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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why can't they just do 2 hours late? Power has been restored, so just have the staff check that is school is functional. 
I can't take off work today and have 2 elementary school kids.[/quote]

Because you have no idea what you are talking about.

The power tower that he crashed into was a point in the power grid for the eastern seaboard including the northeast and the midatlantic.  They diverted power from the tower to other towers.  It took several hours to ground the tower and surrounding area to ensure that power was dispersed before they could begin rescue.  The rescue was performed, but they still have to disentangle the plane from the cables, then the power company will be repairing the tower.  Once done, they will have a likely additional power outage to restore the tower into the grid.  The current grid diverted around this tower is not long-term sustainable.

When they cut power to restore the grid, it is unknown how long that outage will be.  It is also unknown when it will happen, but likely sometime today.  The uncertainty of if/when power will go out again and for how long means that the schools cannot plan around such a potential outage.  They don't want to have kids in school when there is no power or HVAC.  They don't want to have kids in school when phone lines may go down and they can't call for emergency or for parents to come and pick up their children.  They don't want kids in school when they may not have power to provide meals for the children (or that food taken out and partially cooked is ruined and has to be discarded.  They don't want kids on school buses when whole areas may lose power and traffic lights.

I'm sorry you're so inconvenienced, but the safety of your children is far more important than any work you have.  And the schools cannot guarantee children's safety in large numbers with the number of unknowns about the power restoration process.[/quote]

But by this logic, shouldn't other services be shut down too?  So people don't get stranded in elevators, etc. in case the power goes out again?  It seems like there should be a targeted shutdown of schools and businesses in the affected area, but let them open in areas that were unaffected.

I mean, whatever, it's one day, but when central office decided to give themselves a vacation too this has a ripple effect on daycares, etc. that follow the MCPS admin office closures.[/quote]

Your argument makes no sense. No it is not comparable to adults in an elevator that can just take the stairs....[/quote]

Do you not realize that there are disabled adults also??[/quote]

Your reading comprehension is terrible.[/quote]

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