Everyone’s thinking it…delay or cancel Friday?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Closed and they clawback a day from spring break

Parents have travel plans. Teachers have travel plans. They won’t do this.

It shouldn’t be a surprise, it was very clear on the calendar.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Closed and they clawback a day from spring break

Parents have travel plans. Teachers have travel plans. They won’t do this.

It shouldn’t be a surprise, it was very clear on the calendar.

Spring break was on the calendar and people made plans. They can open if that's what they decide but a lot of people won't be there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid just got home from middle school and said they announced over the PA system that they won't have school tomorrow. No idea how much faith to put behind that, but she said all her teachers said the same as well.

Private? How can they make that call ahead of central ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Closed and they clawback a day from spring break

Parents have travel plans. Teachers have travel plans. They won’t do this.

It shouldn’t be a surprise, it was very clear on the calendar.

So you just sit around not making plans on the off chance that some administrator will take away spring break days?

[Anonymous]

Delay announced tonight. Closure announced at 8 a.m. tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We are getting zoom links. It's hard to guess but we are not set up for snow. I hope they don't burn through all the snow days.

They have already burned through all the snow days.

[Anonymous]

To answer the question…. I hope they make the call tonight and not right as I out my child on the bus. Is that too much to ask ?!
I think it’s closure 100% based on expected snowfall and it’s all day.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My kid just got home from middle school and said they announced over the PA system that they won't have school tomorrow. No idea how much faith to put behind that, but she said all her teachers said the same as well.

Private? How can they make that call ahead of central ?

Public! She's at North Bethesda MS - and as I said, no idea how much faith to put in that.

[Anonymous]

Closure.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kid just got home from middle school and said they announced over the PA system that they won't have school tomorrow. No idea how much faith to put behind that, but she said all her teachers said the same as well.

She probably misheard. The announcement was "No Virtual Learning". MCPS had to decide that before noon today.

But your kid is also right - there won't be school tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

Big time closure

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Closed and they clawback a day from spring break

Parents have travel plans. Teachers have travel plans. They won’t do this.

It shouldn’t be a surprise, it was very clear on the calendar.

So you just sit around not making plans on the off chance that some administrator will take away spring break days?

Exactly. This person has posted multiple times about how “irresponsible” it is to make plans in advance… during.. spring. break. No ones gonna make last minute plans on the offset there *might* be a makeup day. Absurd. They should just call Monday the 29th a half day and be done with it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We are getting zoom links. It's hard to guess but we are not set up for snow. I hope they don't burn through all the snow days.

They already burned through the snow days. There were only two and we used them this week.

So if there’s no school tomorrow they will make it up. They have identified which days already they will use for make ups. Some are teacher work days. Others are during spring break

They've identified which days they could use for makeups, but it'll take a while for them to decide which one(s) they will use. In 2022, they needed to make up three days due to January closures, but they didn't announce the plan until February 24th. The make up days used that year were in April and June.

And the April day was originally a teachers' grading and reporting day, but was changed to an early release day.

Again, this would be very bad. Other than 1/29, we have problems. Two of the makeup days are Muslim holidays. Another day is a Jewish holiday in the evening. A third day impacts Muslim teachers. Two days are spring break. The final day is the last option and at the end so can’t be done first.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Delay announced tonight. Closure announced at 8 a.m. tomorrow.

Yep. Following the "let's create maximum hate for MCPS" handbook.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Closed and they clawback a day from spring break

Parents have travel plans. Teachers have travel plans. They won’t do this.

It shouldn’t be a surprise, it was very clear on the calendar.

So you just sit around not making plans on the off chance that some administrator will take away spring break days?

Exactly. This person has posted multiple times about how “irresponsible” it is to make plans in advance… during.. spring. break. No ones gonna make last minute plans on the offset there *might* be a makeup day. Absurd. They should just call Monday the 29th a half day and be done with it.

So guys- when the time comes to provide feedback on the next calendar year, PROVIDE IT. Point out the lack of built-in snow days and using spring break as potential make-up days. In reality, no one will care if your kid is not there for a make-up day during spring break. But it would really screw over the teachers.