APS VA Snow Day Projection

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Anonymous wrote:All I have to say being originally from Chicago is that parents here are such helicopter parents. It's ice. It's snow. Walk a bit slower. It's fine if you're careful. It's not Armageddon out there - no fire and brimstone. It's not even horrible - it's not totally care but you can look both ways before stepping off the sidewalk for 20 seconds to avoid ice on parts of the sidewalk. Maybe not at age 5 but if you're 8 yr old can't do that it is bad parenting. No wonder our country is going downhill!

No doubt it’s the mom who is concerned about her 8 year old falling on the ice that reflects bad parenting and is responsible for the decline of the nation. Never change DCUM.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All I have to say being originally from Chicago is that parents here are such helicopter parents. It's ice. It's snow. Walk a bit slower. It's fine if you're careful. It's not Armageddon out there - no fire and brimstone. It's not even horrible - it's not totally care but you can look both ways before stepping off the sidewalk for 20 seconds to avoid ice on parts of the sidewalk. Maybe not at age 5 but if you're 8 yr old can't do that it is bad parenting. No wonder our country is going downhill!

No doubt it’s the mom who is concerned about her 8 year old falling on the ice that reflects bad parenting and is responsible for the decline of the nation. Never change DCUM.

The mom was concerned about brain damage if her child walks outside when there is snow or ice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All I have to say being originally from Chicago is that parents here are such helicopter parents. It's ice. It's snow. Walk a bit slower. It's fine if you're careful. It's not Armageddon out there - no fire and brimstone. It's not even horrible - it's not totally care but you can look both ways before stepping off the sidewalk for 20 seconds to avoid ice on parts of the sidewalk. Maybe not at age 5 but if you're 8 yr old can't do that it is bad parenting. No wonder our country is going downhill!

No doubt it’s the mom who is concerned about her 8 year old falling on the ice that reflects bad parenting and is responsible for the decline of the nation. Never change DCUM.

The mom was concerned about brain damage if her child walks outside when there is snow or ice.

Not Chicago poster but it’s a really thing we are collectively raising a generation of anxious children with not a lot of resilience. Not just a DCUM opinion.

Seeing potential brain damage when you see this storm aftermath is pretty indicative of how a person sees the world and parents so…

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All I have to say being originally from Chicago is that parents here are such helicopter parents. It's ice. It's snow. Walk a bit slower. It's fine if you're careful. It's not Armageddon out there - no fire and brimstone. It's not even horrible - it's not totally care but you can look both ways before stepping off the sidewalk for 20 seconds to avoid ice on parts of the sidewalk. Maybe not at age 5 but if you're 8 yr old can't do that it is bad parenting. No wonder our country is going downhill!

No doubt it’s the mom who is concerned about her 8 year old falling on the ice that reflects bad parenting and is responsible for the decline of the nation. Never change DCUM.

The mom was concerned about brain damage if her child walks outside when there is snow or ice.

Not Chicago poster but it’s a really thing we are collectively raising a generation of anxious children with not a lot of resilience. Not just a DCUM opinion.

Seeing potential brain damage when you see this storm aftermath is pretty indicative of how a person sees the world and parents so…

I personally know 2 people who were hospitalized from slipping on the ice last year, so it’s not as irrational of a concern as you seem to think. It may be overdoing it, but Arlington is not Chicago and that background probably accounts for some of the parent’s excessive concern for weather conditions someone from Chicago grew up navigating. To call it bad parenting is straight up DCUM mean girl bs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope they do the two hour delay all week. I just wiped out on black ice twice. This is the time I normally leave for work. I am a teacher.

They already said normal operations Thursday and Friday.

Where did they say this?

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Anonymous wrote:All I have to say being originally from Chicago is that parents here are such helicopter parents. It's ice. It's snow. Walk a bit slower. It's fine if you're careful. It's not Armageddon out there - no fire and brimstone. It's not even horrible - it's not totally care but you can look both ways before stepping off the sidewalk for 20 seconds to avoid ice on parts of the sidewalk. Maybe not at age 5 but if you're 8 yr old can't do that it is bad parenting. No wonder our country is going downhill!

