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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am pretty furious that MCPS is forcing beforecare to be closed this morning even in parts of the county where it's just raining.  It's not just an inconvenience for families of elementary school kids, but a significant financial burden as well (for example, I am paid hourly and am losing 3 hours of work unnecessarily this morning, and I imagine some parents might have to call off a whole full-day shift of work if they have to watch their kids until 11am.). It's really hostile and  punitive for working families.

Combined with the similar forced closures at the tail end of snow cleanup last winter, this seems like a new policy direction under the new MCPS administration and I hate it.  I get that when there is bad weather anywhere in the county that all schools need to be delayed or closed accordingly, but there is no reason why before/aftercare providers shouldn't be able to make their own decisions about opening based on local conditions, like they used to do prior to last year.  But MCPS has been prohibiting them from opening even when it is perfectly safe locally and they want to be open serving families.

How do we fight this and go back to the old policies of letting the providers make decisions about opening based on local conditions?  Who do we contact? [/quote]

Do the people that work in the childcare center live close by as well?  The delays/closures are for their benefit as well, in terms of not having to drive in poor conditions.[/quote]

I'm not sure why you think an employer should care where a person lives?  Does your work close because someone lives further away?[/quote]

Yes, many employers care about where their employees live when considering transportation in inclement weather.  Indeed, this board generally hears about teachers that don't live in the county (or who live in different parts of the county), and that is a reason why delays/closures occur for the entire county.[/quote]

Our childcare provider wanted to open and was confident they could. MCPS should not be making this decision for them.[/quote]

If they use MCPS space, MCPS can make that decision.  [/quote]

And parents can pressure and lobby MCPS about how they make that decision, because they're answerable to voters through the board.[/quote]

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