Will DCPS be closed tomorrow (Wednesday)?

[Anonymous]

Even if schools are open I wonder how many teachers will show up...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Even if schools are open I wonder how many teachers will show up...

It'll skeleton staffs in most schools. DDOT really did it to themselves

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbor just said all the crosswalks are blocked by several feet of snow dumped by the snow plows. So kids can’t cross over to the school. It needs to be cleared by a machine but that won’t happen. Is there anywhere to report this needs doing or is it futile?

I walked to the grocery store today, stepping over snow piles at crosswalks. I survived. Those piles shouldn't keep anyone from going to school.

You climbed over snow piles that are several feet high into a busy road with a five year old? That sounds dangerous. That’s what families would have to do tomorrow. I’m all for kids going back to school tomorrow but the city should take some responsibility and make it safe for them to get there.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My neighbor just said all the crosswalks are blocked by several feet of snow dumped by the snow plows. So kids can’t cross over to the school. It needs to be cleared by a machine but that won’t happen. Is there anywhere to report this needs doing or is it futile?

I walked to the grocery store today, stepping over snow piles at crosswalks. I survived. Those piles shouldn't keep anyone from going to school.

You climbed over snow piles that are several feet high into a busy road with a five year old? That sounds dangerous. That’s what families would have to do tomorrow. I’m all for kids going back to school tomorrow but the city should take some responsibility and make it safe for them to get there.

Absolutely correct. I'm a teacher and would much rather be in school now then in June but this city is not commutable for many people currently.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:GWU is closed Weds. FWIW.

It's easy for colleges to close campus in weather like this because professors can still hold class virtually. Everyone is an adult with access to a computer and internet, so it's like a workplace allowing people to work from home.

K-12 is a totally different deal, there's no relationship -- I bet a lot of universities will be virtual all week.

[Anonymous]

I really want school to be open tomorrow but having been out today I am worried conditions will actually be worse tomorrow. It's cold but the sun is *just* melting the top layer of the ice, which is now going to immediately refreeze overnight. Yes roads are passable but they are also wet as traffic is melting ice and snow into slush... that's also going to freeze overnight. It's supposed to be colder tomorrow than it was today. At 10am Wednesday, it is supposed to be 16 degrees in DC.

I'm dying to get everyone out of the house but it honestly doesn't sound like the best idea. It's not due to people not trying or a lack of plowing. It's the conditions.

[Anonymous]

No way dcps opens if wmata can’t get more buses running. Only one of the six lines serving JR/Deal is fully running right now. Two of the six are on detoured routes and three are still completely suspended. And I’m going to guess that’s the case for a sizable number of schools.

[Anonymous]

Schools will be closed all week. Too much ice, minimal melting.

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Anonymous wrote:Tenleytown is a mess. Sidewalks not cleared. I don’t see how a few thousand kids are out there tomorrow.

Same with DuPont Circle. I don't see how school is open tomorrow.

Walked from AU Park to Tenleytown. It is not easy but not dangerous. Generally walkable. just slow. Delay opening seems reasonable.

[Anonymous]

Three schools in my neighborhood are serviced by a bus route that is not operating today. None of the sidewalks are cleared and it’s a brisk 20 minute walk from the metro station on a good day. So even if we assume that the teachers are able to drive in, I’m not sure how the majority of students will get to school.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m guessing they will open on time. I’m a teacher waiting for my toddler to go down for a nap so I can continue digging out my car. Tried to get it out yesterday and it was still stuck by all the icy chunks the plow pushed against it.

You and everyone else, PP. On my street, most of the cars are stuck in by the snowplow wall.

We haven't seen a plow yet, so don't have the snow plow wall to contend with. I would be happy to get that wall so at least when we dig our car out, it doesn't risk getting plowed in again.

I think I got my car cleared enough to get out if I have to. Now to wait and see whether my own kids have school….

You realize everyone is in that situation, right? We've all been told that school isn't child care.

Yup. Though technically mine IS childcare because it’s daycare and private preschool. But I’ll just take a day off. Tha does make it harder for the school that’s relying on me to supervise 25 kids if they open.

[Anonymous]

A delay won’t do anything because of how cold it will be. Those two hours aren’t gonna make a lick of difference. If the city/DCPS aren’t ready by 8 am it’s gonna be another day off, there’s really no in between.

[Anonymous]

The main roads I have seen are in great shape. I get that it's hard for some people who live on un-plowed streets to get to those bigger roads, but at some point, they are just going to have to find a way. Schools probably should have been open today, but tomorrow they definitely should. I suspect they will be.

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Anonymous wrote:A delay won’t do anything because of how cold it will be. Those two hours aren’t gonna make a lick of difference. If the city/DCPS aren’t ready by 8 am it’s gonna be another day off, there’s really no in between.

Except that a delay obviously gives everyone 2 additional hours to get to school. Think a delay makes sense tbh

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Three schools in my neighborhood are serviced by a bus route that is not operating today. None of the sidewalks are cleared and it’s a brisk 20 minute walk from the metro station on a good day. So even if we assume that the teachers are able to drive in, I’m not sure how the majority of students will get to school.

You really want to close schools because kids are going to have to stomp through 20 minutes of snow?