Anonymous wrote:OMG you people are insane. It's rain. And some wind. Late in the day. There should NOT be an early release day to prevent your kid from getting wet while walking home.

You must be new here. This is MCPS. We regularly have “snow” days off when it only rains (yes, even upcountry). If other school districts are closing early tomorrow, so will we. There is no penalty - if kids have lunch, it counts as a day of school for the state.

Just announced opening on time.

Anonymous wrote:Didn’t a school bus float away a few years ago in a flood. It happens. Better safe than sorry.

Yes. Floated away and never found.

Anonymous wrote:Howard County closing 3 hours early.

Wow this one surprised me and makes other closures of close-in counties more likely.

Anne Arundel etc are on the bay and very differently situated re flooding etc.

This is freaking insane:
https://wtop.com/closings-and-delays/

Anonymous wrote:OMG you people are insane. It's rain. And some wind. Late in the day. There should NOT be an early release day to prevent your kid from getting wet while walking home.

It's not "just" rain these days. 4 inches of rain, depending on how fast it's falling, can wash out tons of roads. It wasn't much more than that that ended up flooding Canal Road a few years ago.

OMG you people are insane. It's rain. And some wind. Late in the day. There should NOT be an early release day to prevent your kid from getting wet while walking home.

MoCo's too scared to shut for anything thanks to the loud parents. "LEARNING LOSS!"

Anonymous wrote:Potential closure. 3/2/2018- rain and snow event

Rain and wind

Potential closure. 3/2/2018- rain and snow event

Anne Arundel is closing early too.

Howard County closing 3 hours early.

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Anonymous wrote:I'd personally like an early release. My kid walks a mile home from high school. 90% of the time we drive him but we can't tomorrow. So I'd rather he walk before it gets too bad (this is me as a parent, he is saying it's fine).

Is there no one he could get a ride from?

I don't think walking home at 2:30 is going to be an issue. And no, freshmen don't drive and other kids can't give rides until they are 18+. I'm not worried, but of course I'd rather it be earlier.

Then make it earlier. You're the parent.

Anonymous wrote:How much notice do the schools have to give for an early dismissal? 10 am?

From MCPS: "When schools are closing early, the announcement is made by 11:00 a.m.

Schools close 2.5 hours early, and all operations affecting dismissal of students, including bus transportation, will be activated 2.5 hours earlier than the regular school closing time."

Didn’t a school bus float away a few years ago in a flood. It happens. Better safe than sorry.