APS Thursday

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:With so many APS teachers residing in Fairfax, it really depends not just on the weather but how many teachers will call out.

Sigh, I had forgotten that. School isn't childcare, except for teachers.

Exactly. And if their childcare falls through then they get a taxpayer paid day off while the rest of us burn leave or scramble to find alternative arrangements. [/quote

They have it so good, those damn teachers. They are off on snow days?! We hate them, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exactly. And if their childcare falls through then they get a taxpayer paid day off while the rest of us burn leave or scramble to find alternative arrangements.

What you are failing to see is that APS is reacting to teachers using their leave as needed. You can’t compare your office drone job that can go on with or without you for a day. If you aren’t there and take a day of leave your company can still operate without you. It’s not APS school staff fault that teachers are using their earned leave for childcare when other districts close which then puts APS in a bind and unable to operate because they can’t operate with less than a certain number of staff to supervise kids. Then APS has to make a decision on if they can operate.

And we can’t act like decisions of other counties, especially one as large as FCPS with over 180,000 students, won’t impact APS which is tiny comparatively. A large portion of APS staff lives in Fairfax and Alexandria.

Wow you are a jerk.

Nope. The PP is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Exactly. And if their childcare falls through then they get a taxpayer paid day off while the rest of us burn leave or scramble to find alternative arrangements.

What you are failing to see is that APS is reacting to teachers using their leave as needed. You can’t compare your office drone job that can go on with or without you for a day. If you aren’t there and take a day of leave your company can still operate without you. It’s not APS school staff fault that teachers are using their earned leave for childcare when other districts close which then puts APS in a bind and unable to operate because they can’t operate with less than a certain number of staff to supervise kids. Then APS has to make a decision on if they can operate.

And we can’t act like decisions of other counties, especially one as large as FCPS with over 180,000 students, won’t impact APS which is tiny comparatively. A large portion of APS staff lives in Fairfax and Alexandria.

+1

Clueless complainers complaining again…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Eh, my kindergartener hasn't had a school day with her teacher yet in 2022, just the assistant has been present. What's another day?

Is the teacher out sick? Or taking care of a sick family member? You sound kind. Your 5 yo will be fine, even with an assistant. Unbelievable.

How would I know? APS doesn't share that information with parents. Just another day in the pandemic. No subs. No teacher. No school. Shrug.

This reminds of when my neighbor would constantly ragging on her kid’s first grade teacher, who was out a lot. Told me the teacher’s father was dying. Neighbor did not care. Did not understand how much of an a—hole she actually sounded like, for resenting this woman so much.

[Anonymous]

So why are we closed again? Please tell me there’s a terrible winter storm just out of view if my house, where it is raining ☔️

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Exactly. And if their childcare falls through then they get a taxpayer paid day off while the rest of us burn leave or scramble to find alternative arrangements.

What you are failing to see is that APS is reacting to teachers using their leave as needed. You can’t compare your office drone job that can go on with or without you for a day. If you aren’t there and take a day of leave your company can still operate without you. It’s not APS school staff fault that teachers are using their earned leave for childcare when other districts close which then puts APS in a bind and unable to operate because they can’t operate with less than a certain number of staff to supervise kids. Then APS has to make a decision on if they can operate.

And we can’t act like decisions of other counties, especially one as large as FCPS with over 180,000 students, won’t impact APS which is tiny comparatively. A large portion of APS staff lives in Fairfax and Alexandria.

If you run a public service that must be staffed (which I do, not a school) it is common and understood that the service stays open and not all leave requests get approved. Staff know there has to be coverage for them to have leave approved. Sure they could, on a day like this, lie and call in sick. But when you set the expectations and culture that not all leave requests will be approved, the public service is going to open, your colleagues are showing up and if you don’t you’re leaving them in a lurch… people behave differently and somehow manage to figure it out.

Do you think hospitals, doctor’s offices, libraries, grocery stores, or anything much else will be closed today? No. People who are supposed to work will figure it out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So why are we closed again? Please tell me there’s a terrible winter storm just out of view if my house, where it is raining ☔️

Bad weather call? It happens. The alternative- horrible conditions right as the busses were out in the roads- would’ve been worse. Let’s be honest- we don’t really know that it’s a bad call yet, either. This could change over. Let’s hope not. No one wants to steal your vendetta!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So why are we closed again? Please tell me there’s a terrible winter storm just out of view if my house, where it is raining ☔️

Because at the time they had to make the call the forecast called for 1-2” of snow right at bus pickup time. In the past there was a bus accident in this same scenario.

It ducks but it was the right call with the info they had at the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exactly. And if their childcare falls through then they get a taxpayer paid day off while the rest of us burn leave or scramble to find alternative arrangements.

What you are failing to see is that APS is reacting to teachers using their leave as needed. You can’t compare your office drone job that can go on with or without you for a day. If you aren’t there and take a day of leave your company can still operate without you. It’s not APS school staff fault that teachers are using their earned leave for childcare when other districts close which then puts APS in a bind and unable to operate because they can’t operate with less than a certain number of staff to supervise kids. Then APS has to make a decision on if they can operate.

And we can’t act like decisions of other counties, especially one as large as FCPS with over 180,000 students, won’t impact APS which is tiny comparatively. A large portion of APS staff lives in Fairfax and Alexandria.

