Anonymous wrote:I haven't seen anything about APS in the other thread and it appears to be all about Fairfax. Has anyone in APS been given guidelines about snow days for Arlington schools?

Because APS is still sane. Some in FCPS have gone bat sh*t crazy.

Anonymous wrote:If there's any snow, we'll be outside in it. This year has sucked so much joy out of life--let them play and remember what it is to be carefree for a few hours.

+1

If there is snow, we will be outside whether APS cancels or not.

It's such a great experience for the kids. I can't imagine robbing them of that this year given how many other experiences they missed this year.

So---since it is DL will they close for snow? I think that is the question.

I have been a full-time Fed teleworker since 2005 and I am required to work or take personal leave even when OPM completely shuts the government.

From what I gather, my older son's private HS will continue DL (he was told). My middle schooler in APS was told that if there is snow--the schools will close and no DL for the day (this was his take-I have not seen or heard otherwise).

If there's any snow, we'll be outside in it. This year has sucked so much joy out of life--let them play and remember what it is to be carefree for a few hours.

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Anonymous wrote:If we get more than a couple of inches, they should call a SNOW DAY.

WHY? Haven't our kids lost enough instruction already?

THIS. Hour-long lunch and recess, and for elementary school ends by 2:30. Most kids are way behind where they should be. The point of snow days is because it is unsafe to get to school. Those in the schools can get a virtual day, and employees a Code Yellow or Code Red as appropriate.

90+% of the APS population (staff and students) don't need to be on the roads, ergo no snow day necessary.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we get more than a couple of inches, they should call a SNOW DAY.

WHY? Haven't our kids lost enough instruction already?

Because snow days are a joyful childhood experience. Haven't our kids lost enough of those this year?

+100

They didn’t get any real snow last year. Let them make snowmen and play.

I will say, if it snowed and they did not call a snow day, I'd just have my 6 year old log off at lunch and we'd go outside. She can still do the morning. Find a class they can skip and send them out then.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we get more than a couple of inches, they should call a SNOW DAY.

WHY? Haven't our kids lost enough instruction already?

Because snow days are a joyful childhood experience. Haven't our kids lost enough of those this year?

+100

They didn’t get any real snow last year. Let them make snowmen and play.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If we get more than a couple of inches, they should call a SNOW DAY.

WHY? Haven't our kids lost enough instruction already?

Because snow days are a joyful childhood experience. Haven't our kids lost enough of those this year?

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Anonymous wrote:Plenty of time for kids to play in the snow after school lets out. We better not have a snow day. Plan now and if there is snow, have all the level 1 kids go back to the virtual method they were doing before November and those support employees stay home. I have no idea if this is the official APS plan, but it sure as hell should be.

If there isn’t a snow day DD won’t have time to play. She is in school from 9:25 to 4:10 and she has early morning activities. So I would kind of like it for her sake but I get that most kids need the instruction.

Which APS school has that schedule?

Anonymous wrote:Plenty of time for kids to play in the snow after school lets out. We better not have a snow day. Plan now and if there is snow, have all the level 1 kids go back to the virtual method they were doing before November and those support employees stay home. I have no idea if this is the official APS plan, but it sure as hell should be.

If there isn’t a snow day DD won’t have time to play. She is in school from 9:25 to 4:10 and she has early morning activities. So I would kind of like it for her sake but I get that most kids need the instruction.

Anonymous wrote:If we get more than a couple of inches, they should call a SNOW DAY.

WHY? Haven't our kids lost enough instruction already?

Does anyone have actual information from their school?

If we get more than a couple of inches, they should call a SNOW DAY.

Plenty of time for kids to play in the snow after school lets out. We better not have a snow day. Plan now and if there is snow, have all the level 1 kids go back to the virtual method they were doing before November and those support employees stay home. I have no idea if this is the official APS plan, but it sure as hell should be.

I haven't seen anything about APS in the other thread and it appears to be all about Fairfax. Has anyone in APS been given guidelines about snow days for Arlington schools?