MCPS closed tomorrow

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How does every thread become a reason to bash teachers.
This was a freak accident that had nothing to do with teachers.
I know it is frustrating that schools are closed today but again - it has nothing to do with teachers.

The accident had nothing to do with teachers. But I bet the decision to close schools had everything to do with teachers. There's no rational explanation for the early decision to close all schools other than wanting to give teachers an extra day off.

LOL yes that makes perfect sense. That is what the county really wants.

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Just a reminder that a PLANE flew into the power lines of a community and thousands, 120,0000 + were affected and this is what you focus on?
Come on, people. Show some compassion and understanding that it was a freak accident and those people are lucky to have their lives and we are lucky the community didn’t get hurt. The blame game is getting old. They might the right call at the time.

The pilot and passenger are fine. The entire county has power. This is a bad call and they had the ability to reverse it at 5am but they didn't. We can have compassion and anger simultaneously.

Power was back by 1 AM. PEPCO had been able to reroute power around the damaged tower. No reason for schools to be closed.

Safety checks have to run at the schools that lost power.

I don’t understand why this can’t be done in a few hours, and just do a delayed opening.

Also, why are care programs not allowed in unaffected schools? Seems like an overreach blanket decision by MCPS

I am a parent impacted by the child care closure. No I don't think on this case they should open child care programs. It would not make any sense to say they are assessing the buildings for safety but go ahead and send your infant in. This is an unprecedented event, let's give them a day.

It’s not an unprecedented event to lose power for ~6 hours. Don’t be ridiculous. From the perspective of MCPS, the only thing that was unprecedented was the decision to close.

[Anonymous]

I would to know how many schools do not have heat, water, and internet. My house has these things after the power comes back on.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How does every thread become a reason to bash teachers.
This was a freak accident that had nothing to do with teachers.
I know it is frustrating that schools are closed today but again - it has nothing to do with teachers.

The accident had nothing to do with teachers. But I bet the decision to close schools had everything to do with teachers. There's no rational explanation for the early decision to close all schools other than wanting to give teachers an extra day off.

Lol you think you can just pier up schools at 1am and they are ready in the am.

I question if anybody like this ever had a real job in their whole life.

You think this would have been the first time a school lost power one day and they had school the next?

Wow. You really don’t remember the time before the pandemic at all, do you?

[Anonymous]

People with jobs might have to take the day off. Pretty sure most bosses won’t be thrilled but will understand; that is life, kids get sick, people die, planes crash, and sometimes you can’t work because YOU chose to have kids and there are other extenuating circumstances. It sucks but guess what, accidents happen and how you handle it is how your kids learn to deal with setbacks in life. So get it together, put on your big boy/girl pants, and deal with it. That’s the best education they can get today and probably more important than whatever was planned in schools. Turning it around on the school system and placing blame isn’t going to get you (or your kids) anywhere so shut it and move onto something else to complain about. You all are getting real annoying with the same old crap.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People with jobs might have to take the day off. Pretty sure most bosses won’t be thrilled but will understand; that is life, kids get sick, people die, planes crash, and sometimes you can’t work because YOU chose to have kids and there are other extenuating circumstances. It sucks but guess what, accidents happen and how you handle it is how your kids learn to deal with setbacks in life. So get it together, put on your big boy/girl pants, and deal with it. That’s the best education they can get today and probably more important than whatever was planned in schools. Turning it around on the school system and placing blame isn’t going to get you (or your kids) anywhere so shut it and move onto something else to complain about. You all are getting real annoying with the same old crap.

So are you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would to know how many schools do not have heat, water, and internet. My house has these things after the power comes back on.

Your house doesn’t have industrial systems that require 3-5 people working every day to keep running.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Just a reminder that a PLANE flew into the power lines of a community and thousands, 120,0000 + were affected and this is what you focus on?
Come on, people. Show some compassion and understanding that it was a freak accident and those people are lucky to have their lives and we are lucky the community didn’t get hurt. The blame game is getting old. They might the right call at the time.

The pilot and passenger are fine. The entire county has power. This is a bad call and they had the ability to reverse it at 5am but they didn't. We can have compassion and anger simultaneously.

