APS VA Snow Day Projection

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Anonymous wrote:The reports of kids falling. 😂

They will get up and move on. They might have a bruise. They will have learned something about how to navigate snow and ice. Take off the bubble wrap and back away.

Except when they get a concussion or break a leg. But you don’t care.

To be clear, has this happened anywhere?

What is wrong with you people.

Are you really this clueless? Of course it has happened. Good lord!

Has it happened following this snow event to children here?

Everything that can befall a human has happened at some point to someone. We all know that. Some of us just aren't making our daily decisions based on this. It's called risk assessment.

A teen in a DC private was hit by ice falling off of the school’s roof this week. Injured and an ambulance came.

They went virtual this week after the incident.

The unnamed private went virtual?

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[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The reports of kids falling. 😂

They will get up and move on. They might have a bruise. They will have learned something about how to navigate snow and ice. Take off the bubble wrap and back away.

Except when they get a concussion or break a leg. But you don’t care.

To be clear, has this happened anywhere?

What is wrong with you people.

Are you really this clueless? Of course it has happened. Good lord!

Has it happened following this snow event to children here?

Everything that can befall a human has happened at some point to someone. We all know that. Some of us just aren't making our daily decisions based on this. It's called risk assessment.

To think something isn't a problem worth trying to fix until it happens, again, in this community, during this moment in time is....odd to me.

To summarize: Nobody is saying schools should be closed. Many (including myself) are frustrated the county hasn't cleared its own sidewalks and appears to be doing nothing about that, not even putting out salt to help the ice melt. Some think we are overreacting and it is fine for children to walk a block or more, on a hill, on ice over a foot think (thanks to plows that pushed the snowcrete onto sidewalks) where the only place to fall is a busy street. Apparently there are different views on the risks of that.

There are definitely people on this thread who think there should still be delayed starts every morning during all this.

I think it's risk and also we live in an imperfect world what is next. I don't think the scenario you are describing is okay which is why I walked her regular route myself last week and I told my kid to find an alternate route (she described it to me), which is longer, and she had to leave 5 minutes earlier today and this is middle school so it's early. I am sure some schools, this is not possible. If my kid did not have a different route to take, I'd be driving her every day. And also on her nearly mile long walk, I am certain she is walking on some icy spots and over some snow banks and walking in the road at times. I made sure she wore good shoes, she's walking with a friend, and I told her to call me if she had a problem. She is fine. Lots of problem solving and if she falls it won't feel good.

I do get everything you are saying and take it up with the County Board. However, be prepared to tell them why they should spend money on this and what they should STOP doing to spend money on this. Be specific. There are a million things that are important to someone and only so much money to go around. There are so many choices daily that any community makes where they tolerate some level of risk or make tradeoffs. You find it intolerable or weird that others are fine to tolerate this.

I guess I've missed the posts where people think schools should be closed, but I've been following this for quite a while.

I think some schools and surrounding areas have been cleared more than others, that people in the better cleared areas cannot comprehend anything else, and these people therefore assume those of us in areas where there are real, significant risks are babying our kids by saying the county should clear their own sidewalks.

Also people who can drive their kids have zero appreciation for the kids who have no choice but to walk to school or bus stops.

Honestly, I'm surprised it has taken this long for that to come up. I agree that seems to be completely missing from the crowd saying the kids just need to deal and the rest of us are bonkers. Adults in society are supposed to look out for the kids.

The ven diagram overlap of kids who can find no safe route to traverse and their parents don't own a car is likely pretty small. And I doubt they are on this board complaining about their very real predicament, but it's kind to speak up for them.

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It’s not just owing a car. It’s having work
Or other obligations.

Not a whole lot of people this one doesn’t apply to.

[Anonymous]

People need to take a deep breath. Your kids are going to be ok if they have some snow days and miss a week of school. I promise.

I swear this is just so triggering to some of you. Some of you can't handle any change to your normal routine. Just like you couldn't handle the pandemic.

If you really can't handle a few snow days, and the time with your kids, consider therapy. Please.

[Anonymous]

APEy Miranda is complaining about school not opening on Monday. Never change Miranda!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The reports of kids falling. 😂

They will get up and move on. They might have a bruise. They will have learned something about how to navigate snow and ice. Take off the bubble wrap and back away.

Except when they get a concussion or break a leg. But you don’t care.

To be clear, has this happened anywhere?

What is wrong with you people.

You're asking if a fall on ice has ever resulted in a concussion or broken leg?

Shut. Up. Shut. Up. Shut. Up. Shut. Up.

Well, there’s the voice of denial.

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Anonymous wrote:One of the biggest causes of broken arms in kids is monkey bars, yet we have these on elementary playgrounds.

One of the biggest causes of death in kids is car accidents, yet kids ride in cars every day.

I know a kid who broke his leg tripping over the curb, yet we still have curbs.

You can't live your life with zero risk or based on anecdotes.

And we take steps to mitigate risks every day. Based on your logic, why have speed limits, seat belts and why even plow, shovel and salt in the first place? Let's allow guns on school property too while we're at is.

