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ITS 10:30 am AND 16 Year old is still sleeping...
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This snowstorm and subsequent attempts to clear, shovel and plow is at heart, inequitable.
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Anonymous wrote:Our road is icy AF, and the plows haven’t done much at all due to the underlying ice. No sidewalks currently available for any of the kids, which means they’d be walking on the road to get anywhere.

See you tomorrow for Thursday predictions.


tell the neighbors to clean, call VDOT AND ASK THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT.... KIDS NEEDS TO BE BACK


Why do kids need to be back? The annual schedule includes extra days for weather cancelations. Let the kids use them.


It doesn't really. The time comes from counting extra minutes for arrival, departure, and in between bells, not days.

I am not in a rush but my kid is as easy going kid who has friends in walking distance or a short drive. He is doing well in school and can stand to miss a few days without it hurting him. It also helps that I have some telework flexibility and my DH now works from home so we don't have to stress about child care plans or be annoyed at losing PTO. And yes, we know snow days are a part of parenting and we made it work when we did not have telework flexibility and losing PTO days was annoying but we did some grumbling.

There are other kids who are more high maintenance at home who are probably driving their parents crazy. There are a lot of kids who need all the time in school in order to retain and learn new material. Missing days of school is legitimately detrimental to those kids. There are kids who thrive on structure and all the time off is problematic for them, they need the structure that comes from school. There are parents who work who took time off during the break and need to get back to work to pay the bills that might be struggling.

I don't understand why people cannot see that their situation is not everyone else's situation and let people be grumpy over something that maybe is not a problem for you. I do get mocking the people from other parts of the country that live with snow and super cold temperatures for 4-6 months. We don't live in those areas and you need to adjust to a different normal. Kids don't get as many chances to play in the snow so snow days are really special for them. Accept the situation with some bewilderment and let it go, we don't live in a Mid West or Northern state.


This is true and I also feel for these kids and their families. However, safety must come first. If there's so much ice that kids cannot safely get to the bus stops or busses are skidding on the roads, it's not safe to send students to school.


While I understand the concern, they aren't going to close schools because of sidewalks.


Aww, you’re cute. New here?


Spare me. If they closed schools because of sidewalks they would never open.


Kids use those sidewalks to get to the bus stop and to get to the school if they’re a walker. This has been a reason that they have kept schools closed in the past.


Citation?


Wdym citation… it’s common knowledge. Sidewalks have to be clear enough for walkers to reasonably be safe and there can’t be 4 foot snow piles on bus stop corners because then kids are a) obstructed or b) on the street. It’s a huge factor in whether they choose to close or not.
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So no cite. "Common knowledge" is a poor source and often wrong.


Meaning that you could be incorrect as well. Where is your citation that they’ll open even if the sidewalks are not cleared?
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Anonymous wrote:ITS 10:30 am AND 16 Year old is still sleeping...


There’s a way to solve that.
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Anonymous wrote:Our road is icy AF, and the plows haven’t done much at all due to the underlying ice. No sidewalks currently available for any of the kids, which means they’d be walking on the road to get anywhere.

See you tomorrow for Thursday predictions.


tell the neighbors to clean, call VDOT AND ASK THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT.... KIDS NEEDS TO BE BACK


Why do kids need to be back? The annual schedule includes extra days for weather cancelations. Let the kids use them.


It doesn't really. The time comes from counting extra minutes for arrival, departure, and in between bells, not days.

I am not in a rush but my kid is as easy going kid who has friends in walking distance or a short drive. He is doing well in school and can stand to miss a few days without it hurting him. It also helps that I have some telework flexibility and my DH now works from home so we don't have to stress about child care plans or be annoyed at losing PTO. And yes, we know snow days are a part of parenting and we made it work when we did not have telework flexibility and losing PTO days was annoying but we did some grumbling.

There are other kids who are more high maintenance at home who are probably driving their parents crazy. There are a lot of kids who need all the time in school in order to retain and learn new material. Missing days of school is legitimately detrimental to those kids. There are kids who thrive on structure and all the time off is problematic for them, they need the structure that comes from school. There are parents who work who took time off during the break and need to get back to work to pay the bills that might be struggling.

