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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When are they going to make this a priority to get the plan submitted?[/quote]

At the rate they move, I doubt they'll even have it approved by winter 2027.  They have to do public consultations, and if one parent complains, they'll say they had parental opposition and won't do anything.  Because that's their preference anyway.  [/quote]

Are you saying that no parents complain in the other counties, such as in Anne Arundel? [/quote]

Of course they do.   And I'm sure they have kids younger than grade 3 and with special needs in Anne Arundel, Baltimore and PG County, yet somehow the state of Maryland approved the virtual learning plans they submitted.

But [b]these are all the excuses DCUM gives as to why MCPS can't have a virtual learning plan for snow emergencies[/b], and MCPS does like to make a lot of excuses for its inaction.

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The lack of 1:1 devices in all schools is not an excuse DCUM came up with. It's straight from the horse's mouth: https://mocoshow.com/2026/01/29/mcps-explains-why-snow-days-are-not-virtual-learning-days/

[QUOTE]According to MCPS, virtual instruction is not an option during these closures for several key reasons tied to access, timing, and state requirements. First, the school system does not currently have one to one remote devices available for every student. Without universal access to devices, MCPS says moving to virtual learning would create inequities and prevent many students from participating fully in instruction.[/QUOTE][/quote]

Mcps has enough devices.  [/quote]

Different media specialist here (who knew this is where we all hang out). Elementary schools are nearly all on the cart model, where every classroom has a cart of Chromebooks for student use. Students may request a Chromebook for home use — it takes a couple of weeks usually — and that one is supposed to come out of the general county supply, NOT off of a classroom cart. For every elementary student to get one at home and at school we would actually need 2:1. And I know from Covid experience that if we send Chromebooks from the carts home we will likely never get about half of them back.[/quote]

One of the many reasons that virtual simply doesn't work for elementary kids.[/quote]

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