Why do fcps schools close for voting
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Anonymous
New Jersey commonly uses firehouse for polling places. Same for NYC. You make Fairfax sound lazy |
Anonymous
Interesting choice of Phoenix. Looks like that policy isn’t working for them. https://www.azfamily.com/2025/03/07/arizona-senate-approves-bill-that-would-close-schools-election-day/ |
Anonymous
Most schools are not polling locations. That has been the case for decades, and the bill you noted was vetoed in May 2025. So saying it "isn't working for them" doesn't sound quite right. It also sounds, from the news article you posted, as though school refusal for polling locations has become a problem. That was reason quoted. Most schools are not polling locations in Phoenix, and so the ones that are, likely are used for good reason. Finding a replacement location probably does create difficulties for the county. I would imagine the same may be true for Virginia. It may be possible to find alternatives in many locations, but in some areas, it may be more difficult to find an alternative. |
Anonymous
Some places use churches too. |
Anonymous
| So, about ten years ago, I showed up at my kids’ school to drop my kids off at SACC on voting day and saw a man (a poll-watcher, I guess) standing nearby with a weapon. I was new to this area/country, so I did not know that it was prohibited at schools (but permitted at most voting locations, albeit with restrictions). It was really unsettling. I fully support schools being closed on voting day. |
Anonymous
Yeah, that would be illegal unless the person is a law enforcement officer. The only exception would be if someone had a concealed weapon in their vehicle while doing pick up/drop off. But that’s not what’s happening during voting. The issue is that there are some nuts who don’t regularly visit a school campus and think they can carry their weapon wherever they like. |
Anonymous
| Schools close because on Election Day because FCPS is basically a hemorrhoid on the ass of the donkey. |
Anonymous
| I'm downstate in Virginia and our schools are closed all day Tuesday, too. It's statewide. |
Anonymous
Shhhh. You’ll disrupt the narrative that FCPS is making these decisions on purpose to upset everyone. They won’t be able to be wallow in their righteous indignation. |
Anonymous
| This is not a statewide closure. The person who shared that information was misinformed or just assumed. |
Anonymous
| just another reason to not have the kids in school or teachers working. Duh. This is a thing. They could use libraries, county buildings, nursing homes, larger post offices if they wanted to pretty much any other space but they pick another day to have the kids out of school and they're getting dumber every year. This is a choice they're making. |
Anonymous
| Rec. centers, community centers, churches (my assigned voting location is a church), and libraries can all be used. Or just wait until election day. I also think closing the schools for an extra election for one item inks uncalled for. Change the location or wait until November. |
Anonymous
| Saturday voting is the right answer. |
Anonymous
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The issue is not that they use and close schools for election day.
The issue is that this election never should have happened. It should have been blocked by the Virginia Supreme Court for violating Virginia constitutional procedures |
Anonymous
| You know the schools wouldn’t have to close for voting if people just voted by mail. That’s one way to get back some school closures. |