leadership to express their appreciation.

Ok?

My point is LCPS obviously takes into account more stakeholders than just upset teachers who wanted to be in their yoga pants. And so far as any students were “freaking out” it was probably because their teachers were telling them it was too dangerous to be in school.

Your level of delusion is extraordinary. If you seriously think teachers have any say in school calendars or delays/early releases, you are extraordinarily misinformed.

Who said a say? Their wishes were prioritized over students safety in FCPS. Not LCPS. So FCPS lost another day and LCPS lost 45 min.

Their wishes? Are you seriously implying that teachers were "polled" and their "wishes" were influential in the decision to close early?

Your hatred towards teachers is concerning, as are your paranoia and delusions. I hope you are receiving mental health help.

I’m seriously saying their representatives in FEA contacted gatehouse to say that sooo many teachers would be put at risk driving from out of county. Feel free to provide any information that this didn't happen but this is what i was told this morning.

Provide information it happened. Like names of the Gatehouse employees who you talked to.

You’re stupid if you don’t think the teachers’ unions have a role in these calls on when school is cancelled, when the announcement is made, etc. How soon people forget that the unions led the charge to close schools around this day in 2020, and to keep them closed for a year.

You think the FCPS teachers union also closed both my and my husband's offices yesterday, even though neither of us works in Fairfax? Wow, so powerful.

I’m a different poster, but is your point that it doesn’t matter if the teachers union has an impact on closures because other things closed as well? Because that doesn’t make sense. The decision to put a bunch of children on busses and sidewalks during what was forecasted to be a major storm should be made with one criteria: the safety of the children. Not the convenience of adults with long commutes. As the LCPS superintendent correctly pointed out, early release took place during the period of highest risk. I think teachers unions can do a lot of good, but this is an example when they are capable of serious harm.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Loudoun teacher and the day was “fine” in the sense we had no storm damage but it was a bad day generally and not worth all the stress. Tons of absent kids and staff, kids being dismissed all day by parent pickup, we spent 45 minutes in the hall for a tornado warning which disrupted all the kids taking the writing SOL and led to testing discrepancies. Some kids were freaking out about a tornado, nobody could focus afterward. It was a really bad really stressful day that instructionally was worthless. And that was after navigating major multiple plans for my kids about how they’d get home in the event of a regular dismissal or emergency early dismissal. I’m wiped getting home from that day. I can’t see how it was better than just having an early release and being able to plan for that and not start testing that got interrupted .

LCPS parents in my workplace were thrilled with the call. Hopefully they are in touch with leadership to express their appreciation.

Ok?

My point is LCPS obviously takes into account more stakeholders than just upset teachers who wanted to be in their yoga pants. And so far as any students were “freaking out” it was probably because their teachers were telling them it was too dangerous to be in school.

Your level of delusion is extraordinary. If you seriously think teachers have any say in school calendars or delays/early releases, you are extraordinarily misinformed.

Who said a say? Their wishes were prioritized over students safety in FCPS. Not LCPS. So FCPS lost another day and LCPS lost 45 min.

Their wishes? Are you seriously implying that teachers were "polled" and their "wishes" were influential in the decision to close early?

Your hatred towards teachers is concerning, as are your paranoia and delusions. I hope you are receiving mental health help.

I’m seriously saying their representatives in FEA contacted gatehouse to say that sooo many teachers would be put at risk driving from out of county. Feel free to provide any information that this didn't happen but this is what i was told this morning.

Provide information it happened. Like names of the Gatehouse employees who you talked to.

You’re stupid if you don’t think the teachers’ unions have a role in these calls on when school is cancelled, when the announcement is made, etc. How soon people forget that the unions led the charge to close schools around this day in 2020, and to keep them closed for a year.

You think the FCPS teachers union also closed both my and my husband's offices yesterday, even though neither of us works in Fairfax? Wow, so powerful.

No that’s because the meteorologists were way off. They also didn’t close the night before which is done because of the unions.

