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Schools closed for students Monday Feb 2
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Anonymous
No one prefers no learning. There should be make up days. Real ones. |
Anonymous
There *should* be many things. And you can feel free to explain how these real days should be added. But we live in the real world, and last year three snow days were made up by adding three half days at the end of June, and someone here is saying only one kid in their kids' class showed up. Where do you see MCPS making up these days? All I read on this forum is that MCPS will seek a waiver so that it won't offer 180 instructional days this year. That's how it functions after only putting in 1 snow day into the calendar, and we've already had 5 snow days with two more months of winter left. |
Anonymous
You don't know that. All we have is last year's example where MCPS added half days in end June and showed videos and few kids showed up because MCPS encouraged them now to show up because "they knew people had already made other plans". |
Anonymous
Of course we know kids wouldn't join and participate. And that's putting aside the fact that no one has come up with a plausible way to either provide special education supports and services during those days, or provide compensatory services after the fact. You just want to forget about those students, just like you did during covid. |
Anonymous
I would really like MCPS to act quickly to see about recouping President's Day and the day after as instructional days, as well as the other designated make-up days. (Perhaps obviously, we aren't big skiers) |
Anonymous
March 20, April 15, and June 18. Full days, get a waiver for the rest. |
Anonymous
We get it. So you'd rather everyone have zero instruction and lose out on instructional time. MCPS can apply for a waiver to offer 177 days of instruction rather than 180, add in some half days in June and encourage parents not to send their kids, and unlike the other DC area schools that were open last week and are open next week, MCPS staff can get some extra days off. |
Anonymous
Do you understand that people have stuff scheduled on those days and nothing often gets done as kids don't show up and teachers are done by then? |
Anonymous
You cannot compare school systems. Some of us cannot safely get to school. |
Anonymous
No one has agreed to set March 20, April 15 and June 18 as full days. The teacher's union will object. And there are two months of winter left. Getting a waiver don't get 180 days of instruction and get 177 or 175 instead is embarassing to MCPS. |
Anonymous
Of course we can compare school systems. MCPS isn't located on Mars. Look at all the school districts open tomorrow. MCPS is one of the few which is not. https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2026...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 https://www.thebanner.com/education/k-12-scho...CGZARVMWHPUHLYH5SYI/ Anne Arundel County Public Schools will open two hours late Monday and Tuesday. Baltimore County Public Schools will open two hours late Monday. Caroline County Public Schools will open two hours late Monday. Cecil County Public Schools will open two hours late Monday. Charles County Public Schools will open two hours late Monday. Howard County Public Schools will open two hours late Monday and Tuesday. Kent County Public Schools will open two hours late Monday. Montgomery County Public Schools will be closed Monday. Offices will open on time, and staff should report as on a regular noninstructional day Prince George’s County Public Schools will open two hours late Monday. . Queen Anne’s County Public Schools will open 90 minutes late Monday. |
Anonymous
You're not getting virtual. You know that. If you actually cared about instructional time, then you'd pressure the BoE and Taylor to use the contingency days we have. The real ones. That you're not interested in doing that suggests education is not what's really motivating you. |
Anonymous
Of course people can get to schools. They just don't went to have to bother with it because it's going to be slightly more difficult. |
Anonymous
How? Its a two mile walk and few sidewalks and to get to those its huge mounds, one lane for cars, etc. Busses cannot pass in our neighborhood. |
Anonymous
We have stuff planned on those days. I'm not asking for them. If you want them, go for it. |