Schools closed for students Monday Feb 2

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Anonymous wrote:There are very few school districts that are completely closed tomorrow or not doing virtual learning. MCPS should be ashamed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/02/01/school-delays-dc-maryland-virginia-snow-storm/

Alexandria City Public Schools: Virtual learning
Anne Arundel County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday.
Arlington County Public Schools: Closed; two-hour delay Tuesday
Calvert County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Charles County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Culpeper County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
D.C. Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fairfax County Public Schools: Closed
Falls Church City Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fauquier County Public Schools: Closed
Howard County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday
Loudoun County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Montgomery County Public Schools: Closed
Pr. George’s County Public Schools: Two-hour delay; Code Orange
Prince William County Public Schools: Closed
Spotsylvania County Public Schools: Remote learning Monday and Tuesday; 12-month employees to report on time.
Stafford County Public Schools: Closed

Nah, but thanks for posting info we all already knew?

If you already knew this, why are people constantly posting that it's impossible to open or offer virtual learning because of kids with IEPs or equity or snow? Nearly every other school district is open or virtual tomorrow.

BLAME YOURSELF. PARENTS are why MCPS won't pivot to virtual.

Where did parents say they would prefer to have their kids shortchanged with well under the required 180 days instead of having virtual instruction?

Where did parents tell the MCPS central office not to submit a contingency virtual learning plan like so many other Maryland school districts did?

McPS should blame itself for its inability to function..

+1. Blaming parents who don’t work for MCPS and had no say it’s planning for snow events is so illogical even a 4th grader wouldn’t do it.

[Anonymous]

Looking back at covid, closures were excessive. The virtual did long term harm. Same with this snow. Push through it. Do something. Open, virtual, say you feel the pain of the working parents. But not just send emails and another email to explain what the first meant.

The 180 days instruction is a sham so they can afford 6 7 or more snow days no problem. Look closer at the curriculum and how MCPS teaches it. Units that are scheduled for 25 days can be done in a week if home schooled. So in June no need for extra half days. Spare us the performance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are very few school districts that are completely closed tomorrow or not doing virtual learning. MCPS should be ashamed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/02/01/school-delays-dc-maryland-virginia-snow-storm/

Alexandria City Public Schools: Virtual learning
Anne Arundel County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday.
Arlington County Public Schools: Closed; two-hour delay Tuesday
Calvert County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Charles County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Culpeper County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
D.C. Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fairfax County Public Schools: Closed
Falls Church City Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fauquier County Public Schools: Closed
Howard County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday
Loudoun County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Montgomery County Public Schools: Closed
Pr. George’s County Public Schools: Two-hour delay; Code Orange
Prince William County Public Schools: Closed
Spotsylvania County Public Schools: Remote learning Monday and Tuesday; 12-month employees to report on time.
Stafford County Public Schools: Closed

Nah, but thanks for posting info we all already knew?

If you already knew this, why are people constantly posting that it's impossible to open or offer virtual learning because of kids with IEPs or equity or snow? Nearly every other school district is open or virtual tomorrow.

BLAME YOURSELF. PARENTS are why MCPS won't pivot to virtual.

Where did parents say they would prefer to have their kids shortchanged with well under the required 180 days instead of having virtual instruction?

Where did parents tell the MCPS central office not to submit a contingency virtual learning plan like so many other Maryland school districts did?

McPS should blame itself for its inability to function..

Parents don't want virtual. They want real school days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Looking back at covid, closures were excessive. The virtual did long term harm. Same with this snow. Push through it. Do something. Open, virtual, say you feel the pain of the working parents. But not just send emails and another email to explain what the first meant.

The 180 days instruction is a sham so they can afford 6 7 or more snow days no problem. Look closer at the curriculum and how MCPS teaches it. Units that are scheduled for 25 days can be done in a week if home schooled. So in June no need for extra half days. Spare us the performance.

Ok MCPS staffer, we know you don’t want to have your summer vacation shortened by anyone who actually thinks that kids should get 180 days of education like every other school district in the country.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are very few school districts that are completely closed tomorrow or not doing virtual learning. MCPS should be ashamed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/02/01/school-delays-dc-maryland-virginia-snow-storm/

Alexandria City Public Schools: Virtual learning
Anne Arundel County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday.
Arlington County Public Schools: Closed; two-hour delay Tuesday
Calvert County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Charles County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Culpeper County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
D.C. Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fairfax County Public Schools: Closed
Falls Church City Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fauquier County Public Schools: Closed
Howard County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday
Loudoun County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Montgomery County Public Schools: Closed
Pr. George’s County Public Schools: Two-hour delay; Code Orange
Prince William County Public Schools: Closed
Spotsylvania County Public Schools: Remote learning Monday and Tuesday; 12-month employees to report on time.
Stafford County Public Schools: Closed

Nah, but thanks for posting info we all already knew?

