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[quote=Anonymous]St. Mary’s parent here. I know the principal is an idiot but believe he made the right call this week.

One thing we have to consider is the impact our school has on the neighborhood. Yes, you or I driving casually on a work day is fine but there are ~750 students across 250+ families that attend St. Mary’s. Carpool, though pretty efficient, does require two fully unobstructed lanes on Green and Royal. We didn’t have that this week. Staggering arrivals doesn’t work because you have families with children across multiple grades and there isn’t enough faculty and staff to start the instructional day and keep carpool safe. Additionally, the current on-campus parking falls well short of accommodating all staff, which means with the snow drifts covering street parking and limiting neighborhood spots, there wasn’t enough parking to fully staff the building.

Virtual learning requires preparation. While our school did an excellent job of providing online instruction during COVID (I had several kids participating in online learning), that was the result of months of planning and communicating to parents. Telling parents on a Wednesday that their students will learn virtually when the school has no plan is setting everyone up for a very frustrating day. If people want virtual learning to be an option in these cases, they should reach out to the principal and express their desire to develop a plan.

I’m thrilled to have my kids back in school next week. Working from home and facilitating snow day activities isn’t easy - but it’s necessary sometimes. Us paying tuition (ever-increasing tuition at that) doesn’t mean we get to call all the shots. There are many schools to choose from in this area; if St. Mary’s isn’t doing it for you, I encourage you to start looking at other schools. You’ll be able to find a better fit. [/quote]

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