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[quote=Anonymous]As Hogan vetos the starting before Labor Day, all the MCPS families seem to have such issue with this.  It seems like MCPS makes the bigger deal of this and is always complaining to the state.  Not just about this, but snow days in previous years, and of course the funding.  It just seems to be a thing with MCPS residents.

How can a county that is so against the lack of increased state funding, be so against increasing the economy in tourist areas like OCMD, Deep Creek, Inner Harbor, etc.. by delaying school until after Labor Day.

How come they never mention that state funding (which is only 23% of budget)  has increased to MCPS more than their own county funding (which is 67% of budget.)   A county who overbuilds, overtaxes with piggyback taxes and increases residential taxes, but yet never can seem to find the money to build more schools or help the over populated schools.  Always blaming the state, yet has no issue with building brand new schools in Potomac like Beverly Farms, Potomac, and Wayside.  All which are under 80% enrolled and projections to be under 70% enrolled in 5 years. Cold Spring ES is under 75% enrolled and that is with the gifted program in it.  Yet, the Rockville district about a mile up the street are at capacity and will be going over capacity again in the next 5 years.  And will Crown ever be built?  I am not holding my breath.  Poolesville HS is dilapidated, literally. No one seems to care they have filthy broken bathrooms out of order, leaks and electrical issues all over the school.  It hasn't been modernized in over 40 years.  Tell me why again, these Potomac ES need these huge brand new schools again?  Why are we blaming the state again for our financial and budget issues?

Other districts have no issue getting snow waivers in previous years as they showed the state the attempts they made to change their calendar.  MCPS does nothing to change the calendar and then whines on all local news stations how stingy the state is being with snow waivers.  And all the MCPS jump on the bandwagon.  Not mad that their own idiotic school board can not figure out other means of snow make-up days, but that the state didn't give the same waivers to the only district that didn't try anything else but whining.

And as for the calendar everyone is complaining about.  That is also the work of your idiotic board.  Trying to manipulate pity among families and trying to rip apart our county by placing blame on "Jewish holidays or Spring Break."  And once again, everyone jumps in so upset about Hogan not letting our school district make all their decisions.  I for one am glad our board doesn't have final say.  In 2016, they were going to start 2 WEEKS before Labor Day to get in every darn day they wanted off.  Basically 4 days a week of school more than half the year.  No care that families have to work and one day daycare multiple times a month, is much more expensive than 1 week extra of summer care.

And why can FCPS easily switch an early dismissal to a late start or vice versa if need be, but MCPS has their hands tied?

Why can PG county still have a full Spring break this calendar year, but we can not.

How can Frederick and Howard both have calendars that go to June 20th, but we can not.

It just seems that all MCPS does is complain.  They seem incapable of change, incapable of working WITH the state.  Incapable of funding their own county and keeping all kids in safe schools.  Not just the rich ones.  They have no problem overbuilding and overtaxing, but never seem to have enough money for the schools.

Isn't it time we stop pointing to the state for our issues and start looking at our own county as the problem? [/quote]

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