FCPS closed Monday

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Anonymous wrote:Our neighborhood is about a 20 minute walk to the high school. The majority of the sidewalks, that line roads to the school have not been plowed. We do not have bus service (that pesky 1 mile radius rule). There is no way the kids can make it to the high school. The sidewalk area next to the main crosswalk to cross a major road, is full of ice. We drove past the high school this morning. The parking spots are cleared, but the sidewalks leading into the school are packed with ice. Do you expect the kids to walk on the aslphalt, along with a bunch if new drivers? Also, what is up with people assuming teachers would have to help clear the ice/snow!? That is ridiculous!

Reid expects the parents will do it. Why not the teachers?

It is not their job! Period, end of story. My kid has a teacher that walks with a cane. Should he go out, cut through the ice and shovel it?! Should that job be only for the younger healthier teachers? Did they go to college for 5+ years to end up being forced to clean up the snow? They didn’t sign up for that job! You signed up to have kids.

It’s not the parents job either, but that didn’t stop Reid from telling them to get out and shovel.

Are you going to go out and shovel the iced up sidewalks that lead to the schools? Yeah, I didn’t think so.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Just stop paying the teachers and let's see how long it takes before they want to start working again

Stop.

The single poster who keeps posting this on multiple threads is so tiresome.

There's dozens of us. Dozens.

DP and no, there’s not.

There are just a couple LOUD posters who love to antagonize teachers.

It’s tiresome and it’s time for you to stop. You aren’t ticking off lazy teachers. You are frustrating the hard-working ones who sacrifice for YOUR family all of the time.

So grow up.

You're taking a paycheck from MY taxes. You work for me. So deal with it.

Then you owe me more money.

I work six days a week, usually close to 70 hours. I request that you start paying me overtime pay.

And, since you claim to be my employer, I expect you to “deal” with this quickly.

It's not my fault you aren't able to complete your work in the designated hours.

Well, my employer (you?) doesn’t provide me with adequate grading and planning time. Actually, we should speak about OSHA requirements, as well. Let’s talk bathrooms, bathroom breaks, lunch breaks. I’ll come with a list. Don’t worry.

Then quit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If parents want school to open so bad, then start shoveling.

That was Reid’s first email. My neighborhood is clear. Schools are still closed because apparently FCPS didn’t start their busses until thisweekend.

Time for some serious transparency in the snow removal contract this looks like fraud.

[Anonymous]

If the schools were open tomorrow, there would have been a different debate. It feels like parents have to say something over everything.
Yes childcare will be needed for my kids tomorrow and I will start making arrangements now .. but I am glad other kids whose neighborhoods are not yet safe get to stay home.
Good decision, FCPS. Safety first!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Our neighborhood is about a 20 minute walk to the high school. The majority of the sidewalks, that line roads to the school have not been plowed. We do not have bus service (that pesky 1 mile radius rule). There is no way the kids can make it to the high school. The sidewalk area next to the main crosswalk to cross a major road, is full of ice. We drove past the high school this morning. The parking spots are cleared, but the sidewalks leading into the school are packed with ice. Do you expect the kids to walk on the aslphalt, along with a bunch if new drivers? Also, what is up with people assuming teachers would have to help clear the ice/snow!? That is ridiculous!

Reid expects the parents will do it. Why not the teachers?

It is not their job! Period, end of story. My kid has a teacher that walks with a cane. Should he go out, cut through the ice and shovel it?! Should that job be only for the younger healthier teachers? Did they go to college for 5+ years to end up being forced to clean up the snow? They didn’t sign up for that job! You signed up to have kids.

It’s not the parents job either, but that didn’t stop Reid from telling them to get out and shovel.

Are you going to go out and shovel the iced up sidewalks that lead to the schools? Yeah, I didn’t think so.

