Snow day

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Anonymous wrote:The bus drivers are in a terrible position. So many routes are ICE. Not snow-ICE. The fedex truck got stuck on my street this afternoon in Burke on the ice. It’s going to be a mess. I can’t even think of the walkers who have to walk on a busy road to get to school. It’s so dangerous. Completely unsafe. I’m horrified FCPS made this decision. Any parent or decision maker who isn’t worried about the kids is not thinking clearly. The risk is way too high here.

Then stay home. Your horror solved.

I can’t. I’m a teacher who will babysit your kids tomorrow. And my teenager will now miss new content and be behind if I don’t send them. Think much? Jerk.

So it is the teachers who are upset that they have to work!!!!! No surprise.

It's not. There's an unhinged SAHM and another who is upset that their Friday workday has been upended because they have to parent their kids to school.

How about adding me? Kiss and ride road is a sheet of ice. The sidewalk that the students have to use to walk to school hasn’t been cleared and kids will need to walk along a busy road to avoid the sidewalk.

Why haven't you gone out an shoveled it if you are so concerned? Nobody is stopping you.

Kids can walk on a little bit of snow, it's not lava.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is feeling like deja vu from the day Closefcps trended on Twitter about ten years ago. They opened and it was an absolute icy disaster. Buses didn’t come or came nearly an hour late. Cars were stuck on the icy roads near schools. It was an absolute mess.

This is NOT a deja vu. Totally different scenario.

To be fair, that was a mess up on EVERYONE. There was a storm the changed at the last minute during rush hour. Snow was falling as everyone was heading out to work/school. Weather forecasters missed it completely. This wasn’t just an FCPS issue, but an entire DMV issue.

That day turned into the infamous “Garza Snow Day.” Staff were given a day to take as administrative leave in order to make up for having to come to work that day.

Translation, “VDOT didn’t do its job, but we can’t close indefinitely”

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The bus drivers are in a terrible position. So many routes are ICE. Not snow-ICE. The fedex truck got stuck on my street this afternoon in Burke on the ice. It’s going to be a mess. I can’t even think of the walkers who have to walk on a busy road to get to school. It’s so dangerous. Completely unsafe. I’m horrified FCPS made this decision. Any parent or decision maker who isn’t worried about the kids is not thinking clearly. The risk is way too high here.

Then stay home. Your horror solved.

I can’t. I’m a teacher who will babysit your kids tomorrow. And my teenager will now miss new content and be behind if I don’t send them. Think much? Jerk.

So it is the teachers who are upset that they have to work!!!!! No surprise.

It's not. There's an unhinged SAHM and another who is upset that their Friday workday has been upended because they have to parent their kids to school.

How about adding me? Kiss and ride road is a sheet of ice. The sidewalk that the students have to use to walk to school hasn’t been cleared and kids will need to walk along a busy road to avoid the sidewalk.

Okay, you're added. Sheets of ice!!! Stay home if it's not going to work for you. The district isn't staying shut because some households didn't clean their sidewalks. It's not VDOT's responsibility.

Our house is great. The school has a kiss and ride sheet of ice and the sidewalk for walkers in front of the school hasn’t been cleared, leaving students to walk on a busy street. Can you address that part?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The bus drivers are in a terrible position. So many routes are ICE. Not snow-ICE. The fedex truck got stuck on my street this afternoon in Burke on the ice. It’s going to be a mess. I can’t even think of the walkers who have to walk on a busy road to get to school. It’s so dangerous. Completely unsafe. I’m horrified FCPS made this decision. Any parent or decision maker who isn’t worried about the kids is not thinking clearly. The risk is way too high here.

Then stay home. Your horror solved.

I can’t. I’m a teacher who will babysit your kids tomorrow. And my teenager will now miss new content and be behind if I don’t send them. Think much? Jerk.

So it is the teachers who are upset that they have to work!!!!! No surprise.