I don't understand why people cannot see that their situation is not everyone else's situation and let people be grumpy over something that maybe is not a problem for you. I do get mocking the people from other parts of the country that live with snow and super cold temperatures for 4-6 months. We don't live in those areas and you need to adjust to a different normal. Kids don't get as many chances to play in the snow so snow days are really special for them. Accept the situation with some bewilderment and let it go, we don't live in a Mid West or Northern state.


This is true and I also feel for these kids and their families. However, safety must come first. If there's so much ice that kids cannot safely get to the bus stops or busses are skidding on the roads, it's not safe to send students to school.


While I understand the concern, they aren't going to close schools because of sidewalks.


Aww, you’re cute. New here?


Spare me. If they closed schools because of sidewalks they would never open.


Kids use those sidewalks to get to the bus stop and to get to the school if they’re a walker. This has been a reason that they have kept schools closed in the past.


Citation?


Wdym citation… it’s common knowledge. Sidewalks have to be clear enough for walkers to reasonably be safe and there can’t be 4 foot snow piles on bus stop corners because then kids are a) obstructed or b) on the street. It’s a huge factor in whether they choose to close or not.
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So no cite. "Common knowledge" is a poor source and often wrong.


It wasn’t my comment to begin with so I don’t “owe” you a citation. Sorry you don’t know how things work around here but yeah sidewalk and bus stop clearance is a huge factor for closure.
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Anonymous wrote:Our road is icy AF, and the plows haven’t done much at all due to the underlying ice. No sidewalks currently available for any of the kids, which means they’d be walking on the road to get anywhere.

See you tomorrow for Thursday predictions.


tell the neighbors to clean, call VDOT AND ASK THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT.... KIDS NEEDS TO BE BACK


Why do kids need to be back? The annual schedule includes extra days for weather cancelations. Let the kids use them.


It doesn't really. The time comes from counting extra minutes for arrival, departure, and in between bells, not days.

I am not in a rush but my kid is as easy going kid who has friends in walking distance or a short drive. He is doing well in school and can stand to miss a few days without it hurting him. It also helps that I have some telework flexibility and my DH now works from home so we don't have to stress about child care plans or be annoyed at losing PTO. And yes, we know snow days are a part of parenting and we made it work when we did not have telework flexibility and losing PTO days was annoying but we did some grumbling.

There are other kids who are more high maintenance at home who are probably driving their parents crazy. There are a lot of kids who need all the time in school in order to retain and learn new material. Missing days of school is legitimately detrimental to those kids. There are kids who thrive on structure and all the time off is problematic for them, they need the structure that comes from school. There are parents who work who took time off during the break and need to get back to work to pay the bills that might be struggling.

I don't understand why people cannot see that their situation is not everyone else's situation and let people be grumpy over something that maybe is not a problem for you. I do get mocking the people from other parts of the country that live with snow and super cold temperatures for 4-6 months. We don't live in those areas and you need to adjust to a different normal. Kids don't get as many chances to play in the snow so snow days are really special for them. Accept the situation with some bewilderment and let it go, we don't live in a Mid West or Northern state.


This is true and I also feel for these kids and their families. However, safety must come first. If there's so much ice that kids cannot safely get to the bus stops or busses are skidding on the roads, it's not safe to send students to school.


While I understand the concern, they aren't going to close schools because of sidewalks.


Aww, you’re cute. New here?


Spare me. If they closed schools because of sidewalks they would never open.


Kids use those sidewalks to get to the bus stop and to get to the school if they’re a walker. This has been a reason that they have kept schools closed in the past.


Citation?


Wdym citation… it’s common knowledge. Sidewalks have to be clear enough for walkers to reasonably be safe and there can’t be 4 foot snow piles on bus stop corners because then kids are a) obstructed or b) on the street. It’s a huge factor in whether they choose to close or not.
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So no cite. "Common knowledge" is a poor source and often wrong.


It wasn’t my comment to begin with so I don’t “owe” you a citation. Sorry you don’t know how things work around here but yeah sidewalk and bus stop clearance is a huge factor for closure.


I mean sidewalks won't be cleared by next Friday -- they going to close until it rains?
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Anonymous wrote:Our road is icy AF, and the plows haven’t done much at all due to the underlying ice. No sidewalks currently available for any of the kids, which means they’d be walking on the road to get anywhere.