All the sidewalks in my neighborhood, including those leading to the school are clear. You’re welcome.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our neighborhood is about a 20 minute walk to the high school. The majority of the sidewalks, that line roads to the school have not been plowed. We do not have bus service (that pesky 1 mile radius rule). There is no way the kids can make it to the high school. The sidewalk area next to the main crosswalk to cross a major road, is full of ice. We drove past the high school this morning. The parking spots are cleared, but the sidewalks leading into the school are packed with ice. Do you expect the kids to walk on the aslphalt, along with a bunch if new drivers? Also, what is up with people assuming teachers would have to help clear the ice/snow!? That is ridiculous!

Reid expects the parents will do it. Why not the teachers?

It is not their job! Period, end of story. My kid has a teacher that walks with a cane. Should he go out, cut through the ice and shovel it?! Should that job be only for the younger healthier teachers? Did they go to college for 5+ years to end up being forced to clean up the snow? They didn’t sign up for that job! You signed up to have kids.

It’s not the parents job either, but that didn’t stop Reid from telling them to get out and shovel.

Are you going to go out and shovel the iced up sidewalks that lead to the schools? Yeah, I didn’t think so.

All the sidewalks in my neighborhood, including those leading to the school are clear. You’re welcome.

You get a cookie!

[Anonymous]

The schools I've driven my are perfectly clear. The intersection of Braddock and Lincolnia is a disaster, entire lanes blocked in multiple directions. On Braddock, near TJ, someone cleared out their driveway by pushing giant boulders of ice into the road, causing cars to swerve to get around them. Maybe we shouldn't have stopped global warming.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t understand it’s been 7 days since we had snow. Why haven’t the schools been cleared of snow? Why are they taking tomorrow to clear the snow and not Monday-Sunday of this week. I really don’t get it. What are we going to do close until march? Someone is not contracted for snow removal for the schools? I’m astonished.

The problem is there's too many bus stops nobody has cleared. I don't see them all getting cleared tomorrow though.

Once again FCPS makes decisions in favor of 100-200 people to the detriment of the other 179,800 students. Any decision making framework that lowers the bar down to the vastly small minority is never going to make the right decisions and could never run a business.

If the # of bus stops still to be cleared is small enough that they can possible be "fixed" by VDOT in one day (Monday), then it's also small enough to not warrant closing entire school system for all 180,000 students that day. Therefore, either FCPS is being disingenuous with their reasoning OR school will be closed 3-4 more days until every last frigging bus stop is cleared out.

[Anonymous]

Imagine the OSHA lawsuits that will be filed when teachers slip while being “forced” to clean up the ice.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our neighborhood is about a 20 minute walk to the high school. The majority of the sidewalks, that line roads to the school have not been plowed. We do not have bus service (that pesky 1 mile radius rule). There is no way the kids can make it to the high school. The sidewalk area next to the main crosswalk to cross a major road, is full of ice. We drove past the high school this morning. The parking spots are cleared, but the sidewalks leading into the school are packed with ice. Do you expect the kids to walk on the aslphalt, along with a bunch if new drivers? Also, what is up with people assuming teachers would have to help clear the ice/snow!? That is ridiculous!

Reid expects the parents will do it. Why not the teachers?

It is not their job! Period, end of story. My kid has a teacher that walks with a cane. Should he go out, cut through the ice and shovel it?! Should that job be only for the younger healthier teachers? Did they go to college for 5+ years to end up being forced to clean up the snow? They didn’t sign up for that job! You signed up to have kids.

It’s not the parents job either, but that didn’t stop Reid from telling them to get out and shovel.

Are you going to go out and shovel the iced up sidewalks that lead to the schools? Yeah, I didn’t think so.

All the sidewalks in my neighborhood, including those leading to the school are clear. You’re welcome.

You get a cookie!

And all I want is the school system my tax have already paid for! Or for the people who are being paid to stay home to telework like other salaried professionals so kids can spend more time in school. Cheaper than a cookie!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just stop paying the teachers and let's see how long it takes before they want to start working again

Stop.

The single poster who keeps posting this on multiple threads is so tiresome.

