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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People are not realizing that it's not just the streets; it's the sidewalks, too, for kids who walk.  (Believe it or not, a lot do, at least at our kid's school.)  Yes, I completely understand that residents are supposed to shovel their sidewalks, but that won't make them magically clear if they haven't, and a lot haven't.  You can't just expect kids to walk in the streets as an alternative.  (This is why I think the public schools, other than maybe DCPS, are going to be closed all week.)  The sidewalk on the main road to our kid's school is now under about 3-4 feet of snow/ice from the snow plow, so there's no way that is getting cleared in the next week given the anticipated cold.  Parents/school will get it sorted, but it won't be in the next day or two.

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Do people realize how hard it is to juggle the children at home while working? Sometimes solo parenting? [/quote]

Then take some time off.  Problem solved!![/quote]

You know, the university requires professors to teach online. All the grant deadlines remain. Not everyone can take time off.

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Find a babysitter.  I’m sympathetic to your plight, but this is something many parents have to deal with.  You can’t expect schools to open in these conditions for childcare reasons. [/quote]
You need to plan ahead and have options. When my kids were too young to stay home, I had a couple of local young preschool teachers who were always happy to have extra hours when their schools were closed. There were always recent grads looking for jobs who were happy to be well compensated for an easy day. We’re in NoVA now and I found good snow day sitters by advertising at NOVA community college. When we were in DC I found students from AU and GW who were happy to babysit at odd times and often had snow days when we did. You just need to plan ahead and be prepared. We live in an area with tons of options. [/quote]

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