See you tomorrow for Thursday predictions.


tell the neighbors to clean, call VDOT AND ASK THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT.... KIDS NEEDS TO BE BACK


Why do kids need to be back? The annual schedule includes extra days for weather cancelations. Let the kids use them.


It doesn't really. The time comes from counting extra minutes for arrival, departure, and in between bells, not days.

I am not in a rush but my kid is as easy going kid who has friends in walking distance or a short drive. He is doing well in school and can stand to miss a few days without it hurting him. It also helps that I have some telework flexibility and my DH now works from home so we don't have to stress about child care plans or be annoyed at losing PTO. And yes, we know snow days are a part of parenting and we made it work when we did not have telework flexibility and losing PTO days was annoying but we did some grumbling.

There are other kids who are more high maintenance at home who are probably driving their parents crazy. There are a lot of kids who need all the time in school in order to retain and learn new material. Missing days of school is legitimately detrimental to those kids. There are kids who thrive on structure and all the time off is problematic for them, they need the structure that comes from school. There are parents who work who took time off during the break and need to get back to work to pay the bills that might be struggling.

I don't understand why people cannot see that their situation is not everyone else's situation and let people be grumpy over something that maybe is not a problem for you. I do get mocking the people from other parts of the country that live with snow and super cold temperatures for 4-6 months. We don't live in those areas and you need to adjust to a different normal. Kids don't get as many chances to play in the snow so snow days are really special for them. Accept the situation with some bewilderment and let it go, we don't live in a Mid West or Northern state.


This is true and I also feel for these kids and their families. However, safety must come first. If there's so much ice that kids cannot safely get to the bus stops or busses are skidding on the roads, it's not safe to send students to school.


While I understand the concern, they aren't going to close schools because of sidewalks.


Aww, you’re cute. New here?


Spare me. If they closed schools because of sidewalks they would never open.


Kids use those sidewalks to get to the bus stop and to get to the school if they’re a walker. This has been a reason that they have kept schools closed in the past.


My nextdoor neighbor's sidewalks are right in front of the bus stop in our neighborhood and he never clears them. So I went out today with my shovel and cleared them all. And I made a path thru the mountain of snow on the corner so the kids can get safely from the bus stop to the bus, whenever it comes again. We can do this, people. It just requires some hard work and understanding that some people suck and you just need to clear off their snow for the sake of your community.
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Anonymous wrote:Our road is icy AF, and the plows haven’t done much at all due to the underlying ice. No sidewalks currently available for any of the kids, which means they’d be walking on the road to get anywhere.

See you tomorrow for Thursday predictions.


tell the neighbors to clean, call VDOT AND ASK THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT.... KIDS NEEDS TO BE BACK


Why do kids need to be back? The annual schedule includes extra days for weather cancelations. Let the kids use them.


It doesn't really. The time comes from counting extra minutes for arrival, departure, and in between bells, not days.

I am not in a rush but my kid is as easy going kid who has friends in walking distance or a short drive. He is doing well in school and can stand to miss a few days without it hurting him. It also helps that I have some telework flexibility and my DH now works from home so we don't have to stress about child care plans or be annoyed at losing PTO. And yes, we know snow days are a part of parenting and we made it work when we did not have telework flexibility and losing PTO days was annoying but we did some grumbling.

There are other kids who are more high maintenance at home who are probably driving their parents crazy. There are a lot of kids who need all the time in school in order to retain and learn new material. Missing days of school is legitimately detrimental to those kids. There are kids who thrive on structure and all the time off is problematic for them, they need the structure that comes from school. There are parents who work who took time off during the break and need to get back to work to pay the bills that might be struggling.

I don't understand why people cannot see that their situation is not everyone else's situation and let people be grumpy over something that maybe is not a problem for you. I do get mocking the people from other parts of the country that live with snow and super cold temperatures for 4-6 months. We don't live in those areas and you need to adjust to a different normal. Kids don't get as many chances to play in the snow so snow days are really special for them. Accept the situation with some bewilderment and let it go, we don't live in a Mid West or Northern state.


It’s the COVID parental hysteria all over again. Same advice stands: Get busy raising kids you can stand.