If you read stuff like CWG they were very clear it was a potential issue, not a guarantee. They saw some scary potential in the models and places all over the DMV decided to be cautious. The ingredients for bad storms isn't a guarantee and it's all probabilities. They aren't wizards.

But the idea that this was the FCPS teachers union is utterly ridiculous and that poster needs to get a grip.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Loudoun teacher and the day was “fine” in the sense we had no storm damage but it was a bad day generally and not worth all the stress. Tons of absent kids and staff, kids being dismissed all day by parent pickup, we spent 45 minutes in the hall for a tornado warning which disrupted all the kids taking the writing SOL and led to testing discrepancies. Some kids were freaking out about a tornado, nobody could focus afterward. It was a really bad really stressful day that instructionally was worthless. And that was after navigating major multiple plans for my kids about how they’d get home in the event of a regular dismissal or emergency early dismissal. I’m wiped getting home from that day. I can’t see how it was better than just having an early release and being able to plan for that and not start testing that got interrupted .

LCPS parents in my workplace were thrilled with the call. Hopefully they are in touch with leadership to express their appreciation.

Ok?

My point is LCPS obviously takes into account more stakeholders than just upset teachers who wanted to be in their yoga pants. And so far as any students were “freaking out” it was probably because their teachers were telling them it was too dangerous to be in school.

Your level of delusion is extraordinary. If you seriously think teachers have any say in school calendars or delays/early releases, you are extraordinarily misinformed.

Who said a say? Their wishes were prioritized over students safety in FCPS. Not LCPS. So FCPS lost another day and LCPS lost 45 min.

Their wishes? Are you seriously implying that teachers were "polled" and their "wishes" were influential in the decision to close early?

Your hatred towards teachers is concerning, as are your paranoia and delusions. I hope you are receiving mental health help.

I’m seriously saying their representatives in FEA contacted gatehouse to say that sooo many teachers would be put at risk driving from out of county. Feel free to provide any information that this didn't happen but this is what i was told this morning.

Provide information it happened. Like names of the Gatehouse employees who you talked to.

You’re stupid if you don’t think the teachers’ unions have a role in these calls on when school is cancelled, when the announcement is made, etc. How soon people forget that the unions led the charge to close schools around this day in 2020, and to keep them closed for a year.

You think the FCPS teachers union also closed both my and my husband's offices yesterday, even though neither of us works in Fairfax? Wow, so powerful.

No that’s because the meteorologists were way off. They also didn’t close the night before which is done because of the unions.

If you read stuff like CWG they were very clear it was a potential issue, not a guarantee. They saw some scary potential in the models and places all over the DMV decided to be cautious. The ingredients for bad storms isn't a guarantee and it's all probabilities. They aren't wizards.

But the idea that this was the FCPS teachers union is utterly ridiculous and that poster needs to get a grip.

Ask anyone you know today who actually does emergency planning whether it was safer for students to be in schools/hallways yesterday or on buses/cars/walking on tree lined sidewalks. This was not a decision made in the best interest of students, so the question must be in whose best interest was it?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Loudoun teacher and the day was “fine” in the sense we had no storm damage but it was a bad day generally and not worth all the stress. Tons of absent kids and staff, kids being dismissed all day by parent pickup, we spent 45 minutes in the hall for a tornado warning which disrupted all the kids taking the writing SOL and led to testing discrepancies. Some kids were freaking out about a tornado, nobody could focus afterward. It was a really bad really stressful day that instructionally was worthless. And that was after navigating major multiple plans for my kids about how they’d get home in the event of a regular dismissal or emergency early dismissal. I’m wiped getting home from that day. I can’t see how it was better than just having an early release and being able to plan for that and not start testing that got interrupted .

LCPS parents in my workplace were thrilled with the call. Hopefully they are in touch with leadership to express their appreciation.

Ok?

My point is LCPS obviously takes into account more stakeholders than just upset teachers who wanted to be in their yoga pants. And so far as any students were “freaking out” it was probably because their teachers were telling them it was too dangerous to be in school.

Your level of delusion is extraordinary. If you seriously think teachers have any say in school calendars or delays/early releases, you are extraordinarily misinformed.

