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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Look, this was probably the wrong call today- they should have done a 2 hour delay and reassessed in the morning but APS isn’t an outlier here- everyone is closed- even FCC. This is a case where the forecast didn’t match what actually happened- which is part of meteorology…[/quote]

Maybe you guys should just lynch the weatherman?  [/quote]

I’m not advocating for the lynching of anyone- this is a bad call and no one, Duran, teachers, meteorologists, no one deserves to be lynched- mistakes happen.[/quote]

It wasn’t a bad call. It was the right call with the info they had at the time. 
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It was a bad call because it was made prematurely based on highly uncertain information.[/quote]

In general, evening calls are way better. 5am is rough. And not sure how much the forecast had changed by then.

Last night though they probably did know how many teachers short they’d be. It probably was a domino effect from neighboring districts.

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Sure, neighboring counties have an effect, and they all made a mistake in this mad rush to an early call.  They all made a mistake and should learn from it that while early calls make sense when there isn’t high degree of certainty in the forecast, they are a bad idea when the degree of certainty is low and there is a significant of no weather event warranting closures or delays. [/quote]

They’re probably still gun shy after the bus accidents in morning rush hour snow storms. 
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Then they are not competent planners, because making the call at 5am vs. 5pm has nothing to do with that.[/quote]

Their planning is just fine.  :roll:

Evening calls are better. 
They are risk adverse. 
They have staff shortages. 
The forecast looked bad for morning bus routes, even delayed start. 
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Evening calls are only better for lazy parents. [/quote]

Or parents who have to secure childcare. 
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Any plan you can make the night before, you can make as a contingency plan the night before depending on conditions the next day.  That’s what we did gif years before people started having the vapors about an early morning decision.  But maybe we’re just more competent parents than you.[/quote]

So then you shaft that babysitter? Or cancel your replacement at work after they already went in?

Maybe it’s easier if you don’t work. 
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Using your logic, if you’re going to pay the babysitter either way, wouldn’t the babysitter prefer to get the money but not work?  You’re out the e same amount either way but you’re not burdening other people with the closure.[/quote]

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