If you already knew this, why are people constantly posting that it's impossible to open or offer virtual learning because of kids with IEPs or equity or snow? Nearly every other school district is open or virtual tomorrow.

I don't want to pretend to know what is going on in other counties but I know for a fact there are currently 7 families with educational advocates and lawyers contesting IEP services in my school alone. There are 210 other schools probably dealing with issues as well. IEP compliance is a big deal everywhere but it's a bigger deal in MCPS because Frederick County has like 1/5 the amount of schools, Howard county has like 1/3, Prince Georges is close with 200. More schools means more students which mean a higher likelihood of non-compliance and lawsuits.

That's a silly conclusion. You can say that MCPS is more risk averse and would rather do nothing, but not that it faces more risk.

NYC public schools is 10x larger than MCPS and didn't close a single day last week--virtual on Monday and in person the remainder of the week.
DCPS has a higher share of kids with IEPs than MCPS and have been open since middle of last week.

We're not NYC? What is so hard for you here? Different cities, different school systems, different problems...you cannot be this stupid.

You shouldn't be calling people stupid, since you can't seem to articulate why MCPS can't function, when NYC is 10x the size and can one day after the storm, and DCPS has a far poorer student population and can.

Being "different" isn't a good excuse. Maybe ChatGPT could help you sound smarter.

NYC has the underground subway and they are still a hot mess.

They don't use buses and had a virtual back up plan.

https://abc7ny.com/post/nyc-public-schools-go-remote-monday-buildings-close-amid-winter-snowstorm/18454666/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking back at covid, closures were excessive. The virtual did long term harm. Same with this snow. Push through it. Do something. Open, virtual, say you feel the pain of the working parents. But not just send emails and another email to explain what the first meant.

The 180 days instruction is a sham so they can afford 6 7 or more snow days no problem. Look closer at the curriculum and how MCPS teaches it. Units that are scheduled for 25 days can be done in a week if home schooled. So in June no need for extra half days. Spare us the performance.

Ok MCPS staffer, we know you don’t want to have your summer vacation shortened by anyone who actually thinks that kids should get 180 days of education like every other school district in the country.

I am a parent and summer is short enough. Kids with sports and band go back in mid-august for practices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking back at covid, closures were excessive. The virtual did long term harm. Same with this snow. Push through it. Do something. Open, virtual, say you feel the pain of the working parents. But not just send emails and another email to explain what the first meant.

The 180 days instruction is a sham so they can afford 6 7 or more snow days no problem. Look closer at the curriculum and how MCPS teaches it. Units that are scheduled for 25 days can be done in a week if home schooled. So in June no need for extra half days. Spare us the performance.

Ok MCPS staffer, we know you don’t want to have your summer vacation shortened by anyone who actually thinks that kids should get 180 days of education like every other school district in the country.

How many people are actually enthusiastic about making up these days? Seems like most parents want their kids in school but once a snow day has happened, what’s done is done. No one wants to lose planned vacation days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are very few school districts that are completely closed tomorrow or not doing virtual learning. MCPS should be ashamed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/02/01/school-delays-dc-maryland-virginia-snow-storm/

Alexandria City Public Schools: Virtual learning
Anne Arundel County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday.
Arlington County Public Schools: Closed; two-hour delay Tuesday
Calvert County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Charles County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Culpeper County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
D.C. Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fairfax County Public Schools: Closed
Falls Church City Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fauquier County Public Schools: Closed
Howard County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday
Loudoun County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Montgomery County Public Schools: Closed
Pr. George’s County Public Schools: Two-hour delay; Code Orange
Prince William County Public Schools: Closed
Spotsylvania County Public Schools: Remote learning Monday and Tuesday; 12-month employees to report on time.
Stafford County Public Schools: Closed

Nah, but thanks for posting info we all already knew?

If you already knew this, why are people constantly posting that it's impossible to open or offer virtual learning because of kids with IEPs or equity or snow? Nearly every other school district is open or virtual tomorrow.

BLAME YOURSELF. PARENTS are why MCPS won't pivot to virtual.

Where did parents say they would prefer to have their kids shortchanged with well under the required 180 days instead of having virtual instruction?

Where did parents tell the MCPS central office not to submit a contingency virtual learning plan like so many other Maryland school districts did?

McPS should blame itself for its inability to function..

Parents don't want virtual. They want real school days.