Who said a say? Their wishes were prioritized over students safety in FCPS. Not LCPS. So FCPS lost another day and LCPS lost 45 min.

Their wishes? Are you seriously implying that teachers were "polled" and their "wishes" were influential in the decision to close early?

Your hatred towards teachers is concerning, as are your paranoia and delusions. I hope you are receiving mental health help.

I’m seriously saying their representatives in FEA contacted gatehouse to say that sooo many teachers would be put at risk driving from out of county. Feel free to provide any information that this didn't happen but this is what i was told this morning.

Provide information it happened. Like names of the Gatehouse employees who you talked to.

You’re stupid if you don’t think the teachers’ unions have a role in these calls on when school is cancelled, when the announcement is made, etc. How soon people forget that the unions led the charge to close schools around this day in 2020, and to keep them closed for a year.

Comparing Covid closures, which happened in EVERY STATE in 2020, to a 3 hour early release … you need your internet privileges revoked

How many didn’t reopen for a year? The answer is 5, including Virginia. The unions play a huge role here because Reid and the SB listen to them. Wake up

Source?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Loudoun teacher and the day was “fine” in the sense we had no storm damage but it was a bad day generally and not worth all the stress. Tons of absent kids and staff, kids being dismissed all day by parent pickup, we spent 45 minutes in the hall for a tornado warning which disrupted all the kids taking the writing SOL and led to testing discrepancies. Some kids were freaking out about a tornado, nobody could focus afterward. It was a really bad really stressful day that instructionally was worthless. And that was after navigating major multiple plans for my kids about how they’d get home in the event of a regular dismissal or emergency early dismissal. I’m wiped getting home from that day. I can’t see how it was better than just having an early release and being able to plan for that and not start testing that got interrupted .

LCPS parents in my workplace were thrilled with the call. Hopefully they are in touch with leadership to express their appreciation.

Ok?

My point is LCPS obviously takes into account more stakeholders than just upset teachers who wanted to be in their yoga pants. And so far as any students were “freaking out” it was probably because their teachers were telling them it was too dangerous to be in school.

Your level of delusion is extraordinary. If you seriously think teachers have any say in school calendars or delays/early releases, you are extraordinarily misinformed.

Who said a say? Their wishes were prioritized over students safety in FCPS. Not LCPS. So FCPS lost another day and LCPS lost 45 min.

Their wishes? Are you seriously implying that teachers were "polled" and their "wishes" were influential in the decision to close early?

Your hatred towards teachers is concerning, as are your paranoia and delusions. I hope you are receiving mental health help.

I’m seriously saying their representatives in FEA contacted gatehouse to say that sooo many teachers would be put at risk driving from out of county. Feel free to provide any information that this didn't happen but this is what i was told this morning.

Provide information it happened. Like names of the Gatehouse employees who you talked to.

You’re stupid if you don’t think the teachers’ unions have a role in these calls on when school is cancelled, when the announcement is made, etc. How soon people forget that the unions led the charge to close schools around this day in 2020, and to keep them closed for a year.

You think the FCPS teachers union also closed both my and my husband's offices yesterday, even though neither of us works in Fairfax? Wow, so powerful.

I’m a different poster, but is your point that it doesn’t matter if the teachers union has an impact on closures because other things closed as well? Because that doesn’t make sense. The decision to put a bunch of children on busses and sidewalks during what was forecasted to be a major storm should be made with one criteria: the safety of the children. Not the convenience of adults with long commutes. As the LCPS superintendent correctly pointed out, early release took place during the period of highest risk. I think teachers unions can do a lot of good, but this is an example when they are capable of serious harm.

What evidence is there to show that yesterday’s early dismissal decision was made at the request of either union? I just skimmed back in this thread and didn’t see it.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Loudoun teacher and the day was “fine” in the sense we had no storm damage but it was a bad day generally and not worth all the stress. Tons of absent kids and staff, kids being dismissed all day by parent pickup, we spent 45 minutes in the hall for a tornado warning which disrupted all the kids taking the writing SOL and led to testing discrepancies. Some kids were freaking out about a tornado, nobody could focus afterward. It was a really bad really stressful day that instructionally was worthless. And that was after navigating major multiple plans for my kids about how they’d get home in the event of a regular dismissal or emergency early dismissal. I’m wiped getting home from that day. I can’t see how it was better than just having an early release and being able to plan for that and not start testing that got interrupted .