It's not. There's an unhinged SAHM and another who is upset that their Friday workday has been upended because they have to parent their kids to school.

How about adding me? Kiss and ride road is a sheet of ice. The sidewalk that the students have to use to walk to school hasn’t been cleared and kids will need to walk along a busy road to avoid the sidewalk.

Okay, you're added. Sheets of ice!!! Stay home if it's not going to work for you. The district isn't staying shut because some households didn't clean their sidewalks. It's not VDOT's responsibility.

Our house is great. The school has a kiss and ride sheet of ice and the sidewalk for walkers in front of the school hasn’t been cleared, leaving students to walk on a busy street. Can you address that part?

Sure, email the principal. Stay home. Volunteer your time to help clear the sidewalk. Lots of things you could be doing beyond whining.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The bus drivers are in a terrible position. So many routes are ICE. Not snow-ICE. The fedex truck got stuck on my street this afternoon in Burke on the ice. It’s going to be a mess. I can’t even think of the walkers who have to walk on a busy road to get to school. It’s so dangerous. Completely unsafe. I’m horrified FCPS made this decision. Any parent or decision maker who isn’t worried about the kids is not thinking clearly. The risk is way too high here.

Ours is great too. I shoveled on Monday. It’s amazing what happens with you get off your a$$ and do something other than find a reason to complain about everything.

Then stay home. Your horror solved.

I can’t. I’m a teacher who will babysit your kids tomorrow. And my teenager will now miss new content and be behind if I don’t send them. Think much? Jerk.

So it is the teachers who are upset that they have to work!!!!! No surprise.

It's not. There's an unhinged SAHM and another who is upset that their Friday workday has been upended because they have to parent their kids to school.

How about adding me? Kiss and ride road is a sheet of ice. The sidewalk that the students have to use to walk to school hasn’t been cleared and kids will need to walk along a busy road to avoid the sidewalk.

Okay, you're added. Sheets of ice!!! Stay home if it's not going to work for you. The district isn't staying shut because some households didn't clean their sidewalks. It's not VDOT's responsibility.

Our house is great. The school has a kiss and ride sheet of ice and the sidewalk for walkers in front of the school hasn’t been cleared, leaving students to walk on a busy street. Can you address that part?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The bus drivers are in a terrible position. So many routes are ICE. Not snow-ICE. The fedex truck got stuck on my street this afternoon in Burke on the ice. It’s going to be a mess. I can’t even think of the walkers who have to walk on a busy road to get to school. It’s so dangerous. Completely unsafe. I’m horrified FCPS made this decision. Any parent or decision maker who isn’t worried about the kids is not thinking clearly. The risk is way too high here.

Then stay home. Your horror solved.

I can’t. I’m a teacher who will babysit your kids tomorrow. And my teenager will now miss new content and be behind if I don’t send them. Think much? Jerk.

So it is the teachers who are upset that they have to work!!!!! No surprise.

It's not. There's an unhinged SAHM and another who is upset that their Friday workday has been upended because they have to parent their kids to school.

How about adding me? Kiss and ride road is a sheet of ice. The sidewalk that the students have to use to walk to school hasn’t been cleared and kids will need to walk along a busy road to avoid the sidewalk.

Okay, you're added. Sheets of ice!!! Stay home if it's not going to work for you. The district isn't staying shut because some households didn't clean their sidewalks. It's not VDOT's responsibility.

Our house is great. The school has a kiss and ride sheet of ice and the sidewalk for walkers in front of the school hasn’t been cleared, leaving students to walk on a busy street. Can you address that part?

It would take 2-3 parents and a bag of deicing salt about an hour to take care of that if you’re very concerned. Meanwhile your kids have been out playing in the snow and ice ON PURPOSE so they’re probably ok! They don’t need to walk on the busy street they can just walk on the snow and ice like they’ve been doing FOR FUN all week. And again- just throw down some salt! Be the change!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The bus drivers are in a terrible position. So many routes are ICE. Not snow-ICE. The fedex truck got stuck on my street this afternoon in Burke on the ice. It’s going to be a mess. I can’t even think of the walkers who have to walk on a busy road to get to school. It’s so dangerous. Completely unsafe. I’m horrified FCPS made this decision. Any parent or decision maker who isn’t worried about the kids is not thinking clearly. The risk is way too high here.

