What do we think will happen on Monday?

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Anonymous wrote:Wednesday is looking bad. They might push to open Monday/Tuesday because of the inevitable closure Wednesday.

??? I’m seeing under an inch Tuesday night, that’s it.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don’t think it’s safe for your children to go to school, keep them home. The rest of us value education. Kids need to be back in school. They need to finish out the semester!!!

Anonymous wrote:If you don’t think it’s safe for your children to go to school, keep them home. The rest of us value education. Kids need to be back in school. They need to finish out the semester!!!

The end of the quarter/semester is exactly why this call is a bigger deal than usual. You can’t tell kids to stay at home if conditions are unsafe if they’re missing midterms. School has to open when the majority of students can reasonably make it to school. Not just the kids whose parents are privileged enough to be able to drive them.

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Anonymous wrote:We can talk about optics all we want but I just saw a picture of the state of the buses in my school’s lot…. Still buried in snow, ice on the roof, etc. I don’t even know if that physically can be resolved by tomorrow morning.

Then drive the kids to school. It is ridiculous to keep school closed when the majority can get to school just fine.

We do not prioritize education in this country.

So you think 1000 cars in the kiss-n-ride lane is a good idea?

And you think waiting until March to return to school is a good idea?

such drama

The drama involves those thinking that we have to wait for the great melt to return to school. It's not happening this month.

No the drama is coming from parents who are angry at a huge ice storm that may have FCPS using snow days that they BUILT in so they can spend more time digging out and safely getting buses and kids to school. Chill out.

I would be compelled by this if anyone from the relevant responsible parties was doing things and communicated a plan and we could see there would be some material progress in a couple days based on the parties doing things. Have other people seen active plowing and continued work by FCPS 24-7? I sure have not. And no I don’t think the community needs “a couple more days” for their part. People have done what they are going to do by now.

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Anonymous wrote:I think schools should open. For those who feel unsafe, stay home. FCPS has greatly compromised education this year with their disjointed calendar of 4 day weeks and as a result, people have a low tolerance for more closure. Had our calendar been more reasonable, the issue of tomorrow wouldn't be so heated.

FCPS needs to prioritize education and not keeping every whining teacher or parent of a snowflake happy.

LOL

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Schools will be open Monday. This is not a value judgement on whether they should or shouldn’t be, but if they felt Thursday & Friday were fine for 12-month staff to report on time, they’re not staying closed Monday.

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Anonymous wrote:I disagree it’s safe for most teens to drive. Parking lot space is reduced from snow piles - easier to bump a car backing up. Medians and corners are piled up - harder to see if traffic is coming when making a turn. Streets are narrowed / easier to hit parked cars or not leave space for another car. I AM NOT SAYING this should mean schools close mind you. I am saying I’d be wary of many teens driving right now.

How do you think people acquire skills to drive in bad weather?

Your teens should be out driving in this. The roads are safe to drive, even the unplowed ones, and perfect for learning how to drive, slow down, get traction, brake, turn and move on icy surfaces.

They definitely should be out learning how to drive along with how to park on an icy spot.

Unless your kid is prone to speeding, the roads are safe for teens to drive on.

Ok, fair.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don’t think it’s safe for your children to go to school, keep them home. The rest of us value education. Kids need to be back in school. They need to finish out the semester!!!

Real parents and educators value safety. They will finish the semester stop with drama.

Then find a way to get your kid safely to school. You have the rest of the day to workshop it.

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Reading these comments is hilarious. All of you arguing over something you have absolutely no control over.

Good entertainment for me though.

Carry on!

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Anonymous wrote:If you don’t think it’s safe for your children to go to school, keep them home. The rest of us value education. Kids need to be back in school. They need to finish out the semester!!!

Valuing education and the condition of the roads are not the same thing. We value education, kids have been reading, practicing math on iXL, watched a documentary with us. Going to a building is totally unrelated to valuing education.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don’t think it’s safe for your children to go to school, keep them home. The rest of us value education. Kids need to be back in school. They need to finish out the semester!!!

Valuing education and the condition of the roads are not the same thing. We value education, kids have been reading, practicing math on iXL, watched a documentary with us. Going to a building is totally unrelated to valuing education.

Win win for you then. You'll have the opportunity to continue home schooling your kids when everybody else returns.

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Anonymous wrote:Reading these comments is hilarious. All of you arguing over something you have absolutely no control over.

Good entertainment for me though.

Carry on!

I know. The fcps snow day threads are my favorite thing on dcum.

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Anonymous wrote:Schools will be open Monday. This is not a value judgement on whether they should or shouldn’t be, but if they felt Thursday & Friday were fine for 12-month staff to report on time, they’re not staying closed Monday.

Actually they didn’t. I’d be happy to show you the emails where supervisors/principals were told to offer telework and virtual prof development for Thursday. And for Friday, it was a teacher workday where they already had the option to work in an alternate location. All administrators and office staff had the option to telework on Friday due to safety concerns about getting to school/office.

In short, no FCPS staff were directed to show up in person on Thursday or Friday because of safety concerns with commuting.

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Anonymous wrote:If you don’t think it’s safe for your children to go to school, keep them home. The rest of us value education. Kids need to be back in school. They need to finish out the semester!!!

Real parents and educators value safety. They will finish the semester stop with drama.

Then find a way to get your kid safely to school. You have the rest of the day to workshop it.

As do you if they are out. See how that works

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Anonymous wrote:If you don’t think it’s safe for your children to go to school, keep them home. The rest of us value education. Kids need to be back in school. They need to finish out the semester!!!

Real parents and educators value safety. They will finish the semester stop with drama.

Then find a way to get your kid safely to school. You have the rest of the day to workshop it.

As do you if they are out. See how that works

I have. Have you workshopped your solution...or you just spending your day whining here?

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Anonymous wrote:If you don’t think it’s safe for your children to go to school, keep them home. The rest of us value education. Kids need to be back in school. They need to finish out the semester!!!

Real parents and educators value safety. They will finish the semester stop with drama.

Then find a way to get your kid safely to school. You have the rest of the day to workshop it.

As do you if they are out. See how that works

I have. Have you workshopped your solution...or you just spending your day whining here?

LOL your little meltdown is funny.