No doubt it’s the mom who is concerned about her 8 year old falling on the ice that reflects bad parenting and is responsible for the decline of the nation. Never change DCUM.

The mom was concerned about brain damage if her child walks outside when there is snow or ice.

Not Chicago poster but it’s a really thing we are collectively raising a generation of anxious children with not a lot of resilience. Not just a DCUM opinion.

Seeing potential brain damage when you see this storm aftermath is pretty indicative of how a person sees the world and parents so…

I personally know 2 people who were hospitalized from slipping on the ice last year, so it’s not as irrational of a concern as you seem to think. It may be overdoing it, but Arlington is not Chicago and that background probably accounts for some of the parent’s excessive concern for weather conditions someone from Chicago grew up navigating. To call it bad parenting is straight up DCUM mean girl bs.

You know two kids who got hurt slipping on ice? Slipping is a big risk for the elderly and a risk for anyone older, but kids rarely get injured beyond a scuff or small bruise. They do many riskier things every day.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope they do the two hour delay all week. I just wiped out on black ice twice. This is the time I normally leave for work. I am a teacher.

They already said normal operations Thursday and Friday.

Where did they say this?

Email from yesterday


APS will open two hours late on Wed, Feb. 4, 2026, due to the remaining ice and hazardous conditions on sidewalks and roads. The delay allows walkers and bus riders to travel more safely in daylight and provides more time for travel to school. We plan to resume normal operations on Thursday and Friday.

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Anonymous wrote:All I have to say being originally from Chicago is that parents here are such helicopter parents. It's ice. It's snow. Walk a bit slower. It's fine if you're careful. It's not Armageddon out there - no fire and brimstone. It's not even horrible - it's not totally care but you can look both ways before stepping off the sidewalk for 20 seconds to avoid ice on parts of the sidewalk. Maybe not at age 5 but if you're 8 yr old can't do that it is bad parenting. No wonder our country is going downhill!

No doubt it’s the mom who is concerned about her 8 year old falling on the ice that reflects bad parenting and is responsible for the decline of the nation. Never change DCUM.

The mom was concerned about brain damage if her child walks outside when there is snow or ice.

Not Chicago poster but it’s a really thing we are collectively raising a generation of anxious children with not a lot of resilience. Not just a DCUM opinion.

Seeing potential brain damage when you see this storm aftermath is pretty indicative of how a person sees the world and parents so…

I personally know 2 people who were hospitalized from slipping on the ice last year, so it’s not as irrational of a concern as you seem to think. It may be overdoing it, but Arlington is not Chicago and that background probably accounts for some of the parent’s excessive concern for weather conditions someone from Chicago grew up navigating. To call it bad parenting is straight up DCUM mean girl bs.

It is not ideal parenting to use faulty risk assessment and not allow your child to do normal things they are capable of doing. People are managing their own anxiety to the detriment of childhood development skills of independence, problem solving, resilience etc.

This is not even some controversial take. Much talked about and written about.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All I have to say being originally from Chicago is that parents here are such helicopter parents. It's ice. It's snow. Walk a bit slower. It's fine if you're careful. It's not Armageddon out there - no fire and brimstone. It's not even horrible - it's not totally care but you can look both ways before stepping off the sidewalk for 20 seconds to avoid ice on parts of the sidewalk. Maybe not at age 5 but if you're 8 yr old can't do that it is bad parenting. No wonder our country is going downhill!

No doubt it’s the mom who is concerned about her 8 year old falling on the ice that reflects bad parenting and is responsible for the decline of the nation. Never change DCUM.

The mom was concerned about brain damage if her child walks outside when there is snow or ice.

Not Chicago poster but it’s a really thing we are collectively raising a generation of anxious children with not a lot of resilience. Not just a DCUM opinion.