You are most likely blessed with a kid who is not challenging. I am blessed with a kid who is not challenging, at the moment, we all know things can change. There are kids whose parents are parenting as best as they can and whose kids are still a struggle. I understand their frustration and how hard it is because I see them trying their hardest and their kids still struggling. Maybe stop judging them. Not every challenging kid is challenging because the parents are absent or too lenient or choosing not to parent.

I think they made the right call to close schools today, the roads are not ready for busses. More clean up needs to be done. I think tomorrow will be a 2 hour delay.


It’s always hard for parents who have challenging kids, due to various reasons; but the solution is not driving on dangerous road so that they can get back to school.


I did not say it was a reason to open the schools. I was simply saying that there is nothing wrong with empathy for parents who have kids who are challenging. My initial post said I was fine with the closure but I understood that it is a hardship for some parents for a variety of reasons.
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Anonymous wrote:Our road is icy AF, and the plows haven’t done much at all due to the underlying ice. No sidewalks currently available for any of the kids, which means they’d be walking on the road to get anywhere.

See you tomorrow for Thursday predictions.


tell the neighbors to clean, call VDOT AND ASK THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT.... KIDS NEEDS TO BE BACK


Why do kids need to be back? The annual schedule includes extra days for weather cancelations. Let the kids use them.


It doesn't really. The time comes from counting extra minutes for arrival, departure, and in between bells, not days.

I am not in a rush but my kid is as easy going kid who has friends in walking distance or a short drive. He is doing well in school and can stand to miss a few days without it hurting him. It also helps that I have some telework flexibility and my DH now works from home so we don't have to stress about child care plans or be annoyed at losing PTO. And yes, we know snow days are a part of parenting and we made it work when we did not have telework flexibility and losing PTO days was annoying but we did some grumbling.

There are other kids who are more high maintenance at home who are probably driving their parents crazy. There are a lot of kids who need all the time in school in order to retain and learn new material. Missing days of school is legitimately detrimental to those kids. There are kids who thrive on structure and all the time off is problematic for them, they need the structure that comes from school. There are parents who work who took time off during the break and need to get back to work to pay the bills that might be struggling.

I don't understand why people cannot see that their situation is not everyone else's situation and let people be grumpy over something that maybe is not a problem for you. I do get mocking the people from other parts of the country that live with snow and super cold temperatures for 4-6 months. We don't live in those areas and you need to adjust to a different normal. Kids don't get as many chances to play in the snow so snow days are really special for them. Accept the situation with some bewilderment and let it go, we don't live in a Mid West or Northern state.


This is true and I also feel for these kids and their families. However, safety must come first. If there's so much ice that kids cannot safely get to the bus stops or busses are skidding on the roads, it's not safe to send students to school.


While I understand the concern, they aren't going to close schools because of sidewalks.


Aww, you’re cute. New here?


Spare me. If they closed schools because of sidewalks they would never open.


Kids use those sidewalks to get to the bus stop and to get to the school if they’re a walker. This has been a reason that they have kept schools closed in the past.


Citation?


Wdym citation… it’s common knowledge. Sidewalks have to be clear enough for walkers to reasonably be safe and there can’t be 4 foot snow piles on bus stop corners because then kids are a) obstructed or b) on the street. It’s a huge factor in whether they choose to close or not.
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So no cite. "Common knowledge" is a poor source and often wrong.


You want a citation that people use sidewalks to.... walk?

Trolling can be entertaining.
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Anonymous wrote:ITS 10:30 am AND 16 Year old is still sleeping...


Bang on his door with a snow shovel if it upsets you so much.
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Bang on his door with a snow shovel if it upsets you so much.

Direct THEM to shovel EVERY uncleared surface in the COUNTY.
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Anonymous wrote:Our road is icy AF, and the plows haven’t done much at all due to the underlying ice. No sidewalks currently available for any of the kids, which means they’d be walking on the road to get anywhere.

See you tomorrow for Thursday predictions.


tell the neighbors to clean, call VDOT AND ASK THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT.... KIDS NEEDS TO BE BACK


Why do kids need to be back? The annual schedule includes extra days for weather cancelations. Let the kids use them.


It doesn't really. The time comes from counting extra minutes for arrival, departure, and in between bells, not days.

