I think part of the problem is that students are not allowed to wear bulky jackets. So they're left wearing thin layers that may not protect them from the cold. In this weather they wouldn't survive 10 minutes at the bus stop.

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Anonymous wrote:What about the busses in the far Northeast? Great Lakes, Michigan, Wisconsin, or Montgomery, Frederick County, MD.

How come all of their buses work on cold days without delays?

Stop with the bus comments people - completely fabricated.

Buses that start in very cold weather are more expensive. It isn't worth in the Mid-Atlantic.

Frederick and Montgomery counties are in the mid-Atlantic.

Anonymous wrote:What about the busses in the far Northeast? Great Lakes, Michigan, Wisconsin, or Montgomery, Frederick County, MD.

How come all of their buses work on cold days without delays?

Stop with the bus comments people - completely fabricated.

Buses that start in very cold weather are more expensive. It isn't worth in the Mid-Atlantic.

What about the busses in the far Northeast? Great Lakes, Michigan, Wisconsin, or Montgomery, Frederick County, MD.

How come all of their buses work on cold days without delays?

Stop with the bus comments people - completely fabricated.

MCPS and DCPS is basically childcare to feed and watch them FARM and Illegals

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today's closure is about the cold, not the roads. Making sure they have time to get the buses all started and working. Minimizing the amount of time that kids are standing in dangerously frigid weather waiting for buses.

School systems did the same thing last year once or twice, if I recall correctly.

My MoCo co-workers, who continually shake their heads at the idiocy of FCPS policy, said their buses were fine this morning. Psst, FCPS--this is NORTH of you. The cold snap was not a surprise in the least. Start the buses at 3 a.m. if you have to. There's absolutely no excuse for this late-breaking closure.

OK hostile parent pretending to know WTF you are talking about?! I lived in Montgomery county not long ago and there were plenty of issues with buses having trouble starting in extreme cold and kids being stuck at bus-stops for as much as an hour or more.

Suggestion...cut down on the coffee, eat a piece of chocolate, have some wine this evening (not WHINE) and chill (he he pun intended).

I lived in MoCo, too, which is why I still work here, O Expert of All Things Montgomery County. I've been privy to pretty much every school situation for a dozen years now, and their policies make much, much more sense than those in FCPS.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Today's closure is about the cold, not the roads. Making sure they have time to get the buses all started and working. Minimizing the amount of time that kids are standing in dangerously frigid weather waiting for buses.

School systems did the same thing last year once or twice, if I recall correctly.

My MoCo co-workers, who continually shake their heads at the idiocy of FCPS policy, said their buses were fine this morning. Psst, FCPS--this is NORTH of you. The cold snap was not a surprise in the least. Start the buses at 3 a.m. if you have to. There's absolutely no excuse for this late-breaking closure.

OK hostile parent pretending to know WTF you are talking about?! I lived in Montgomery county not long ago and there were plenty of issues with buses having trouble starting in extreme cold and kids being stuck at bus-stops for as much as an hour or more.

Suggestion...cut down on the coffee, eat a piece of chocolate, have some wine this evening (not WHINE) and chill (he he pun intended).

You do understand that there is nothing magical about the buses in Fairfax or MOCO, right? Buses all across the county somehow manage to run in much colder temps. This is either a maintenance issue or simply a failure to plan.

Anonymous wrote:But if it's "too cold" to go to school, how is it not "too cold" for day camp?

Am I the only one bothered by this hypocrisy?

Because day camp does not involve waiting at a bus stop, in wind chill, for a bus that may not show up.

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Anonymous wrote:Today's closure is about the cold, not the roads. Making sure they have time to get the buses all started and working. Minimizing the amount of time that kids are standing in dangerously frigid weather waiting for buses.

School systems did the same thing last year once or twice, if I recall correctly.

My MoCo co-workers, who continually shake their heads at the idiocy of FCPS policy, said their buses were fine this morning. Psst, FCPS--this is NORTH of you. The cold snap was not a surprise in the least. Start the buses at 3 a.m. if you have to. There's absolutely no excuse for this late-breaking closure.

OK hostile parent pretending to know WTF you are talking about?! I lived in Montgomery county not long ago and there were plenty of issues with buses having trouble starting in extreme cold and kids being stuck at bus-stops for as much as an hour or more.

Suggestion...cut down on the coffee, eat a piece of chocolate, have some wine this evening (not WHINE) and chill (he he pun intended).

But if it's "too cold" to go to school, how is it not "too cold" for day camp?

Am I the only one bothered by this hypocrisy?

Anonymous wrote:Today's closure is about the cold, not the roads. Making sure they have time to get the buses all started and working. Minimizing the amount of time that kids are standing in dangerously frigid weather waiting for buses.

School systems did the same thing last year once or twice, if I recall correctly.

My MoCo co-workers, who continually shake their heads at the idiocy of FCPS policy, said their buses were fine this morning. Psst, FCPS--this is NORTH of you. The cold snap was not a surprise in the least. Start the buses at 3 a.m. if you have to. There's absolutely no excuse for this late-breaking closure.

There were probably buses that couldn't start. Only explanation for such a short notice in closure. Hopefully once everyone stops complaining for the 100th time parents can seriously think about ulternate/backup plans for things like this. Today is hard but there are some places offering camp around us today. Call your local karate places, places that normally cater to kids activities get a list going so you can contact for the next time.

Anonymous wrote:Today's closure is about the cold, not the roads. Making sure they have time to get the buses all started and working. Minimizing the amount of time that kids are standing in dangerously frigid weather waiting for buses.

School systems did the same thing last year once or twice, if I recall correctly.

And it was just as ridiculous then too!

Today's closure is about the cold, not the roads. Making sure they have time to get the buses all started and working. Minimizing the amount of time that kids are standing in dangerously frigid weather waiting for buses.

School systems did the same thing last year once or twice, if I recall correctly.

Because, you know, it's waaaay to dangerous to drive. Anywhere. Especially your local school.?