Seeing potential brain damage when you see this storm aftermath is pretty indicative of how a person sees the world and parents so…

I personally know 2 people who were hospitalized from slipping on the ice last year, so it’s not as irrational of a concern as you seem to think. It may be overdoing it, but Arlington is not Chicago and that background probably accounts for some of the parent’s excessive concern for weather conditions someone from Chicago grew up navigating. To call it bad parenting is straight up DCUM mean girl bs.

It is not ideal parenting to use faulty risk assessment and not allow your child to do normal things they are capable of doing. People are managing their own anxiety to the detriment of childhood development skills of independence, problem solving, resilience etc.

This is not even some controversial take. Much talked about and written about.

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I do think parents and APS should lobby the county to clear "student highways" for sidewalks and crossings along busy roads near schools for safety reasons. Many of these are spots where there isn't a clear landowner who is responsible to clear the location and where traffic creates a real risk to students. But I also don't think we should keep schools closed or that my kid can't walk if there's frozen precipitation on the ground.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All I have to say being originally from Chicago is that parents here are such helicopter parents. It's ice. It's snow. Walk a bit slower. It's fine if you're careful. It's not Armageddon out there - no fire and brimstone. It's not even horrible - it's not totally care but you can look both ways before stepping off the sidewalk for 20 seconds to avoid ice on parts of the sidewalk. Maybe not at age 5 but if you're 8 yr old can't do that it is bad parenting. No wonder our country is going downhill!

No doubt it’s the mom who is concerned about her 8 year old falling on the ice that reflects bad parenting and is responsible for the decline of the nation. Never change DCUM.

The mom was concerned about brain damage if her child walks outside when there is snow or ice.

Not Chicago poster but it’s a really thing we are collectively raising a generation of anxious children with not a lot of resilience. Not just a DCUM opinion.

Seeing potential brain damage when you see this storm aftermath is pretty indicative of how a person sees the world and parents so…

I personally know 2 people who were hospitalized from slipping on the ice last year, so it’s not as irrational of a concern as you seem to think. It may be overdoing it, but Arlington is not Chicago and that background probably accounts for some of the parent’s excessive concern for weather conditions someone from Chicago grew up navigating. To call it bad parenting is straight up DCUM mean girl bs.

It is not ideal parenting to use faulty risk assessment and not allow your child to do normal things they are capable of doing. People are managing their own anxiety to the detriment of childhood development skills of independence, problem solving, resilience etc.

This is not even some controversial take. Much talked about and written about.

+1

I do think parents and APS should lobby the county to clear "student highways" for sidewalks and crossings along busy roads near schools for safety reasons. Many of these are spots where there isn't a clear landowner who is responsible to clear the location and where traffic creates a real risk to students. But I also don't think we should keep schools closed or that my kid can't walk if there's frozen precipitation on the ground.

I'm not the poster you're responding to. I think the vast majority here would agree that schools should be open regular hours. I am frustrated with the mounds of ice and completely uncleared sidewalks along the "student highways." I know of three schools where this is a problem for walkers. All are on hills. All are on busy roads. I believe all are along county owned land. All are in south Arlington. Yes, I have emailed the school board and the county.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I hope they do the two hour delay all week. I just wiped out on black ice twice. This is the time I normally leave for work. I am a teacher.

They already said normal operations Thursday and Friday.

Where did they say this?

Email from yesterday


APS will open two hours late on Wed, Feb. 4, 2026, due to the remaining ice and hazardous conditions on sidewalks and roads. The delay allows walkers and bus riders to travel more safely in daylight and provides more time for travel to school. We plan to resume normal operations on Thursday and Friday.

Ah, thank you. I only saw the social media blurbs and missed the email.

