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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Saw this on Twitter by a local metrologlist. I would love to get an email from FCPS addressing all of his bullet points.

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DMV school districts – as we said Thursday/Friday, it's imperative you have a severe weather plan and don't try to "wing it." Nobody has any excuse to be caught with their pants down.

Ask yourselves the following:
– If a tornado warning is issued, where will the kiddos shelter?
– If kiddos are on the bus, do the bus drivers know what to do?
– How will bus drivers be notified of warnings?
– Will dismissal occur if storms are approaching? Will dismissal be delayed?
– Have parents been clued in about the approaching severe weather?[/quote]

I’m an administrator and am happy to answer these:
1. Every school has places designated where students need to go. Kids in trailers and above the first floor all have places in the hallways and interior spaces on the first floor that are away from exterior glass.

2. Yes. They go to the nearest school immediately.

3. They would get a message on their radio from a dispatcher as they are driving.

4. If there is a tornado warning just as dismissal is approaching, it would be delayed. This has happened in the past, and there is no reason why it wouldn’t happen again. No administrator wants to send children out into a dangerous weather event. It’s easier to keep them inside.

5. At this moment on a Sunday afternoon, parents have not been told about possible severe weather from FCPS. One assumes they are checking their own news and weather outlets. [/quote]

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