Tornado warning

[Anonymous]

Jesus Christ. So there's a tornado warning ( warning, meaning there has been a tornado spotted in the area) 12 minutes after my child got on her HS bus. When I got the warning I called her to see if they were returning to school or there was any plan at all and apparently there was not. The driver just kept doing the route dropping kids outside during a tornado WARNING! Are DC people so clueless that they don't know how tornados work?

[Anonymous]

What is the school's protocols when kids are in a bus, en route? Our middle and elementary schools sheltered in place and we got robo calls informing us.

[Anonymous]

My Middle Schooler was told to “run” to their bus and go home. So, yeah that wasn’t great.

[Anonymous]

Wootton sent out an email that busses were to stop at the nearest school so students could seek shelter.

[Anonymous]

Pyle delayed dismissal until the tornado warning was over. My DC is in elementary school and is dismissed earlier so it didn't impact her schedule.

I thought Pyle and MCPS did a good job of warning us what was happening and the potential impact on the schedule.

[Anonymous]

Both our MS and ES delayed dismissal and had kids shelter in school until the weather settled. They were reach about 20 minutes later than usual. We got text and emails from each school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My Middle Schooler was told to “run” to their bus and go home. So, yeah that wasn’t great.

Yeah, obviously they have not thought this out!

[Anonymous]

Excellent protocol at Hoover. Kids were shelter in place. Given warm cookies and hugs. We rule!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Excellent protocol at Hoover. Kids were shelter in place. Given warm cookies and hugs. We rule!

Why do you hate children so much?

[Anonymous]

I think continuing the route IS the protocol. The routes aren't long and the fastest shelter (unless they have literally just left the school) is to get them home. They aren't to pick up kids at the next school til the warning is lifted. But if they are already en route, they want the kids home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think continuing the route IS the protocol. The routes aren't long and the fastest shelter (unless they have literally just left the school) is to get them home. They aren't to pick up kids at the next school til the warning is lifted. But if they are already en route, they want the kids home.

So you THINK this is the protocol. You don’t know, you just think this.

Thanks for sharing. Posts like this really add to the conversation

[Anonymous]

Omg. Tornados here are so small. This is not the risk to worry about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omg. Tornados here are so small. This is not the risk to worry about.

You either don't know your history or you are hard to impress. Make your pick.

The tornado hit La Plata MD at 7:02 p.m. April 28, 2002, and damaged or destroyed 860 homes and 194 businesses.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Omg. Tornados here are so small. This is not the risk to worry about.

You are TOTALLY right! Nothing to worry about.. until your home will go flying that is. Are you related to Dorothy by any chance?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think continuing the route IS the protocol. The routes aren't long and the fastest shelter (unless they have literally just left the school) is to get them home. They aren't to pick up kids at the next school til the warning is lifted. But if they are already en route, they want the kids home.

Yeah, so kids walking home from a bus stop are totally safe from a tornado.