Then stay home. Your horror solved.

I can’t. I’m a teacher who will babysit your kids tomorrow. And my teenager will now miss new content and be behind if I don’t send them. Think much? Jerk.

So it is the teachers who are upset that they have to work!!!!! No surprise.

It's not. There's an unhinged SAHM and another who is upset that their Friday workday has been upended because they have to parent their kids to school.

How about adding me? Kiss and ride road is a sheet of ice. The sidewalk that the students have to use to walk to school hasn’t been cleared and kids will need to walk along a busy road to avoid the sidewalk.

Okay, you're added. Sheets of ice!!! Stay home if it's not going to work for you. The district isn't staying shut because some households didn't clean their sidewalks. It's not VDOT's responsibility.

Our house is great. The school has a kiss and ride sheet of ice and the sidewalk for walkers in front of the school hasn’t been cleared, leaving students to walk on a busy street. Can you address that part?

Sure, email the principal. Stay home. Volunteer your time to help clear the sidewalk. Lots of things you could be doing beyond whining.

…on a thread about this weather event explaining why many still think it’s appropriate for fcps to be closed? So you can state your opinion that there are 2 posters who want to stay home for nonsensical reasons and anyone refuting that part is whining? Okay.

[Anonymous]

Our custodians are amazing. School sidewalks clear and dry as a bone on Tuesday afternoon when I did a drive by.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bus drivers are in a terrible position. So many routes are ICE. Not snow-ICE. The fedex truck got stuck on my street this afternoon in Burke on the ice. It’s going to be a mess. I can’t even think of the walkers who have to walk on a busy road to get to school. It’s so dangerous. Completely unsafe. I’m horrified FCPS made this decision. Any parent or decision maker who isn’t worried about the kids is not thinking clearly. The risk is way too high here.

Then stay home. Your horror solved.

I can’t. I’m a teacher who will babysit your kids tomorrow. And my teenager will now miss new content and be behind if I don’t send them. Think much? Jerk.

Oh now we understand why you don’t want to go. It has nothing to do with your own child.

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Anonymous wrote:The bus drivers are in a terrible position. So many routes are ICE. Not snow-ICE. The fedex truck got stuck on my street this afternoon in Burke on the ice. It’s going to be a mess. I can’t even think of the walkers who have to walk on a busy road to get to school. It’s so dangerous. Completely unsafe. I’m horrified FCPS made this decision. Any parent or decision maker who isn’t worried about the kids is not thinking clearly. The risk is way too high here.

Then stay home. Your horror solved.

I can’t. I’m a teacher who will babysit your kids tomorrow. And my teenager will now miss new content and be behind if I don’t send them. Think much? Jerk.

So it is the teachers who are upset that they have to work!!!!! No surprise.

It's not. There's an unhinged SAHM and another who is upset that their Friday workday has been upended because they have to parent their kids to school.

How about adding me? Kiss and ride road is a sheet of ice. The sidewalk that the students have to use to walk to school hasn’t been cleared and kids will need to walk along a busy road to avoid the sidewalk.

Okay, you're added. Sheets of ice!!! Stay home if it's not going to work for you. The district isn't staying shut because some households didn't clean their sidewalks. It's not VDOT's responsibility.

Our house is great. The school has a kiss and ride sheet of ice and the sidewalk for walkers in front of the school hasn’t been cleared, leaving students to walk on a busy street. Can you address that part?

Sure, email the principal. Stay home. Volunteer your time to help clear the sidewalk. Lots of things you could be doing beyond whining.