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Anonymous wrote:All I have to say being originally from Chicago is that parents here are such helicopter parents. It's ice. It's snow. Walk a bit slower. It's fine if you're careful. It's not Armageddon out there - no fire and brimstone. It's not even horrible - it's not totally care but you can look both ways before stepping off the sidewalk for 20 seconds to avoid ice on parts of the sidewalk. Maybe not at age 5 but if you're 8 yr old can't do that it is bad parenting. No wonder our country is going downhill!

No doubt it’s the mom who is concerned about her 8 year old falling on the ice that reflects bad parenting and is responsible for the decline of the nation. Never change DCUM.

The mom was concerned about brain damage if her child walks outside when there is snow or ice.

Not Chicago poster but it’s a really thing we are collectively raising a generation of anxious children with not a lot of resilience. Not just a DCUM opinion.

Seeing potential brain damage when you see this storm aftermath is pretty indicative of how a person sees the world and parents so…

I personally know 2 people who were hospitalized from slipping on the ice last year, so it’s not as irrational of a concern as you seem to think. It may be overdoing it, but Arlington is not Chicago and that background probably accounts for some of the parent’s excessive concern for weather conditions someone from Chicago grew up navigating. To call it bad parenting is straight up DCUM mean girl bs.

It is not ideal parenting to use faulty risk assessment and not allow your child to do normal things they are capable of doing. People are managing their own anxiety to the detriment of childhood development skills of independence, problem solving, resilience etc.

This is not even some controversial take. Much talked about and written about.

+1

I do think parents and APS should lobby the county to clear "student highways" for sidewalks and crossings along busy roads near schools for safety reasons. Many of these are spots where there isn't a clear landowner who is responsible to clear the location and where traffic creates a real risk to students. But I also don't think we should keep schools closed or that my kid can't walk if there's frozen precipitation on the ground.

I'm not the poster you're responding to. I think the vast majority here would agree that schools should be open regular hours. I am frustrated with the mounds of ice and completely uncleared sidewalks along the "student highways." I know of three schools where this is a problem for walkers. All are on hills. All are on busy roads. I believe all are along county owned land. All are in south Arlington. Yes, I have emailed the school board and the county.

These spots exist in N Arlington too. Two are mentioned this thread. Do people think N Arlington got some special sidewalk/snow clearing treatment? We did not. Langston Blvd and Washington Blvd are impassable to pedestrians in most sections.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:All I have to say being originally from Chicago is that parents here are such helicopter parents. It's ice. It's snow. Walk a bit slower. It's fine if you're careful. It's not Armageddon out there - no fire and brimstone. It's not even horrible - it's not totally care but you can look both ways before stepping off the sidewalk for 20 seconds to avoid ice on parts of the sidewalk. Maybe not at age 5 but if you're 8 yr old can't do that it is bad parenting. No wonder our country is going downhill!

No doubt it’s the mom who is concerned about her 8 year old falling on the ice that reflects bad parenting and is responsible for the decline of the nation. Never change DCUM.

The mom was concerned about brain damage if her child walks outside when there is snow or ice.

Not Chicago poster but it’s a really thing we are collectively raising a generation of anxious children with not a lot of resilience. Not just a DCUM opinion.

Seeing potential brain damage when you see this storm aftermath is pretty indicative of how a person sees the world and parents so…

I personally know 2 people who were hospitalized from slipping on the ice last year, so it’s not as irrational of a concern as you seem to think. It may be overdoing it, but Arlington is not Chicago and that background probably accounts for some of the parent’s excessive concern for weather conditions someone from Chicago grew up navigating. To call it bad parenting is straight up DCUM mean girl bs.

I also grew up in the North. Things are different here. The North can handle the snow. We can't.

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Anonymous wrote:The APEs have been triggered all over again by this, been fun to watch.

The obsession on this board with APE is weird. I pay zero attention to them but I think the APE crime is expecting school to open and pointing out when things aren’t being run so well? Why are you so triggered by APE is my question.

Hi APE! You sure spend a lot of time on here.

I didn't say I was triggered by APE. I said you are so amusing. And you responded so fast - you sure don't disappoint!

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One of our buses was over an hour late