Yup, I'm totally supportive of mitigation efforts, including pressing the county to better. I'm just not in favor of keeping schools closed.

No one’s advocating for closing schools. Get up to date.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People need to take a deep breath. Your kids are going to be ok if they have some snow days and miss a week of school. I promise.

I swear this is just so triggering to some of you. Some of you can't handle any change to your normal routine. Just like you couldn't handle the pandemic.

If you really can't handle a few snow days, and the time with your kids, consider therapy. Please.

No one is even talking about this anymore on this thread. Try to keep up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People need to take a deep breath. Your kids are going to be ok if they have some snow days and miss a week of school. I promise.

I swear this is just so triggering to some of you. Some of you can't handle any change to your normal routine. Just like you couldn't handle the pandemic.

If you really can't handle a few snow days, and the time with your kids, consider therapy. Please.

No one is even talking about this anymore on this thread. Try to keep up.

That's a good part of the thread. You just don't like that you got called out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People need to take a deep breath. Your kids are going to be ok if they have some snow days and miss a week of school. I promise.

I swear this is just so triggering to some of you. Some of you can't handle any change to your normal routine. Just like you couldn't handle the pandemic.

If you really can't handle a few snow days, and the time with your kids, consider therapy. Please.

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People need to take a deep breath. Your kids are going to be ok if they have some snow days and miss a week of school. I promise.

I swear this is just so triggering to some of you. Some of you can't handle any change to your normal routine. Just like you couldn't handle the pandemic.

If you really can't handle a few snow days, and the time with your kids, consider therapy. Please.

No one is even talking about this anymore on this thread. Try to keep up.

That's a good part of the thread. You just don't like that you got called out.

We want to resurface shaming people who can’t just seamlessly work full time jobs and provide childcare at the same time indefinitely and tell them if they are overwhelmed it means they hate their kids and something is wrong with them? Yes keep going. This is inspiring and supportive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People need to take a deep breath. Your kids are going to be ok if they have some snow days and miss a week of school. I promise.

I swear this is just so triggering to some of you. Some of you can't handle any change to your normal routine. Just like you couldn't handle the pandemic.

If you really can't handle a few snow days, and the time with your kids, consider therapy. Please.

You should consider therapy to figure out why you’re such a bully on the internet anonymously. Serious suggestion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People need to take a deep breath. Your kids are going to be ok if they have some snow days and miss a week of school. I promise.

I swear this is just so triggering to some of you. Some of you can't handle any change to your normal routine. Just like you couldn't handle the pandemic.

If you really can't handle a few snow days, and the time with your kids, consider therapy. Please.

“If you can’t handle a week without income, consider marrying a law firm partner like I did next time. Please.”

There you go, fixed that for you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People need to take a deep breath. Your kids are going to be ok if they have some snow days and miss a week of school. I promise.

I swear this is just so triggering to some of you. Some of you can't handle any change to your normal routine. Just like you couldn't handle the pandemic.

If you really can't handle a few snow days, and the time with your kids, consider therapy. Please.

“If you can’t handle a week without income, consider marrying a law firm partner like I did next time. Please.”

There you go, fixed that for you.

except i highly doubt this applies to you. the actual low income people get neighbors and fmaily to watch their kids and do ok. just like during the pandemic when the APEs tried to use them as justification for opening and the low income hispanics did not want it to open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People need to take a deep breath. Your kids are going to be ok if they have some snow days and miss a week of school. I promise.

I swear this is just so triggering to some of you. Some of you can't handle any change to your normal routine. Just like you couldn't handle the pandemic.

If you really can't handle a few snow days, and the time with your kids, consider therapy. Please.

No one is even talking about this anymore on this thread. Try to keep up.

That's a good part of the thread. You just don't like that you got called out.

We want to resurface shaming people who can’t just seamlessly work full time jobs and provide childcare at the same time indefinitely and tell them if they are overwhelmed it means they hate their kids and something is wrong with them? Yes keep going. This is inspiring and supportive.

are you the lady who spoke before school board last night to ask why APS didn't open for YOUR kids even though 6 school parking lots and 30% of sidewalks were not cleared?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People need to take a deep breath. Your kids are going to be ok if they have some snow days and miss a week of school. I promise.

I swear this is just so triggering to some of you. Some of you can't handle any change to your normal routine. Just like you couldn't handle the pandemic.

If you really can't handle a few snow days, and the time with your kids, consider therapy. Please.

No one is even talking about this anymore on this thread. Try to keep up.

That's a good part of the thread. You just don't like that you got called out.

We want to resurface shaming people who can’t just seamlessly work full time jobs and provide childcare at the same time indefinitely and tell them if they are overwhelmed it means they hate their kids and something is wrong with them? Yes keep going. This is inspiring and supportive.

are you the lady who spoke before school board last night to ask why APS didn't open for YOUR kids even though 6 school parking lots and 30% of sidewalks were not cleared?

No some of you have a lot of time on your hands.