LCPS parents in my workplace were thrilled with the call. Hopefully they are in touch with leadership to express their appreciation.

Ok?

My point is LCPS obviously takes into account more stakeholders than just upset teachers who wanted to be in their yoga pants. And so far as any students were “freaking out” it was probably because their teachers were telling them it was too dangerous to be in school.

Your level of delusion is extraordinary. If you seriously think teachers have any say in school calendars or delays/early releases, you are extraordinarily misinformed.

Who said a say? Their wishes were prioritized over students safety in FCPS. Not LCPS. So FCPS lost another day and LCPS lost 45 min.

Their wishes? Are you seriously implying that teachers were "polled" and their "wishes" were influential in the decision to close early?

Your hatred towards teachers is concerning, as are your paranoia and delusions. I hope you are receiving mental health help.

I’m seriously saying their representatives in FEA contacted gatehouse to say that sooo many teachers would be put at risk driving from out of county. Feel free to provide any information that this didn't happen but this is what i was told this morning.

Provide information it happened. Like names of the Gatehouse employees who you talked to.

You’re stupid if you don’t think the teachers’ unions have a role in these calls on when school is cancelled, when the announcement is made, etc. How soon people forget that the unions led the charge to close schools around this day in 2020, and to keep them closed for a year.

You think the FCPS teachers union also closed both my and my husband's offices yesterday, even though neither of us works in Fairfax? Wow, so powerful.

I’m a different poster, but is your point that it doesn’t matter if the teachers union has an impact on closures because other things closed as well? Because that doesn’t make sense. The decision to put a bunch of children on busses and sidewalks during what was forecasted to be a major storm should be made with one criteria: the safety of the children. Not the convenience of adults with long commutes. As the LCPS superintendent correctly pointed out, early release took place during the period of highest risk. I think teachers unions can do a lot of good, but this is an example when they are capable of serious harm.

What evidence is there to show that yesterday’s early dismissal decision was made at the request of either union? I just skimmed back in this thread and didn’t see it.

This. People here are just making shit up to hate on teachers, as always and it's just so tiresome.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Loudoun teacher and the day was “fine” in the sense we had no storm damage but it was a bad day generally and not worth all the stress. Tons of absent kids and staff, kids being dismissed all day by parent pickup, we spent 45 minutes in the hall for a tornado warning which disrupted all the kids taking the writing SOL and led to testing discrepancies. Some kids were freaking out about a tornado, nobody could focus afterward. It was a really bad really stressful day that instructionally was worthless. And that was after navigating major multiple plans for my kids about how they’d get home in the event of a regular dismissal or emergency early dismissal. I’m wiped getting home from that day. I can’t see how it was better than just having an early release and being able to plan for that and not start testing that got interrupted .

LCPS parents in my workplace were thrilled with the call. Hopefully they are in touch with leadership to express their appreciation.

Ok?

My point is LCPS obviously takes into account more stakeholders than just upset teachers who wanted to be in their yoga pants. And so far as any students were “freaking out” it was probably because their teachers were telling them it was too dangerous to be in school.

Your level of delusion is extraordinary. If you seriously think teachers have any say in school calendars or delays/early releases, you are extraordinarily misinformed.

Who said a say? Their wishes were prioritized over students safety in FCPS. Not LCPS. So FCPS lost another day and LCPS lost 45 min.

Their wishes? Are you seriously implying that teachers were "polled" and their "wishes" were influential in the decision to close early?

Your hatred towards teachers is concerning, as are your paranoia and delusions. I hope you are receiving mental health help.

I’m seriously saying their representatives in FEA contacted gatehouse to say that sooo many teachers would be put at risk driving from out of county. Feel free to provide any information that this didn't happen but this is what i was told this morning.