I am not in a rush but my kid is as easy going kid who has friends in walking distance or a short drive. He is doing well in school and can stand to miss a few days without it hurting him. It also helps that I have some telework flexibility and my DH now works from home so we don't have to stress about child care plans or be annoyed at losing PTO. And yes, we know snow days are a part of parenting and we made it work when we did not have telework flexibility and losing PTO days was annoying but we did some grumbling.

There are other kids who are more high maintenance at home who are probably driving their parents crazy. There are a lot of kids who need all the time in school in order to retain and learn new material. Missing days of school is legitimately detrimental to those kids. There are kids who thrive on structure and all the time off is problematic for them, they need the structure that comes from school. There are parents who work who took time off during the break and need to get back to work to pay the bills that might be struggling.

I don't understand why people cannot see that their situation is not everyone else's situation and let people be grumpy over something that maybe is not a problem for you. I do get mocking the people from other parts of the country that live with snow and super cold temperatures for 4-6 months. We don't live in those areas and you need to adjust to a different normal. Kids don't get as many chances to play in the snow so snow days are really special for them. Accept the situation with some bewilderment and let it go, we don't live in a Mid West or Northern state.


This is true and I also feel for these kids and their families. However, safety must come first. If there's so much ice that kids cannot safely get to the bus stops or busses are skidding on the roads, it's not safe to send students to school.


While I understand the concern, they aren't going to close schools because of sidewalks.


Aww, you’re cute. New here?


Spare me. If they closed schools because of sidewalks they would never open.


Kids use those sidewalks to get to the bus stop and to get to the school if they’re a walker. This has been a reason that they have kept schools closed in the past.


Citation?


Wdym citation… it’s common knowledge. Sidewalks have to be clear enough for walkers to reasonably be safe and there can’t be 4 foot snow piles on bus stop corners because then kids are a) obstructed or b) on the street. It’s a huge factor in whether they choose to close or not.
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So no cite. "Common knowledge" is a poor source and often wrong.


It wasn’t my comment to begin with so I don’t “owe” you a citation. Sorry you don’t know how things work around here but yeah sidewalk and bus stop clearance is a huge factor for closure.


I mean sidewalks won't be cleared by next Friday -- they going to close until it rains?


Dude nobody said they had to be bone dry. They have to be clear enough that it’s reasonably safe for kids to use them to get to the bus or school. Right now they’re all still covered in 6-7 inches of snow, save for places where some people shoveled. But the sidewalks in the 1.5 miles of my community I walked are NOT clear and if they are, there’s a 4 foot pile at the end of the street where the kids are supposed to wait for the bus. I don’t know if they’ll close or not but you acting like these aren’t factors or that we are all saying there can’t be a speck of snow on the ground or we have to stay closed is nuts. It’s a lot of snow and it hasn’t been moved.
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Anonymous wrote:Our road is icy AF, and the plows haven’t done much at all due to the underlying ice. No sidewalks currently available for any of the kids, which means they’d be walking on the road to get anywhere.

See you tomorrow for Thursday predictions.


tell the neighbors to clean, call VDOT AND ASK THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT.... KIDS NEEDS TO BE BACK


Why do kids need to be back? The annual schedule includes extra days for weather cancelations. Let the kids use them.


It doesn't really. The time comes from counting extra minutes for arrival, departure, and in between bells, not days.

I am not in a rush but my kid is as easy going kid who has friends in walking distance or a short drive. He is doing well in school and can stand to miss a few days without it hurting him. It also helps that I have some telework flexibility and my DH now works from home so we don't have to stress about child care plans or be annoyed at losing PTO. And yes, we know snow days are a part of parenting and we made it work when we did not have telework flexibility and losing PTO days was annoying but we did some grumbling.

There are other kids who are more high maintenance at home who are probably driving their parents crazy. There are a lot of kids who need all the time in school in order to retain and learn new material. Missing days of school is legitimately detrimental to those kids. There are kids who thrive on structure and all the time off is problematic for them, they need the structure that comes from school. There are parents who work who took time off during the break and need to get back to work to pay the bills that might be struggling.

I don't understand why people cannot see that their situation is not everyone else's situation and let people be grumpy over something that maybe is not a problem for you. I do get mocking the people from other parts of the country that live with snow and super cold temperatures for 4-6 months. We don't live in those areas and you need to adjust to a different normal. Kids don't get as many chances to play in the snow so snow days are really special for them. Accept the situation with some bewilderment and let it go, we don't live in a Mid West or Northern state.