+1

Clueless complainers complaining again…

What if pilots, nurses, doctors, EMTs, police, garbage collectors used their leave as needed en masse every time they had a childcare hiccup?

Teachers just don’t view themselves as essential and don’t act like they are. And they make more money than most of the professions listed above. So it’s not that. It’s just how they are treated and think of themselves.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exactly. And if their childcare falls through then they get a taxpayer paid day off while the rest of us burn leave or scramble to find alternative arrangements.

What you are failing to see is that APS is reacting to teachers using their leave as needed. You can’t compare your office drone job that can go on with or without you for a day. If you aren’t there and take a day of leave your company can still operate without you. It’s not APS school staff fault that teachers are using their earned leave for childcare when other districts close which then puts APS in a bind and unable to operate because they can’t operate with less than a certain number of staff to supervise kids. Then APS has to make a decision on if they can operate.

And we can’t act like decisions of other counties, especially one as large as FCPS with over 180,000 students, won’t impact APS which is tiny comparatively. A large portion of APS staff lives in Fairfax and Alexandria.

+1

Clueless complainers complaining again…

What if pilots, nurses, doctors, EMTs, police, garbage collectors used their leave as needed en masse every time they had a childcare hiccup?

Teachers just don’t view themselves as essential and don’t act like they are. And they make more money than most of the professions listed above. So it’s not that. It’s just how they are treated and think of themselves.

Have you flown lately? Flights are getting cancelled left and right because the airline staff are taking sick leave. Hello?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exactly. And if their childcare falls through then they get a taxpayer paid day off while the rest of us burn leave or scramble to find alternative arrangements.

What you are failing to see is that APS is reacting to teachers using their leave as needed. You can’t compare your office drone job that can go on with or without you for a day. If you aren’t there and take a day of leave your company can still operate without you. It’s not APS school staff fault that teachers are using their earned leave for childcare when other districts close which then puts APS in a bind and unable to operate because they can’t operate with less than a certain number of staff to supervise kids. Then APS has to make a decision on if they can operate.

And we can’t act like decisions of other counties, especially one as large as FCPS with over 180,000 students, won’t impact APS which is tiny comparatively. A large portion of APS staff lives in Fairfax and Alexandria.

+1

Clueless complainers complaining again…

What if pilots, nurses, doctors, EMTs, police, garbage collectors used their leave as needed en masse every time they had a childcare hiccup?

Teachers just don’t view themselves as essential and don’t act like they are. And they make more money than most of the professions listed above. So it’s not that. It’s just how they are treated and think of themselves.

Have you flown lately? Flights are getting cancelled left and right because the airline staff are taking sick leave. Hello?!

Different situation. Follow along. Post was about teachers calling out sick due to childcare created by surrounding districts not opening.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So why are we closed again? Please tell me there’s a terrible winter storm just out of view if my house, where it is raining ☔️

Bad weather call? It happens. The alternative- horrible conditions right as the busses were out in the roads- would’ve been worse. Let’s be honest- we don’t really know that it’s a bad call yet, either. This could change over. Let’s hope not. No one wants to steal your vendetta!!

It wouldn’t have happened if they had waited until 5am as intended and saw the temperatures were only barely and briefing going to fall below freezing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So why are we closed again? Please tell me there’s a terrible winter storm just out of view if my house, where it is raining ☔️

Because at the time they had to make the call the forecast called for 1-2” of snow right at bus pickup time. In the past there was a bus accident in this same scenario.

It ducks but it was the right call with the info they had at the time.

They didn’t have to make the call last night.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Exactly. And if their childcare falls through then they get a taxpayer paid day off while the rest of us burn leave or scramble to find alternative arrangements.

What you are failing to see is that APS is reacting to teachers using their leave as needed. You can’t compare your office drone job that can go on with or without you for a day. If you aren’t there and take a day of leave your company can still operate without you. It’s not APS school staff fault that teachers are using their earned leave for childcare when other districts close which then puts APS in a bind and unable to operate because they can’t operate with less than a certain number of staff to supervise kids. Then APS has to make a decision on if they can operate.

And we can’t act like decisions of other counties, especially one as large as FCPS with over 180,000 students, won’t impact APS which is tiny comparatively. A large portion of APS staff lives in Fairfax and Alexandria.

+1

Clueless complainers complaining again…

What if pilots, nurses, doctors, EMTs, police, garbage collectors used their leave as needed en masse every time they had a childcare hiccup?

Teachers just don’t view themselves as essential and don’t act like they are. And they make more money than most of the professions listed above. So it’s not that. It’s just how they are treated and think of themselves.

Have you flown lately? Flights are getting cancelled left and right because the airline staff are taking sick leave. Hello?!

Different situation. Follow along. Post was about teachers calling out sick due to childcare created by surrounding districts not opening.

What I’m trying to tell you, is that that always happened before CoVID, and APS could open, no problem. It is because of the CoVID related absences on top of it. And it was ONE day. One.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So why are we closed again? Please tell me there’s a terrible winter storm just out of view if my house, where it is raining ☔️

Because at the time they had to make the call the forecast called for 1-2” of snow right at bus pickup time. In the past there was a bus accident in this same scenario.

It ducks but it was the right call with the info they had at the time.

They didn’t have to make the call last night.

I know, Baby. You’re thinking about YOU. There are lots of other angrier, pissier versions of you, that would have a conniption with a last-minute call. They can’t win, see?