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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This seems to be because MCPS takes on the liability burden of getting students to school, whereas other systems do not. Are there creative ways to work around that? Waiver for bus riding/attendance? Optional open days? [/quote]

Because they do have a liability. Letting kids get on at stops that you know are unsafe is a liability. You can't just waive everything away, especially if the consequence is missed work--that's duress.[/quote]

The stops aren't unsafe. Just inconvenient. Walk over the snow. There are tracks to follow.[/quote]

We cannot get to the bus stop. There is a cut through on an unsafe street.  No way to climb over the mound not wait or even get to the bus.  No place to even drive and park for the bus to come.  [/quote]

You can walk around the snow mound at the corner. Don't be so helpless. Do you give up when faced with any minor challenge?[/quote]

DP.  It’s really weird that you want schoolchildren endangering themselves standing in the street just to get to school.  I understand why people are frustrated that schools aren’t ready to open, but I don’t understand the utter lack of concern for the kids who would navigate bus routes and walker paths in these *actual* conditions.  I’ve lived in New England.  No, a storm like this wouldn’t taken down a week plus of school.  No, children wouldn’t be getting to school in these conditions.  The routes are clear there.[/quote]

No, cities and townships in NE don't have armies of people who clear sidewalks at every intersection. Nor do they clear every bus stop. That simply isn't possible to do. Some will always just have to wait until it melts, which could be weeks or months away. The kids just walk over the snow. That works here, too.[/quote]

Possibly you haven’t seen the conditions people are talking about, if your area is super clear.  Yes, school children up north have to walk around snow.  But paths that are not straight in the middle of the street — they exist.[/quote]

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