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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Winter Weather Advisory is not until 3 at the earliest. Literally every kid in FCPS is home by then with a 2 hour release if they cancel afternoon activities.

We had two snow days last week we just did not need. I commented Thursday, and the roads were FINE. Both closings caught me by surprise, and I am well versed is FCPS closure BS.

I would remind everyone we did this 2 years ago. Had a bunch of snow days in the cleanser, and then closed for cold and forecasts of sleet that never materialized.  And ended up with the 4 feet of snow and coming within a hour or two of having to extend the school year. It’s only early January. We have at least 10 weeks of possible snow days to go.  It would be nice to have some if we actually needed them. [/quote]

I always say err on the side of caution, especially when children’s lives are at stake.

Freezing rain and black ice are DANGEROUS! Sure it’s inconv for you but schools do not exist for parent convenience.

FCPS is responsible for the lives of all kids in the entire county-not just those on your commute.[/quote]

[b]So, live somewhere with no winter and you never have to worry about winter weather.[/b] We live in an area where we have winter. All of us, including schools, cannot stop because of normal winter days (cold, showers, etc)[/quote]

This is a bogus response.  There are plenty of communities with much worse winters where the schools don't close every time it gets cold enough for ice to form.

This seems to happen almost every January.  The biggest joke is all the questionable closures seem to come right after the schools have been shut down for 2 weeks over Christmas.  If we know that this is going to happen every January, why the long break right before.  Every time this quarter ends kids are needlessly scrambling to make up work and get projects done before the end of the quarter because of time they've missed.  This needs to be addressed.

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