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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]I mean, DCPS makes decisions based on DC, not surrounding districts and who may/may not be impacted by other districts’ choices. So yeah, what’s important is that DCPS opens schools when it’s appropriate for them to do so. [/quote]

DC is unique in which more than 50% of employees live in surrounding counties, in every direction. They should absolutely take this into consideration because schools cannot function properly without staff. Everyone but you seems to understand this.[/quote]

Well no, not everyone but me, since the mayor decided to open schools and several PP’s here seem to agree with the decision. But ok.

Your child’s school will still function. Yes, there may be some teachers out, and there may be less learning than on a regular day. But most kids at school will still learn more than if they stayed home.

Also, just like those DCPS teachers who need to use a day off today to take care of their children who attend other districts, you can choose to keep your student at home if you think it’s not appropriate to send them to school today. [/quote]

lol I’d hardly use bowsers judgment as my measuring stick but that’s because I have a functioning brain. Good luck in your long road to the middle.[/quote]

Just curious then, whose judgment would you use? It seems like most private schools in DC are also open today. Are those decisions wrong too?[/quote]

Literally everything is open. This notion that schools should be closed when the *public library* is open is ludicrous. [/quote]

Sure, but I will bet a large amount of money that the same people who are cheering school being open today will be the most irate when their kids come home and say they watched movies all day because their teachers couldn't get to school. I guarantee it.[/quote]

Are you 80 years old? Have you never seen snow before? The roads are good. Stop belly aching and do your job. [/quote]

This has nothing to do with roads and everything to do with teachers with kids who live in districts with a snow day today. If you weren’t such a cretinous ghoul you’d realize that.[/quote]

Really? Because all the complaints here focus on how a little bit of snow makes it too dangerous to do anything.

I seem to remember there was this pandemic where teachers refused to do their jobs for a year and a half and parents who worked the entire pandemic had to figure out what to do with their kids that whole time while they worked. You'll forgive parents if they're not especially concerned now about teachers' childcare issues. Maybe they shouldnt have chosen to live in a different jurisdiction from where they worked. [/quote]

Let it go. Yes, some teachers showed a distinct disdain and lack of compassion for parents during the pandemic (and vice versa), but let's not paint teachers or parents with the same broad brush.

That being said, I do think a lot of districts make decisions based on what neighboring jurisdictions are doing versus actual conditions, and I am impressed DCPS made their choice based on conditions in DC. Lots of people are expected to work today in person, not just teachers. Maybe this will encourage the neighboring districts to grow a pair and open up tomorrow.[/quote]

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