There's dozens of us. Dozens.

DP and no, there’s not.

There are just a couple LOUD posters who love to antagonize teachers.

It’s tiresome and it’s time for you to stop. You aren’t ticking off lazy teachers. You are frustrating the hard-working ones who sacrifice for YOUR family all of the time.

So grow up.

You're taking a paycheck from MY taxes. You work for me. So deal with it.

Then you owe me more money.

I work six days a week, usually close to 70 hours. I request that you start paying me overtime pay.

And, since you claim to be my employer, I expect you to “deal” with this quickly.

It's not my fault you aren't able to complete your work in the designated hours.

Well, my employer (you?) doesn’t provide me with adequate grading and planning time. Actually, we should speak about OSHA requirements, as well. Let’s talk bathrooms, bathroom breaks, lunch breaks. I’ll come with a list. Don’t worry.

Then quit.

Stop. Just stop. Go play with your kids, drink some herbal tea, meditate, anything besides pouring all your venom into this forum.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The early releases really need to be canceled.
Reid snuck them in again this year without notice or justification. The previous year they were announced very late with the stated justification being new state mandates training. There was no reason given for this year.

The reason is that FCPS is not meeting the required planning time for ES teachers.

It’s not required. Which is why LCPS doesn’t have them.

Are you dense? Planning time is required per FCPS policy. LCPS has different policies and schedules.

[Anonymous]

I hope they cancel sports. That's bad optics.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our neighborhood is about a 20 minute walk to the high school. The majority of the sidewalks, that line roads to the school have not been plowed. We do not have bus service (that pesky 1 mile radius rule). There is no way the kids can make it to the high school. The sidewalk area next to the main crosswalk to cross a major road, is full of ice. We drove past the high school this morning. The parking spots are cleared, but the sidewalks leading into the school are packed with ice. Do you expect the kids to walk on the aslphalt, along with a bunch if new drivers? Also, what is up with people assuming teachers would have to help clear the ice/snow!? That is ridiculous!

Reid expects the parents will do it. Why not the teachers?

It is not their job! Period, end of story. My kid has a teacher that walks with a cane. Should he go out, cut through the ice and shovel it?! Should that job be only for the younger healthier teachers? Did they go to college for 5+ years to end up being forced to clean up the snow? They didn’t sign up for that job! You signed up to have kids.

It’s not the parents job either, but that didn’t stop Reid from telling them to get out and shovel.

Are you going to go out and shovel the iced up sidewalks that lead to the schools? Yeah, I didn’t think so.

All the sidewalks in my neighborhood, including those leading to the school are clear. You’re welcome.

You get a cookie!

And all I want is the school system my tax have already paid for! Or for the people who are being paid to stay home to telework like other salaried professionals so kids can spend more time in school. Cheaper than a cookie!

You are getting that, 990 hours worth.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Our neighborhood is about a 20 minute walk to the high school. The majority of the sidewalks, that line roads to the school have not been plowed. We do not have bus service (that pesky 1 mile radius rule). There is no way the kids can make it to the high school. The sidewalk area next to the main crosswalk to cross a major road, is full of ice. We drove past the high school this morning. The parking spots are cleared, but the sidewalks leading into the school are packed with ice. Do you expect the kids to walk on the aslphalt, along with a bunch if new drivers? Also, what is up with people assuming teachers would have to help clear the ice/snow!? That is ridiculous!

Reid expects the parents will do it. Why not the teachers?

It is not their job! Period, end of story. My kid has a teacher that walks with a cane. Should he go out, cut through the ice and shovel it?! Should that job be only for the younger healthier teachers? Did they go to college for 5+ years to end up being forced to clean up the snow? They didn’t sign up for that job! You signed up to have kids.

It’s not the parents job either, but that didn’t stop Reid from telling them to get out and shovel.

She never told you to shovel the schools- she told you to shovel the sidewalks in your neighborhood which IS your responsibility.