School Opening Predictions for Tuesday?

[Anonymous]

My parents had a backup plan for snow closures and delays back in the 90's when I was a kid. I don't see how you can live in this area and not have a plan for your own kids. It's not a surprise that we get some delays and closures each year. Schools are not childcare people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Many teachers live in Howard County. Some will be out since their own kids will not have school. Be prepared for a wasted day tomorrow

Those teachers should hire babysitters like the rest of us have to do.

Perhaps that’s easier for you to afford.

And seriously… you’ve never taken off for childcare? Why should teachers be held to a higher standard than other professionals?

It's not easy for me to afford, either. But we can't all take off at the last-minute.

Then you need a back-up childcare plan for when childcare in schools are closed. This is not an MCPS issue, this is a you issue. It is not MCPS' responsibility to provide childcare for your child so you can go to work. If you picked a childcare provider that follows the MCPS schedule, again that is on you. You need to look for a daycare that operates independently, so that you can go to work.

I am happy you are not the decision maker at MCPS and that your opinion is immaterial.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Many teachers live in Howard County. Some will be out since their own kids will not have school. Be prepared for a wasted day tomorrow

Those teachers should hire babysitters like the rest of us have to do.

Perhaps that’s easier for you to afford.

And seriously… you’ve never taken off for childcare? Why should teachers be held to a higher standard than other professionals?

It's not easy for me to afford, either. But we can't all take off at the last-minute.

Then you need a back-up childcare plan for when childcare in schools are closed. This is not an MCPS issue, this is a you issue. It is not MCPS' responsibility to provide childcare for your child so you can go to work. If you picked a childcare provider that follows the MCPS schedule, again that is on you. You need to look for a daycare that operates independently, so that you can go to work.

Lol MCPS is apparently not responsible for anything! Nobody can criticize their decisions, parents should just stfu! Cool.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Many teachers live in Howard County. Some will be out since their own kids will not have school. Be prepared for a wasted day tomorrow

Those teachers should hire babysitters like the rest of us have to do.

Perhaps that’s easier for you to afford.

And seriously… you’ve never taken off for childcare? Why should teachers be held to a higher standard than other professionals?

It's not easy for me to afford, either. But we can't all take off at the last-minute.

Then you need a back-up childcare plan for when childcare in schools are closed. This is not an MCPS issue, this is a you issue. It is not MCPS' responsibility to provide childcare for your child so you can go to work. If you picked a childcare provider that follows the MCPS schedule, again that is on you. You need to look for a daycare that operates independently, so that you can go to work.

I am happy you are not the decision maker at MCPS and that your opinion is immaterial.

Sorry. Meant this to respond to that strange Yak Trak Hawaii poster

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many teachers live in Howard County. Some will be out since their own kids will not have school. Be prepared for a wasted day tomorrow

And Howard just closed. So some staff might be out. Some will use their back up daycare options so they can go to Montgomery County.

[Anonymous]

Just came to say this. Wonder if Moco will be next?

[Anonymous]

Might they change to a closed day this late ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drove by my kid’s high school on my way home yesterday at around 6pm and while the large parking lot was plowed, I could see it was icy. They don’t want anyone falling. It’s real risk (I’m the PP that works in a hospital and have seen quite a few people hospitalized with broken bones in the last week).

Just so you know, it's cold today so will still be icy even with the delay. Plase be careful or you will fall!

[Anonymous]

Might they change to a closed day this late ?

No. Hope your lessons plan are done, you're working today.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My parents had a backup plan for snow closures and delays back in the 90's when I was a kid. I don't see how you can live in this area and not have a plan for your own kids. It's not a surprise that we get some delays and closures each year. Schools are not childcare people.

Schools are child care and they've functioned as such since the first public schools were established.

Also keep in mind that MCPS/Taylor prevented before/after care programs from opening on-time.

[Anonymous]

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Might they change to a closed day this late ?

No. Hope your lessons plan are done, you're working today.

Her lesson plan is probably the first movie that pops up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Might they change to a closed day this late ?

lol. Sorry, not sorry. Get ready for work!

[Anonymous]

Seriously, the problem is getting the buses started with the cold and a 3 day weekend.

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Anonymous wrote:Many teachers live in Howard County. Some will be out since their own kids will not have school. Be prepared for a wasted day tomorrow

Those teachers should hire babysitters like the rest of us have to do.

Perhaps that’s easier for you to afford.

And seriously… you’ve never taken off for childcare? Why should teachers be held to a higher standard than other professionals?

It's not easy for me to afford, either. But we can't all take off at the last-minute.

Then you need a back-up childcare plan for when childcare in schools are closed. This is not an MCPS issue, this is a you issue. It is not MCPS' responsibility to provide childcare for your child so you can go to work. If you picked a childcare provider that follows the MCPS schedule, again that is on you. You need to look for a daycare that operates independently, so that you can go to work.

It seems to me like the PP DOES have a backup plan- the point was that teachers need a backup plan too in case the county they live in does not have the same delay/closure as the county they work in. Everyone should have a backup plan, even teachers. I don't think that's unreasonable.

As to the point you should have childcare that operates "independently", what do you even mean by that? Most providers either follow MCPS, MCPS admin offices, or the Feds (or sometimes a hybrid, lol), they're not sitting there making their own independent closure decisions. Even if they are, there's no guaruntee they'll make deicions more favorable to your schedule. I'd rather know who they are following, but YMMV.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seriously, the problem is getting the buses started with the cold and a 3 day weekend.

Does MCPS purchase buses designed for southern states and that is why they have trouble starting them on colder days? I have never hear of this problem before moving here.