What’s your evidence of that? And anyway, that’s not the choice here. MCPS won’t open for real school days, and will ask for a waiver to reduce the number of instructional days to 177 rather than 180. No one asked parents if they would prefer virtual instruction to not having any education at all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking back at covid, closures were excessive. The virtual did long term harm. Same with this snow. Push through it. Do something. Open, virtual, say you feel the pain of the working parents. But not just send emails and another email to explain what the first meant.

The 180 days instruction is a sham so they can afford 6 7 or more snow days no problem. Look closer at the curriculum and how MCPS teaches it. Units that are scheduled for 25 days can be done in a week if home schooled. So in June no need for extra half days. Spare us the performance.

Ok MCPS staffer, we know you don’t want to have your summer vacation shortened by anyone who actually thinks that kids should get 180 days of education like every other school district in the country.

How many people are actually enthusiastic about making up these days? Seems like most parents want their kids in school but once a snow day has happened, what’s done is done. No one wants to lose planned vacation days.

Who is “no one?” I sent my kids to all 3 June half days last year and they both said 60 pct of the class was there.

That said-all they did was watch videos so I am less enthusiastic about sending them this year if teachers aren’t even going to teach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking back at covid, closures were excessive. The virtual did long term harm. Same with this snow. Push through it. Do something. Open, virtual, say you feel the pain of the working parents. But not just send emails and another email to explain what the first meant.

The 180 days instruction is a sham so they can afford 6 7 or more snow days no problem. Look closer at the curriculum and how MCPS teaches it. Units that are scheduled for 25 days can be done in a week if home schooled. So in June no need for extra half days. Spare us the performance.

Ok MCPS staffer, we know you don’t want to have your summer vacation shortened by anyone who actually thinks that kids should get 180 days of education like every other school district in the country.

How many people are actually enthusiastic about making up these days? Seems like most parents want their kids in school but once a snow day has happened, what’s done is done. No one wants to lose planned vacation days.

I know a lot of parents in my kids’ Ms/HS are frustrated that MCPS isn’t offering virtual now rather than shortchanging kids instructional time.

And you’re assuming there won’t be any more snow days in Feb or March. How will we make those up with no plan to pivot to virtual in place?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are very few school districts that are completely closed tomorrow or not doing virtual learning. MCPS should be ashamed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/02/01/school-delays-dc-maryland-virginia-snow-storm/

Alexandria City Public Schools: Virtual learning
Anne Arundel County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday.
Arlington County Public Schools: Closed; two-hour delay Tuesday
Calvert County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Charles County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Culpeper County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
D.C. Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fairfax County Public Schools: Closed
Falls Church City Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fauquier County Public Schools: Closed
Howard County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday
Loudoun County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Montgomery County Public Schools: Closed
Pr. George’s County Public Schools: Two-hour delay; Code Orange
Prince William County Public Schools: Closed
Spotsylvania County Public Schools: Remote learning Monday and Tuesday; 12-month employees to report on time.
Stafford County Public Schools: Closed

Nah, but thanks for posting info we all already knew?

If you already knew this, why are people constantly posting that it's impossible to open or offer virtual learning because of kids with IEPs or equity or snow? Nearly every other school district is open or virtual tomorrow.

BLAME YOURSELF. PARENTS are why MCPS won't pivot to virtual.

Where did parents say they would prefer to have their kids shortchanged with well under the required 180 days instead of having virtual instruction?

Where did parents tell the MCPS central office not to submit a contingency virtual learning plan like so many other Maryland school districts did?

McPS should blame itself for its inability to function..

Parents don't want virtual. They want real school days.

That's what you want. We want our kids to get an education - in person or virtual, but virtual with live teaching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking back at covid, closures were excessive. The virtual did long term harm. Same with this snow. Push through it. Do something. Open, virtual, say you feel the pain of the working parents. But not just send emails and another email to explain what the first meant.

The 180 days instruction is a sham so they can afford 6 7 or more snow days no problem. Look closer at the curriculum and how MCPS teaches it. Units that are scheduled for 25 days can be done in a week if home schooled. So in June no need for extra half days. Spare us the performance.

Ok MCPS staffer, we know you don’t want to have your summer vacation shortened by anyone who actually thinks that kids should get 180 days of education like every other school district in the country.

How many people are actually enthusiastic about making up these days? Seems like most parents want their kids in school but once a snow day has happened, what’s done is done. No one wants to lose planned vacation days.

Who is “no one?” I sent my kids to all 3 June half days last year and they both said 60 pct of the class was there.

That said-all they did was watch videos so I am less enthusiastic about sending them this year if teachers aren’t even going to teach.

