Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 10:02     Subject: Delay on 2/13/24?
Anonymous wrote:I don't think they can miss any more days of school. They are still behind from COVID, and some kids still have PTSD from March 13, 2020. When they closed down. They need to stay open.


Girl what
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 09:56     Subject: Re:Delay on 2/13/24?
Anonymous wrote:I truly don’t understand why “snowing!” means that schools should be cancelled. The buses are driving just fine! School can occur in snow!


It shouldn't be cancelled for today. Sometimes it's tricky to know if it's going to be snow/slush, or turn to ice which is more dangerous.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 09:54     Subject: Delay on 2/13/24?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I don't think they can miss any more days of school. They are still behind from COVID, and some kids still have PTSD from March 13, 2020. When they closed down. They need to stay open.


If these kids are still suffering, four years later from PTSD, then I suggest their parents seek therapy for them.


DP. Not sure if PTSD is the right word for it, but affected? Yes.

Some/many people were affected for the rest of their lives from the Great Depression. Will kids be affected for the rest of their lives from the pandemic? Possibly - if they are, I won't blame them or their parents.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 09:38     Subject: Re:Delay on 2/13/24?
I truly don’t understand why “snowing!” means that schools should be cancelled. The buses are driving just fine! School can occur in snow!
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 09:33     Subject: Delay on 2/13/24?
Anonymous wrote:I don't think they can miss any more days of school. They are still behind from COVID, and some kids still have PTSD from March 13, 2020. When they closed down. They need to stay open.


If these kids are still suffering, four years later from PTSD, then I suggest their parents seek therapy for them.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 09:23     Subject: Re:Delay on 2/13/24?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I just hope it stops before I park my car at the lot. Unfortunately I don’t own any type of snow scraper (teacher new ish here to the area who lives in a condo with an underground parking garage!

Scrapers would be for sale at all groceries, targets, Walmarts, gas stations … likely on sale too as nearing end of season. Also after 9, just use credit card for this amount if anything crusty but more likely just windshield wipers.


I’m a little worried that a “newish” teacher was not able to problem solve this on her own.



Oh, I can problem solve it and I will. Just expressing my preference!
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 09:19     Subject: Re:Delay on 2/13/24?
Anonymous wrote:I just hope it stops before I park my car at the lot. Unfortunately I don’t own any type of snow scraper (teacher new ish here to the area who lives in a condo with an underground parking garage!

Scrapers would be for sale at all groceries, targets, Walmarts, gas stations … likely on sale too as nearing end of season. Also after 9, just use credit card for this amount if anything crusty but more likely just windshield wipers.


I’m a little worried that a “newish” teacher was not able to problem solve this on her own.

Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 09:15     Subject: Re:Delay on 2/13/24?
Anonymous wrote:I just hope it stops before I park my car at the lot. Unfortunately I don’t own any type of snow scraper (teacher new ish here to the area who lives in a condo with an underground parking garage!)


Scrapers would be for sale at all groceries, targets, Walmarts, gas stations … likely on sale too as nearing end of season. Also after 9, just use credit card for this amount if anything crusty but more likely just windshield wipers.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 09:10     Subject: Delay on 2/13/24?
Last night I was very skeptical it would snow this morning, but it’s happening!
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 09:08     Subject: Delay on 2/13/24?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s above freezing and none of this is sticking to the roads.


The roads in Herndon are icy. Might be fine in other areas. The county was not able to pretreat due to the rain yesterday.


I just drove in the Herndon/Reston area, the roads are not icy. There is some slush in places but the roads are fine.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 09:06     Subject: Delay on 2/13/24?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I just called the school and told that my son will be absent because of the weather, they said Thanks for calling have a good day with your Nick..


WTF? Why would you do that? I hope that's an unexcused absence.


There's no difference anymore between excused and unexcused absences, fyi. The schools don't care anymore.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 09:01     Subject: Delay on 2/13/24?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Fairfax superintendent makes another good call. Snowing here


This points out the issues of a county wide system. What is a good call for some is a bad one for others. My kid normally leaves at 7:35 and would have arrived at school just as the snow started here. Now she’ll leave at 9:35, after this has been going on a while (my weather radar says it will continue at least that long), so conditions will be worse for her due to the delay. We’d have been better off here with an on time start.


Agreed. The middle and high schoolers would have been picked up before the snow even started. The late start ES's would be picked up now and it's not so bad. Two busses have gone by at normal speed in our neighborhood so far this morning.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 09:00     Subject: Delay on 2/13/24?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:It’s above freezing and none of this is sticking to the roads.


The roads in Herndon are icy. Might be fine in other areas. The county was not able to pretreat due to the rain yesterday.


Also in Herndon, the roads are not icy.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 08:59     Subject: Re:Delay on 2/13/24?
Anonymous wrote:I just hope it stops before I park my car at the lot. Unfortunately I don’t own any type of snow scraper (teacher new ish here to the area who lives in a condo with an underground parking garage!)

It will be melted by dismissal. This is a nothing-burger.
Anonymous
Post 02/13/2024 08:59     Subject: Delay on 2/13/24?
I don't think they can miss any more days of school. They are still behind from COVID, and some kids still have PTSD from March 13, 2020. When they closed down. They need to stay open.