Anonymous wrote:MCPS just put out Facebook post reminding everyone that Tuesday is an early release day. Now parents are even more confused.

What so confusing??? Even the title of this thread tells you that Tuesday is a half-day.

Anonymous wrote:MCPS just put out Facebook post reminding everyone that Tuesday is an early release day. Now parents are even more confused.

Why? It was announced a while ago as a snow day addition.

Anonymous wrote:Half day. My kid's last day is tomorrow. After that, bye!

Our family calendar has Monday and Tuesday marked as Fake-A half days.

MCPS just put out Facebook post reminding everyone that Tuesday is an early release day. Now parents are even more confused.

Anonymous wrote:Half day for Friday too. Kids definitely got shortchanged their 180 this year. McPS needs to do a better job building more snow days into the calendar instead of acting like this was an entirely unforeseen event every year

Gotta think hours instead of days. That is a better measurement, Maryland requires both 1080 hours AND 180 days. Next December will have two full days where many people won't come but they'll count towards both.
The problem is once snow cancelations and religious holidays come into play there isn't much room to fit 180 days with a full holiday break and a timely finish. Next year has neither, and if they don't use the in-year makeup days should their be 3 or more snow days, the school year could go from August 25/26 to June 22 or later.

Teacher at my kids schools are actively encouraging kids not to come to school.

Anonymous wrote:I could have sworn Friday was a full day but maybe that was changed later on. It's a half day.

It was initially a half day.
Then when the added the first snow day (Monday) they changed it to a full day.
Then when they added the second snow day (Tuesday) they changed it back to a half day.