Provide information it happened. Like names of the Gatehouse employees who you talked to.

You’re stupid if you don’t think the teachers’ unions have a role in these calls on when school is cancelled, when the announcement is made, etc. How soon people forget that the unions led the charge to close schools around this day in 2020, and to keep them closed for a year.

You think the FCPS teachers union also closed both my and my husband's offices yesterday, even though neither of us works in Fairfax? Wow, so powerful.

I’m a different poster, but is your point that it doesn’t matter if the teachers union has an impact on closures because other things closed as well? Because that doesn’t make sense. The decision to put a bunch of children on busses and sidewalks during what was forecasted to be a major storm should be made with one criteria: the safety of the children. Not the convenience of adults with long commutes. As the LCPS superintendent correctly pointed out, early release took place during the period of highest risk. I think teachers unions can do a lot of good, but this is an example when they are capable of serious harm.

What evidence is there to show that yesterday’s early dismissal decision was made at the request of either union? I just skimmed back in this thread and didn’t see it.

This. People here are just making shit up to hate on teachers, as always and it's just so tiresome.

I don’t think the feeling is that widespread. I think it’s one (possibly two) posters who hold completely absurd and erroneous beliefs about the teaching profession.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Loudoun teacher and the day was “fine” in the sense we had no storm damage but it was a bad day generally and not worth all the stress. Tons of absent kids and staff, kids being dismissed all day by parent pickup, we spent 45 minutes in the hall for a tornado warning which disrupted all the kids taking the writing SOL and led to testing discrepancies. Some kids were freaking out about a tornado, nobody could focus afterward. It was a really bad really stressful day that instructionally was worthless. And that was after navigating major multiple plans for my kids about how they’d get home in the event of a regular dismissal or emergency early dismissal. I’m wiped getting home from that day. I can’t see how it was better than just having an early release and being able to plan for that and not start testing that got interrupted .

LCPS parents in my workplace were thrilled with the call. Hopefully they are in touch with leadership to express their appreciation.

Ok?

My point is LCPS obviously takes into account more stakeholders than just upset teachers who wanted to be in their yoga pants. And so far as any students were “freaking out” it was probably because their teachers were telling them it was too dangerous to be in school.

Your level of delusion is extraordinary. If you seriously think teachers have any say in school calendars or delays/early releases, you are extraordinarily misinformed.

Who said a say? Their wishes were prioritized over students safety in FCPS. Not LCPS. So FCPS lost another day and LCPS lost 45 min.

Their wishes? Are you seriously implying that teachers were "polled" and their "wishes" were influential in the decision to close early?

Your hatred towards teachers is concerning, as are your paranoia and delusions. I hope you are receiving mental health help.

I’m seriously saying their representatives in FEA contacted gatehouse to say that sooo many teachers would be put at risk driving from out of county. Feel free to provide any information that this didn't happen but this is what i was told this morning.

Provide information it happened. Like names of the Gatehouse employees who you talked to.

You’re stupid if you don’t think the teachers’ unions have a role in these calls on when school is cancelled, when the announcement is made, etc. How soon people forget that the unions led the charge to close schools around this day in 2020, and to keep them closed for a year.

You think the FCPS teachers union also closed both my and my husband's offices yesterday, even though neither of us works in Fairfax? Wow, so powerful.

I’m a different poster, but is your point that it doesn’t matter if the teachers union has an impact on closures because other things closed as well? Because that doesn’t make sense. The decision to put a bunch of children on busses and sidewalks during what was forecasted to be a major storm should be made with one criteria: the safety of the children. Not the convenience of adults with long commutes. As the LCPS superintendent correctly pointed out, early release took place during the period of highest risk. I think teachers unions can do a lot of good, but this is an example when they are capable of serious harm.

What evidence is there to show that yesterday’s early dismissal decision was made at the request of either union? I just skimmed back in this thread and didn’t see it.

At least one group chat had a spouse of an employee saying that gatehouse was hearing Sunday night from teachers union advocates saying they had to close early because of the long commutes by out of county teachers.