Mine went one day and no one showed up and after they finished the assignments didn't go - only a few showed up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Looking back at covid, closures were excessive. The virtual did long term harm. Same with this snow. Push through it. Do something. Open, virtual, say you feel the pain of the working parents. But not just send emails and another email to explain what the first meant.

The 180 days instruction is a sham so they can afford 6 7 or more snow days no problem. Look closer at the curriculum and how MCPS teaches it. Units that are scheduled for 25 days can be done in a week if home schooled. So in June no need for extra half days. Spare us the performance.

Ok MCPS staffer, we know you don’t want to have your summer vacation shortened by anyone who actually thinks that kids should get 180 days of education like every other school district in the country.

How many people are actually enthusiastic about making up these days? Seems like most parents want their kids in school but once a snow day has happened, what’s done is done. No one wants to lose planned vacation days.

Who is “no one?” I sent my kids to all 3 June half days last year and they both said 60 pct of the class was there.

That said-all they did was watch videos so I am less enthusiastic about sending them this year if teachers aren’t even going to teach.

Mine went one day and no one showed up and after they finished the assignments didn't go - only a few showed up.

What school cluster is this that only 1 student showed up? That is surprising. I'm in the BCC cluster and more than half the kids were in my two kids' classes for those June half days.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are very few school districts that are completely closed tomorrow or not doing virtual learning. MCPS should be ashamed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/02/01/school-delays-dc-maryland-virginia-snow-storm/

Alexandria City Public Schools: Virtual learning
Anne Arundel County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday.
Arlington County Public Schools: Closed; two-hour delay Tuesday
Calvert County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Charles County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Culpeper County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
D.C. Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fairfax County Public Schools: Closed
Falls Church City Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fauquier County Public Schools: Closed
Howard County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday
Loudoun County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Montgomery County Public Schools: Closed
Pr. George’s County Public Schools: Two-hour delay; Code Orange
Prince William County Public Schools: Closed
Spotsylvania County Public Schools: Remote learning Monday and Tuesday; 12-month employees to report on time.
Stafford County Public Schools: Closed

Nah, but thanks for posting info we all already knew?

If you already knew this, why are people constantly posting that it's impossible to open or offer virtual learning because of kids with IEPs or equity or snow? Nearly every other school district is open or virtual tomorrow.

BLAME YOURSELF. PARENTS are why MCPS won't pivot to virtual.

Where did parents say they would prefer to have their kids shortchanged with well under the required 180 days instead of having virtual instruction?

Where did parents tell the MCPS central office not to submit a contingency virtual learning plan like so many other Maryland school districts did?

McPS should blame itself for its inability to function..

Parents don't want virtual. They want real school days.

That's what you want. We want our kids to get an education - in person or virtual, but virtual with live teaching.

+1000 The people saying "parents don't virtual" can't cite an ounce of evidence that MCPS parents prefer no education at all to virtual learning during weather events.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are very few school districts that are completely closed tomorrow or not doing virtual learning. MCPS should be ashamed.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026/02/01/school-delays-dc-maryland-virginia-snow-storm/

Alexandria City Public Schools: Virtual learning
Anne Arundel County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday.
Arlington County Public Schools: Closed; two-hour delay Tuesday
Calvert County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Charles County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Culpeper County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
D.C. Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fairfax County Public Schools: Closed
Falls Church City Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Fauquier County Public Schools: Closed
Howard County Public Schools: Two-hour delay Monday and Tuesday
Loudoun County Public Schools: Two-hour delay
Montgomery County Public Schools: Closed
Pr. George’s County Public Schools: Two-hour delay; Code Orange
Prince William County Public Schools: Closed
Spotsylvania County Public Schools: Remote learning Monday and Tuesday; 12-month employees to report on time.
Stafford County Public Schools: Closed

Nah, but thanks for posting info we all already knew?

If you already knew this, why are people constantly posting that it's impossible to open or offer virtual learning because of kids with IEPs or equity or snow? Nearly every other school district is open or virtual tomorrow.

BLAME YOURSELF. PARENTS are why MCPS won't pivot to virtual.

Where did parents say they would prefer to have their kids shortchanged with well under the required 180 days instead of having virtual instruction?

Where did parents tell the MCPS central office not to submit a contingency virtual learning plan like so many other Maryland school districts did?

McPS should blame itself for its inability to function..

Parents don't want virtual. They want real school days.

That's what you want. We want our kids to get an education - in person or virtual, but virtual with live teaching.

You wouldn't get it. Not enough students would show up. Even fewer would participate. No new material could be covered.