This is true and I also feel for these kids and their families. However, safety must come first. If there's so much ice that kids cannot safely get to the bus stops or busses are skidding on the roads, it's not safe to send students to school.


While I understand the concern, they aren't going to close schools because of sidewalks.


Aww, you’re cute. New here?


Spare me. If they closed schools because of sidewalks they would never open.


Kids use those sidewalks to get to the bus stop and to get to the school if they’re a walker. This has been a reason that they have kept schools closed in the past.


Citation?


Wdym citation… it’s common knowledge. Sidewalks have to be clear enough for walkers to reasonably be safe and there can’t be 4 foot snow piles on bus stop corners because then kids are a) obstructed or b) on the street. It’s a huge factor in whether they choose to close or not.
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So no cite. "Common knowledge" is a poor source and often wrong.


It wasn’t my comment to begin with so I don’t “owe” you a citation. Sorry you don’t know how things work around here but yeah sidewalk and bus stop clearance is a huge factor for closure.


I mean sidewalks won't be cleared by next Friday -- they going to close until it rains?


Dude nobody said they had to be bone dry. They have to be clear enough that it’s reasonably safe for kids to use them to get to the bus or school. Right now they’re all still covered in 6-7 inches of snow, save for places where some people shoveled. But the sidewalks in the 1.5 miles of my community I walked are NOT clear and if they are, there’s a 4 foot pile at the end of the street where the kids are supposed to wait for the bus. I don’t know if they’ll close or not but you acting like these aren’t factors or that we are all saying there can’t be a speck of snow on the ground or we have to stay closed is nuts. It’s a lot of snow and it hasn’t been moved.


You know you can walk on snow right?
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Anonymous wrote:Our road is icy AF, and the plows haven’t done much at all due to the underlying ice. No sidewalks currently available for any of the kids, which means they’d be walking on the road to get anywhere.

See you tomorrow for Thursday predictions.


tell the neighbors to clean, call VDOT AND ASK THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT.... KIDS NEEDS TO BE BACK


Why do kids need to be back? The annual schedule includes extra days for weather cancelations. Let the kids use them.


It doesn't really. The time comes from counting extra minutes for arrival, departure, and in between bells, not days.

I am not in a rush but my kid is as easy going kid who has friends in walking distance or a short drive. He is doing well in school and can stand to miss a few days without it hurting him. It also helps that I have some telework flexibility and my DH now works from home so we don't have to stress about child care plans or be annoyed at losing PTO. And yes, we know snow days are a part of parenting and we made it work when we did not have telework flexibility and losing PTO days was annoying but we did some grumbling.

There are other kids who are more high maintenance at home who are probably driving their parents crazy. There are a lot of kids who need all the time in school in order to retain and learn new material. Missing days of school is legitimately detrimental to those kids. There are kids who thrive on structure and all the time off is problematic for them, they need the structure that comes from school. There are parents who work who took time off during the break and need to get back to work to pay the bills that might be struggling.

I don't understand why people cannot see that their situation is not everyone else's situation and let people be grumpy over something that maybe is not a problem for you. I do get mocking the people from other parts of the country that live with snow and super cold temperatures for 4-6 months. We don't live in those areas and you need to adjust to a different normal. Kids don't get as many chances to play in the snow so snow days are really special for them. Accept the situation with some bewilderment and let it go, we don't live in a Mid West or Northern state.


This is true and I also feel for these kids and their families. However, safety must come first. If there's so much ice that kids cannot safely get to the bus stops or busses are skidding on the roads, it's not safe to send students to school.


While I understand the concern, they aren't going to close schools because of sidewalks.


Aww, you’re cute. New here?


Spare me. If they closed schools because of sidewalks they would never open.


Kids use those sidewalks to get to the bus stop and to get to the school if they’re a walker. This has been a reason that they have kept schools closed in the past.


Citation?


Wdym citation… it’s common knowledge. Sidewalks have to be clear enough for walkers to reasonably be safe and there can’t be 4 foot snow piles on bus stop corners because then kids are a) obstructed or b) on the street. It’s a huge factor in whether they choose to close or not.
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So no cite. "Common knowledge" is a poor source and often wrong.


