Snow closing tracker

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Anonymous wrote:Every single DC private will close. Good luck 😂

Capital Weather Gang says DCPS has a 40% chance of closing and 70% of at least a delay. But you know better than the meteorologists.

CWG is talking about public systems. Private schools that don’t directly follow a public school system sometimes make more conservative decisions because they know their students and teachers are driving in from across the DMV.

Personally I think there’s a very high likelihood of almost all the DMV privates having at least a delay, regardless of what the public systems do.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Private schools that don’t directly follow a public school system sometimes make more conservative decisions because they know their students and teachers are driving in from across the DMV.

And sometimes they go the other way, because most of the families live in a narrower geographic area than an entire county. Our school in Bethesda usually faced weather conditions similar to DC, and sometimes had only a delayed opening when MCPS closed due to conditions in Damascus and Ashton.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like the snow will be over at midnight and we're getting a dusting. Woukdnt it be a delay at most?

2-3 inches on bridges that wont yet be cleared?

Why wouldn't they be cleared?

They treated roads over the weekend, the treatment chemicals have now washed off. Some roads are wet and will freeze tonight especially bridges, then the 1-4 inches of snow will stick to the roads.

Are you one of those parents that lives in VA and sends their kid to DC schools and expects the schools to close every time it snows? We live one block from my children's private and they can walk easily. I hope schools do not close.

Do you somehow believe the majority of students and teachers live within walking distance of their private school? It’s great for you that you have that “neighborhood school” vibe that usually only comes with public, but it is not the case for most students and teachers at private schools.

Private school administrators have a much more realistic and sympathetic sense of where their whole community lives and commutes from than you seem to, and make their decisions accordingly.

I’m more cynical. When it’s a close call on school close vs delay, the choice depends on how many emails the head usually gets making one call over the other.

Some schools have parents that prefer schools stay open no matter what. Those schools are more likely to have a delay.

Administrators reading this please err on the side of caution. Do your best not to think about what families want and choose what is more safe!!! Thank you for all you do.

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Anonymous wrote:Looks like the snow will be over at midnight and we're getting a dusting. Woukdnt it be a delay at most?

2-3 inches on bridges that wont yet be cleared?

Why wouldn't they be cleared?

They treated roads over the weekend, the treatment chemicals have now washed off. Some roads are wet and will freeze tonight especially bridges, then the 1-4 inches of snow will stick to the roads.

Are you one of those parents that lives in VA and sends their kid to DC schools and expects the schools to close every time it snows? We live one block from my children's private and they can walk easily. I hope schools do not close.

Do you somehow believe the majority of students and teachers live within walking distance of their private school? It’s great for you that you have that “neighborhood school” vibe that usually only comes with public, but it is not the case for most students and teachers at private schools.

Private school administrators have a much more realistic and sympathetic sense of where their whole community lives and commutes from than you seem to, and make their decisions accordingly.

I’m more cynical. When it’s a close call on school close vs delay, the choice depends on how many emails the head usually gets making one call over the other.

Some schools have parents that prefer schools stay open no matter what. Those schools are more likely to have a delay.

Administrators reading this please err on the side of caution. Do your best not to think about what families want and choose what is more safe!!! Thank you for all you do.

Omg dc privates are not opening tomorrow. 😴

[Anonymous]

Hate seeing that some schools will hold classes “virtually”

What a joke - no wonder students aren’t as happy as they used to be.

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Do most schools wait to see what the Big 3 do before announcing?

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Anonymous wrote:Hate seeing that some schools will hold classes “virtually”

What a joke - no wonder students aren’t as happy as they used to be.

Which schools are doing that?

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Anonymous wrote:Do most schools wait to see what the Big 3 do before announcing?

Not what the big 3 are doing, just what peer schools are doing. They all call each other.

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Beauvoir National Cathedral Elementary School 2 Hour Delay on Tuesday 1/16
National Cathedral School 2 Hour Delay on Tuesday 1/16
St. Albans School 2 Hour Delay on Tuesday 1/16

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Anonymous wrote:Omg dc privates are not opening tomorrow. 😴

Cathedral schools say hi.

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Madeira closed tomorrow. I’m glad not to have to drive out Georgetown Pike in the mess.

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Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir National Cathedral Elementary School 2 Hour Delay on Tuesday 1/16
National Cathedral School 2 Hour Delay on Tuesday 1/16
St. Albans School 2 Hour Delay on Tuesday 1/16

Isn’t Beauvoir closed tomorrow?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Omg dc privates are not opening tomorrow. 😴

Cathedral schools say hi.

They will close tick tock.

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The STA and NCS websites are lying?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Beauvoir National Cathedral Elementary School 2 Hour Delay on Tuesday 1/16
National Cathedral School 2 Hour Delay on Tuesday 1/16
St. Albans School 2 Hour Delay on Tuesday 1/16[/quote

They will still close. I work at one and might or might.have the inside scoop. I hope you won’t be to upset when it’s called in the morning. ⛄️