Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 18:55     Subject: 4 Day weekend?
Do they close school when they can't get the busses started?
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 18:38     Subject: 4 Day weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:My understanding is we started with 14 snow days and elementary dropped to 10 after they added the early release Mondays. We used 4 of those days last week as well as 2 hours for the delay so we have somewhere between 5 and 6 days left.

In the past, I know FCPS has done a 2 hour delay for temps below 10°. If we hadn't had school closed last week, I would be sure they would do a 2 hour delay on Tuesday but I would bet Reid will push for a regular start unless a ton of the buses don't start in the morning.

Unless we get snow and then it's anyone's guess as to what goes down.


We did not have 14 - that's the number of sick days teachers get. It is 10.


PP - I know I'm starting a 🔥 by mentioning teacher sick days. Oops.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 18:37     Subject: 4 Day weekend?
Anonymous wrote:My understanding is we started with 14 snow days and elementary dropped to 10 after they added the early release Mondays. We used 4 of those days last week as well as 2 hours for the delay so we have somewhere between 5 and 6 days left.

In the past, I know FCPS has done a 2 hour delay for temps below 10°. If we hadn't had school closed last week, I would be sure they would do a 2 hour delay on Tuesday but I would bet Reid will push for a regular start unless a ton of the buses don't start in the morning.

Unless we get snow and then it's anyone's guess as to what goes down.


We did not have 14 - that's the number of sick days teachers get. It is 10.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 18:21     Subject: Re:4 Day weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No way. They aren't going to close for cold. Have they ever done that? I've had kids in FCPS since 2015 and don't remember that ever happening.


I remember it....and yes they did close for cold. I don't remember the year but maybe 2017


During the Polar Vortex they closed. It was so cold that if you took water outside and threw it into the air, it turned to snow
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 18:18     Subject: 4 Day weekend?
My weather app no longer shows snow now.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 18:12     Subject: 4 Day weekend?
My understanding is we started with 14 snow days and elementary dropped to 10 after they added the early release Mondays. We used 4 of those days last week as well as 2 hours for the delay so we have somewhere between 5 and 6 days left.

In the past, I know FCPS has done a 2 hour delay for temps below 10°. If we hadn't had school closed last week, I would be sure they would do a 2 hour delay on Tuesday but I would bet Reid will push for a regular start unless a ton of the buses don't start in the morning.

Unless we get snow and then it's anyone's guess as to what goes down.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 17:42     Subject: Re:4 Day weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No way. They aren't going to close for cold. Have they ever done that? I've had kids in FCPS since 2015 and don't remember that ever happening.


Can only remember one time in last 10 years, but do remember.

How many snow days does FCPS have reserved this year? I can find online had 11 for 22-23, but can’t find for 24-25. Did someone say 7 in the longer snow thread? Where can we find that online and why # was reduced by almost 1/2?


We supposedly have 10, however when the early release Mondays were created, the Superintendent said it could be done because we were above the 990 seat hours that the state requires and there was a throw-away comment about how the built-in snow days buffer that requirement. Now that we have had 4, there has not been clarification on how many hours elementary and secondary have left.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 17:14     Subject: Re:4 Day weekend?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:No way. They aren't going to close for cold. Have they ever done that? I've had kids in FCPS since 2015 and don't remember that ever happening.


I remember it....and yes they did close for cold. I don't remember the year but maybe 2017


I know it did once in 2018. Not sure about before that. It was single-digit cold, not much warmer during the day, and crazy wind chill - like 30+mph wind IIRC. Busses not starting was one problem. Wind chill for walkers or kids waiting at bus stops was another. It was actually a legit frostbite/hypothermia risk, especially for kids sitting at a bus stop for an hour+ waiting for a bus that wouldn't start.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 17:11     Subject: Re:4 Day weekend?
Anonymous wrote:No way. They aren't going to close for cold. Have they ever done that? I've had kids in FCPS since 2015 and don't remember that ever happening.


Can only remember one time in last 10 years, but do remember.

How many snow days does FCPS have reserved this year? I can find online had 11 for 22-23, but can’t find for 24-25. Did someone say 7 in the longer snow thread? Where can we find that online and why # was reduced by almost 1/2?
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 17:04     Subject: 4 Day weekend?
Shut it all down until April!
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 17:02     Subject: Re:4 Day weekend?
Anonymous wrote:No way. They aren't going to close for cold. Have they ever done that? I've had kids in FCPS since 2015 and don't remember that ever happening.


I remember it....and yes they did close for cold. I don't remember the year but maybe 2017
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 16:54     Subject: Re:4 Day weekend?
No way. They aren't going to close for cold. Have they ever done that? I've had kids in FCPS since 2015 and don't remember that ever happening.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 14:43     Subject: 4 Day weekend?
It’s going to snow Sunday, now we get to throw an inauguration party on Monday!
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 14:38     Subject: 4 Day weekend?
That’s funny. And the low is right at 7am, when alot of kids are at the bus stop. I wouldn’t put it past them to close school.
Anonymous
Post 01/14/2025 14:32     Subject: 4 Day weekend?
Do we have a 4 day weekend coming up?

THE LOW ON TUESDYA WILL BE 4