Power was back by 1 AM. PEPCO had been able to reroute power around the damaged tower. No reason for schools to be closed.

Safety checks have to run at the schools that lost power.

I don’t understand why this can’t be done in a few hours, and just do a delayed opening.

Also, why are care programs not allowed in unaffected schools? Seems like an overreach blanket decision by MCPS

I am a parent impacted by the child care closure. No I don't think on this case they should open child care programs. It would not make any sense to say they are assessing the buildings for safety but go ahead and send your infant in. This is an unprecedented event, let's give them a day.

It’s not an unprecedented event to lose power for ~6 hours. Don’t be ridiculous. From the perspective of MCPS, the only thing that was unprecedented was the decision to close.

It's major damage to the area's energy infrastructure. They have rerouted power but are still assessing the damage. This is not regular downed power line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People with jobs might have to take the day off. Pretty sure most bosses won’t be thrilled but will understand; that is life, kids get sick, people die, planes crash, and sometimes you can’t work because YOU chose to have kids and there are other extenuating circumstances. It sucks but guess what, accidents happen and how you handle it is how your kids learn to deal with setbacks in life. So get it together, put on your big boy/girl pants, and deal with it. That’s the best education they can get today and probably more important than whatever was planned in schools. Turning it around on the school system and placing blame isn’t going to get you (or your kids) anywhere so shut it and move onto something else to complain about. You all are getting real annoying with the same old crap.

The pilot was irresponsible flying with that type of weather. He was selfish and irresponsible and could have killed people. He needs to be held responsible for his actions.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Teachers are the cause of everyones problem yet y’all rely on teachers to babysit for you. Make up your mind.

Nobody considers teachers to be "babysitters," but Randi Weingarten pretends this attitude is widespread among parents because mothers dare to work outside the home while kids are at school. But sure keep bashing parents and then complaining that parents are not "kind".

Why aren’t fathers stepping up to do childcare?

Why are you pretending child care burdens fall evenly on both parents. You know they don't but insist on blaming mothers for that.

Don’t try to deflect the question. Men are siring children that they won’t take the day off to care for. Why is that?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:People with jobs might have to take the day off. Pretty sure most bosses won’t be thrilled but will understand; that is life, kids get sick, people die, planes crash, and sometimes you can’t work because YOU chose to have kids and there are other extenuating circumstances. It sucks but guess what, accidents happen and how you handle it is how your kids learn to deal with setbacks in life. So get it together, put on your big boy/girl pants, and deal with it. That’s the best education they can get today and probably more important than whatever was planned in schools. Turning it around on the school system and placing blame isn’t going to get you (or your kids) anywhere so shut it and move onto something else to complain about. You all are getting real annoying with the same old crap.

So are you.

+1 I am fine with the school closure but PP's comment is not helpful, kind or reasonable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Teachers are the cause of everyones problem yet y’all rely on teachers to babysit for you. Make up your mind.

Nobody considers teachers to be "babysitters," but Randi Weingarten pretends this attitude is widespread among parents because mothers dare to work outside the home while kids are at school. But sure keep bashing parents and then complaining that parents are not "kind".

Why aren’t fathers stepping up to do childcare?

Why are you pretending child care burdens fall evenly on both parents. You know they don't but insist on blaming mothers for that.

Don’t try to deflect the question. Men are siring children that they won’t take the day off to care for. Why is that?

Do you need me to Google that for you?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would to know how many schools do not have heat, water, and internet. My house has these things after the power comes back on.

Your house doesn’t have industrial systems that require 3-5 people working every day to keep running.

Lol these people lack basic understanding of how things work. Wait you mean an industrial heater doesn’t just turn back on?

I can’t believe how f’ing stupid people are.

[Anonymous]

MCPS parents are a miserable lot.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would to know how many schools do not have heat, water, and internet. My house has these things after the power comes back on.

Your house doesn’t have industrial systems that require 3-5 people working every day to keep running.

They could have opened the 166 schools that never lost power, while they closed and inspected the 44 that did.