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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just drove by seven locks es and the student drop off lot is still untouched. Can other people report what they're seeing at their local schools here? Yesterday it mentioned only 30 percent of schools were done. Like WHAT?![/quote]

Rock Creek Forest parking lot is untouched and no work being done on a Friday afternoon.[/quote]

I drove by Quince Orchard high school today and the sidewalk just near the school on QO Road was shoveled but the sidewalks leading up to the school was half done - it was patches of clear sidewalks and mounds of snow in between. I think Monday will definitely be a closure - the streets off of QO Road were like one lane roads with no sidewalk to see, so how can the walkers walk from a mile away? And assuming parents will drop off the kids it will be a mess in that parking lot.

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If the sidewalk isn't shoveled, walk on top
of the snow where the sidewalk is. Leave extra time.[/quote]

This is the county that said it would be too much of a liability risk to have 16-18 year old kids shovel school parking lots.  You really think they are going to be ok with the liability and lawsuit potential of 10k kids from ages 6-18 walking to school in roads and on top of ice mounds?[/quote]

DCPS has been open since Thursday despite having to walk in difficult conditions to school.  No one has died or gotten injured as far as I heard. [/quote][/quote]

And parents in DCPS were pissed at went to the news about how irresponsible it was to reopen. Nice comparison!

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No option makes everyone happy. [/quote]

+1. I have friends with kids at DCPS who were thrilled they went back to school Thursday.  Arlington public schools were open today too and people I knew were happy about that too.  [/quote]

There's a huge difference between "happy" and was it a safe decision? It wasn't. Numerous council members have saying Bowser made the wrong decision due to the unsafe conditions. You might not like having your kids home and it might make you happy they can go to school because YOUR neighborhood is safe, but start thinking about other people. The lack of empathy and narrow worldviews in this county is astounding. [/quote]

No one in DCPS or APS reported major injuries due to the snow.  And kids got educated. And received meals from the cafeteria, which is critical for the neediest students.  The parents I know there were thrilled their kids went back.

You sound like you have a pretty narrow worldview and lack empathy if you can’t see that plenty of people are thrilled that DC and Arlington schools opened.[/quote]

My colleague with DCPS school kids said after the first reopening, they switched to virtual because it was so bad.

Also keep in mind DCPS does not provide school buses. Colleague said the city bus never came and the kids walked a mile in the streets to school. High schoolers, but still.[/quote]

Bowser called in the National Guard to help clear sidewalks. Crickets from Wes Moore…[/quote]

"Called in" is doing a lot of work here. I don't think they've actually hit the streets yet. [/quote]

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