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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A school bus was rear-ended outside Manassas, and at least three roadways were closed Friday morning, as police and road crews dealt with icy road conditions in some parts of Prince William County.

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....None of which is in Fairfax County[/quote]

So, it's ok that it happened in an adjacent County.  Wow!!  Children are still being transported to school in Fairfax County.  [/quote]

It isnt okay that a bus was rear ended, but prince william is further south and west, both of which have more severe conditions than fairfax county. The reality is that the schools are open today. If you're not comfortable driving your kid or putting them on a bus, [b]then keep them home[/b].[/quote]

This is not a valid point.  If someone can be reasonably uncomfortable about their child making it to school safely, then it is responsibility of the school system to close, end of story.  People are legally responsible for sending their kids to school.  If people have a legitimate reason to be worried, then it shouldn't be up to them, it's up to the schools not to put them in a situation to make that decision.[/quote]

I’m not you understand how ridiculous you sound. Define “reasonable.” Define “legitimate.” Then I’ll show you a thousand parents who disagree with you. [/quote]

Like it or not, I'm right - it's not even a matter of opinion.  Yes, it's true - what defines a reasonable and legitimate basis to be worried is the subject of debate.  What is [b]not[/b] up for debate is whether schools should be closed if there is a reasonable cause to be worried.  Parents should [b]never[/b] be put into a position by a government entity such as the school system where there choice is either to willfully violate the law or to put their children in danger.[/quote]

By your logic, someone could say they think it's reasonable to be worried about going to school every single day because of school shootings. Schools cannot leave opening decisions up to parental assessment of risk because there will always be some who are more anxious than others. School systems have to base decisions on their own published and predetermined risk assessment process, whether you always agree with it or not.[/quote]

I know what you're getting at, but that's not the point.  A person [i]believing[/i] that it's reasonable to be worried is not the same as it truly being reasonable to be worried.  That's why we agree that what constitutes "reasonable" is the true subject of debate - not whether or not schools should be closed once we meet that threshold.

My whole reason for bringing this up in the first place what that the whole "stay home if you don't like it" seemed way out of place in this conversation.[/quote]

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