It wasn’t my comment to begin with so I don’t “owe” you a citation. Sorry you don’t know how things work around here but yeah sidewalk and bus stop clearance is a huge factor for closure.


I mean sidewalks won't be cleared by next Friday -- they going to close until it rains?


Dude nobody said they had to be bone dry. They have to be clear enough that it’s reasonably safe for kids to use them to get to the bus or school. Right now they’re all still covered in 6-7 inches of snow, save for places where some people shoveled. But the sidewalks in the 1.5 miles of my community I walked are NOT clear and if they are, there’s a 4 foot pile at the end of the street where the kids are supposed to wait for the bus. I don’t know if they’ll close or not but you acting like these aren’t factors or that we are all saying there can’t be a speck of snow on the ground or we have to stay closed is nuts. It’s a lot of snow and it hasn’t been moved.


You know you can walk on snow right?


It’s ice now. Tell it to the county.
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Anonymous wrote:Our road is icy AF, and the plows haven’t done much at all due to the underlying ice. No sidewalks currently available for any of the kids, which means they’d be walking on the road to get anywhere.

See you tomorrow for Thursday predictions.


tell the neighbors to clean, call VDOT AND ASK THEM WHERE THEY ARE AT.... KIDS NEEDS TO BE BACK


Why do kids need to be back? The annual schedule includes extra days for weather cancelations. Let the kids use them.


It doesn't really. The time comes from counting extra minutes for arrival, departure, and in between bells, not days.

I am not in a rush but my kid is as easy going kid who has friends in walking distance or a short drive. He is doing well in school and can stand to miss a few days without it hurting him. It also helps that I have some telework flexibility and my DH now works from home so we don't have to stress about child care plans or be annoyed at losing PTO. And yes, we know snow days are a part of parenting and we made it work when we did not have telework flexibility and losing PTO days was annoying but we did some grumbling.

There are other kids who are more high maintenance at home who are probably driving their parents crazy. There are a lot of kids who need all the time in school in order to retain and learn new material. Missing days of school is legitimately detrimental to those kids. There are kids who thrive on structure and all the time off is problematic for them, they need the structure that comes from school. There are parents who work who took time off during the break and need to get back to work to pay the bills that might be struggling.

I don't understand why people cannot see that their situation is not everyone else's situation and let people be grumpy over something that maybe is not a problem for you. I do get mocking the people from other parts of the country that live with snow and super cold temperatures for 4-6 months. We don't live in those areas and you need to adjust to a different normal. Kids don't get as many chances to play in the snow so snow days are really special for them. Accept the situation with some bewilderment and let it go, we don't live in a Mid West or Northern state.


This is true and I also feel for these kids and their families. However, safety must come first. If there's so much ice that kids cannot safely get to the bus stops or busses are skidding on the roads, it's not safe to send students to school.


While I understand the concern, they aren't going to close schools because of sidewalks.


Aww, you’re cute. New here?


Spare me. If they closed schools because of sidewalks they would never open.


Kids use those sidewalks to get to the bus stop and to get to the school if they’re a walker. This has been a reason that they have kept schools closed in the past.


Citation?


Wdym citation… it’s common knowledge. Sidewalks have to be clear enough for walkers to reasonably be safe and there can’t be 4 foot snow piles on bus stop corners because then kids are a) obstructed or b) on the street. It’s a huge factor in whether they choose to close or not.
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So no cite. "Common knowledge" is a poor source and often wrong.


It wasn’t my comment to begin with so I don’t “owe” you a citation. Sorry you don’t know how things work around here but yeah sidewalk and bus stop clearance is a huge factor for closure.


I mean sidewalks won't be cleared by next Friday -- they going to close until it rains?


Dude nobody said they had to be bone dry. They have to be clear enough that it’s reasonably safe for kids to use them to get to the bus or school. Right now they’re all still covered in 6-7 inches of snow, save for places where some people shoveled. But the sidewalks in the 1.5 miles of my community I walked are NOT clear and if they are, there’s a 4 foot pile at the end of the street where the kids are supposed to wait for the bus. I don’t know if they’ll close or not but you acting like these aren’t factors or that we are all saying there can’t be a speck of snow on the ground or we have to stay closed is nuts. It’s a lot of snow and it hasn’t been moved.


You know you can walk on snow right?


You’re an imbecile.
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