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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having kids can be a major inconvenience. They are time and money sucks. They can wreak havoc on a job, especially when they get sick or their school closes for whatever reason. But I chose to have these kids and undertake the inconveniences that go along with them. Sometimes it can really suck, but why is a good faith call, made in reasonable reliance on a region-wide weather advisory alert, the cause of so much complaining? This is part of having a kid. [/quote]

No need to be an imperious jerk.

Kids are not wreaking havoc on jobs, the ongoing pandemic and lack of safety net wreaks havoc on our jobs. It's harder to find back-up care, and many parents (a disproportionate number of women) have burned through their leave.

[b]I disagree that this was a good faith call [/b]so I'm going to complain about it and try to prevent it from happening again. I'm also going to advocate for my kid to have a better education. They deserve better than this. [/quote]

This is the crux of it.  I also disagree with this.  I thought the full week closure, while unfortunate was all done in good faith.  This one, nope.[/quote]

I have been a teacher in APS for almost 2 decades now.  While I think the call to close schools today was a huge mistake, I do think it was just that--a mistake.  I am basing this on all my years of experience and knowing that we have had school canceled for nothing but rain several times before, when COVID and burnout and sub shortages, etc. were not factors.  I can remember my first year of teaching, when I was young and single and got up one winter morning and drove myself to school to find out it was a snow day.  I'm from the south and used to freak out at the slightest bit of flurries or slush, but the forecast and actual weather were so mild that it hadn't even occurred to me to check to see if school was canceled.  (This was before texts from the schools.)  We've had other ridiculous "rain days" since then, and we'll have them again.  Like I said, this was a terrible call, but no one is out there trying to deprive your child of an education.  [/quote]

x1000  Same.  I have 20+ years in another NoVa district.  Today was a case of they were darned if they did and they were darned if they didn't.  I am glad they erred on the side of caution.  No one wants buses sliding around or kids walking on icy streets because they live on roads without sidewalks to get to school.

Stop with the teacher bashing.  The constant vilification is driving away all of the teachers.  None of our schools are fully staffed and it is a daily struggle to get people in to even monitor classrooms.  What will you do when we cannot even do that?

The teachers who are left are the ones who are committed.  At some point even we will give up against the constant degradation.  This is just a job.  It isn't worth what you're putting us through for other peoples' decisions.[/quote]

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