…on a thread about this weather event explaining why many still think it’s appropriate for fcps to be closed? So you can state your opinion that there are 2 posters who want to stay home for nonsensical reasons and anyone refuting that part is whining? Okay.

So close the entire district because the sidewalk in front of your school is icy?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The bus drivers are in a terrible position. So many routes are ICE. Not snow-ICE. The fedex truck got stuck on my street this afternoon in Burke on the ice. It’s going to be a mess. I can’t even think of the walkers who have to walk on a busy road to get to school. It’s so dangerous. Completely unsafe. I’m horrified FCPS made this decision. Any parent or decision maker who isn’t worried about the kids is not thinking clearly. The risk is way too high here.

Then stay home. Your horror solved.

I can’t. I’m a teacher who will babysit your kids tomorrow. And my teenager will now miss new content and be behind if I don’t send them. Think much? Jerk.

So it is the teachers who are upset that they have to work!!!!! No surprise.

It's not. There's an unhinged SAHM and another who is upset that their Friday workday has been upended because they have to parent their kids to school.

Why do you think SAHMs want the kids home. Most SAHMs I know want the kids in school, myself included. Obviously not in the beginning, but by Thursday for sure it was time to go back.

[Anonymous]

Middle schoolers are starting on the buses now. Hope nothing happens

[Anonymous]

You know, reading the 211 pages of this, I think of my own childhood. No social media. We got up, watched the tv screen like the nba draft board for our school to pop up. Or listen for 20 minutes to the radio to hear our district announced.

Sometimes they would open and my mom would say, wow, I can’t believe you’re going. Well, go get ready. Sometimes they would close and mom would say, “there’s nothing there! They just want a snow day!”

Either way, we moved on. I went or stayed home depending on the district’s decision. 10 minutes later, it was over, and just became a distant memory.

However, if mom knew there were so many crazy parents out there, I’m not sure I would have ever been allowed back in a school building.

Question- did social media create these crazy behaviors or were they always there with no where to let it all out? Or is this a post-covid consequence-nobody ever feels safe. Interested to hear how this went as a kid in your house!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You know, reading the 211 pages of this, I think of my own childhood. No social media. We got up, watched the tv screen like the nba draft board for our school to pop up. Or listen for 20 minutes to the radio to hear our district announced.

Sometimes they would open and my mom would say, wow, I can’t believe you’re going. Well, go get ready. Sometimes they would close and mom would say, “there’s nothing there! They just want a snow day!”

Either way, we moved on. I went or stayed home depending on the district’s decision. 10 minutes later, it was over, and just became a distant memory.

However, if mom knew there were so many crazy parents out there, I’m not sure I would have ever been allowed back in a school building.

Question- did social media create these crazy behaviors or were they always there with no where to let it all out? Or is this a post-covid consequence-nobody ever feels safe. Interested to hear how this went as a kid in your house!

Social media is a scourge. It's amplified the craziness.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The bus drivers are in a terrible position. So many routes are ICE. Not snow-ICE. The fedex truck got stuck on my street this afternoon in Burke on the ice. It’s going to be a mess. I can’t even think of the walkers who have to walk on a busy road to get to school. It’s so dangerous. Completely unsafe. I’m horrified FCPS made this decision. Any parent or decision maker who isn’t worried about the kids is not thinking clearly. The risk is way too high here.

Then stay home. Your horror solved.

I can’t. I’m a teacher who will babysit your kids tomorrow. And my teenager will now miss new content and be behind if I don’t send them. Think much? Jerk.

So it is the teachers who are upset that they have to work!!!!! No surprise.

It's not. There's an unhinged SAHM and another who is upset that their Friday workday has been upended because they have to parent their kids to school.

Why do you think SAHMs want the kids home. Most SAHMs I know want the kids in school, myself included. Obviously not in the beginning, but by Thursday for sure it was time to go back.

There is "an" unhinged SAHM who wants the district to stay interminably closed so that the kids can drink hot chocolate.