Is it possible that someone completely fabricated this? Sure. But why? Its not that boring a group chat.

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I guess I don’t see the controversy of an advocacy group advocating for their members. Especially for a weather event that eventually led to the closing of the Federal and County government. FCPS wasn’t even the first district to call for early dismissal.

If they tried to pressure Gatehouse with threats of sick outs or other actions then there’d be a story.

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Anonymous wrote:I guess I don’t see the controversy of an advocacy group advocating for their members. Especially for a weather event that eventually led to the closing of the Federal and County government. FCPS wasn’t even the first district to call for early dismissal.

If they tried to pressure Gatehouse with threats of sick outs or other actions then there’d be a story.

My problem is pressure to do something for teachers that could endanger students. The line for advocacy really needs to be before student safety.

If a kid was struck by a falling tree yesterday would gatehouse have admitted there was advocacy from the teachers union to close? It’s different from their advocacy around snow days, where the risk calculus is the other way and gatehouse can always say this was the interest of safety. Yesterday was a bad safety call.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m a Loudoun teacher and the day was “fine” in the sense we had no storm damage but it was a bad day generally and not worth all the stress. Tons of absent kids and staff, kids being dismissed all day by parent pickup, we spent 45 minutes in the hall for a tornado warning which disrupted all the kids taking the writing SOL and led to testing discrepancies. Some kids were freaking out about a tornado, nobody could focus afterward. It was a really bad really stressful day that instructionally was worthless. And that was after navigating major multiple plans for my kids about how they’d get home in the event of a regular dismissal or emergency early dismissal. I’m wiped getting home from that day. I can’t see how it was better than just having an early release and being able to plan for that and not start testing that got interrupted .

LCPS parents in my workplace were thrilled with the call. Hopefully they are in touch with leadership to express their appreciation.

Ok?

My point is LCPS obviously takes into account more stakeholders than just upset teachers who wanted to be in their yoga pants. And so far as any students were “freaking out” it was probably because their teachers were telling them it was too dangerous to be in school.

Your level of delusion is extraordinary. If you seriously think teachers have any say in school calendars or delays/early releases, you are extraordinarily misinformed.

Who said a say? Their wishes were prioritized over students safety in FCPS. Not LCPS. So FCPS lost another day and LCPS lost 45 min.

Their wishes? Are you seriously implying that teachers were "polled" and their "wishes" were influential in the decision to close early?

Your hatred towards teachers is concerning, as are your paranoia and delusions. I hope you are receiving mental health help.

I’m seriously saying their representatives in FEA contacted gatehouse to say that sooo many teachers would be put at risk driving from out of county. Feel free to provide any information that this didn't happen but this is what i was told this morning.

Provide information it happened. Like names of the Gatehouse employees who you talked to.

You’re stupid if you don’t think the teachers’ unions have a role in these calls on when school is cancelled, when the announcement is made, etc. How soon people forget that the unions led the charge to close schools around this day in 2020, and to keep them closed for a year.

You think the FCPS teachers union also closed both my and my husband's offices yesterday, even though neither of us works in Fairfax? Wow, so powerful.

I’m a different poster, but is your point that it doesn’t matter if the teachers union has an impact on closures because other things closed as well? Because that doesn’t make sense. The decision to put a bunch of children on busses and sidewalks during what was forecasted to be a major storm should be made with one criteria: the safety of the children. Not the convenience of adults with long commutes. As the LCPS superintendent correctly pointed out, early release took place during the period of highest risk. I think teachers unions can do a lot of good, but this is an example when they are capable of serious harm.

What evidence is there to show that yesterday’s early dismissal decision was made at the request of either union? I just skimmed back in this thread and didn’t see it.

At least one group chat had a spouse of an employee saying that gatehouse was hearing Sunday night from teachers union advocates saying they had to close early because of the long commutes by out of county teachers.

Is it possible that someone completely fabricated this? Sure. But why? Its not that boring a group chat.

Who was aware of this group chat and how?

Look how far removed from the supposed source this claim is.