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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And MCPS expects free labor from teachers and staff. Teachers and staff are expected to pack up the entire school and unpack at the other end with no compensation or extra time given. We were told to use planning periods or stay after school or come in on weekends because MCPS is too cheap to hire packers.[/quote]

Wonder how the earlier start time and the additional 8 miles will affect teacher commutes and child care arrangement. Are we making the staffing shortage even worse by doing this?[/quote]

Probably, but what's the alternative?

I think folks on this thread might benefit from some perspective. When Northwood reopens, it will serve the Northwood community through a large, updated, modern building. There's absolutely no way to get to that goal without somebody spending time in holding building. If your child is in the "generation" of kids impacted, that sucks for you, but the benefit to the broader community goes beyond the inconvenience for one group of teachers or students.

If folks have an alternative suggestion that ends with the Northwood community getting an updated building, but does not require anyone to be inconvenienced at any point, they should feel free to run for school board.[/quote]

The issue isn’t the holding school distance, it’s the last minute change to the start time of the school day. Why are Northwood students and teachers getting impacted twice? Why not adjust the start time of another school that doesn’t have the additional impact of an 8 mile increased commute?[/quote]
I suspect the buses don't go 1 to 1 to a different set of schools. Rather, they get purposed to a number of different schools' routes.

I suppose they could have every school in the county start later so Northwood could start on time. Then keep the late start time and we could end the start time petition stuff.[/quote]

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