Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is barely an inch here in Bethesda. Could have had normal school today.

In fairness I beleive there is more elsewhere, but there was no need for "code red."

There’s a decent amount of snow here in Gaithersburg, and have seen that there was even more in Damascus/Clarksburg area. As frustrating as this is, MCPS made the right call with code red today.

I live near Gaithersburg. I am on a road leading to an elementary school. A plow / sand truck just made its third pass down my street. They are making progress.

Anonymous wrote:There is barely an inch here in Bethesda. Could have had normal school today.

I'm in Bethesda, too. We got between 1-2 inches. The pavement is covered. Unless you just moved to this area from New England or the Midwest, you know there's no way this could've been a normal school day. Even when I was in MCPS as a student 30+ years ago schools would've closed with this amount of snow.

Anonymous wrote:It should have been a delay today already.

Every school district is closed in MD and VA surrounding DC. Dcps is on 2 hour delay because those kids can take the metro and city buses.

And we also expect school to end on time in June. We need a magician!

NWS says 7 inches in Damascus

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is barely an inch here in Bethesda. Could have had normal school today.

In fairness I beleive there is more elsewhere, but there was no need for "code red."

There’s a decent amount of snow here in Gaithersburg, and have seen that there was even more in Damascus/Clarksburg area. As frustrating as this is, MCPS made the right call with code red today.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is barely an inch here in Bethesda. Could have had normal school today.

In fairness I beleive there is more elsewhere, but there was no need for "code red."

Based on what? I’m not even upcounty and we got 4 inches. School lots need to be plowed, sidewalks cleared. That was not going to happen before 9 am for all schools. Code red was needed- just maybe not for your neighborhood.

I guess it idea that kids could wear boots does not work here? There are many areas with low income families that some how have school in the winter. Our standards are really very high.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:When my kids were in ES, childcare was available almost every snow day. It was rare that they were closed. Maybe the first day of a big storm.

This was true right up until 2023-2024. Then Taylor took over.

I never realized why this changed - this is helpful to know.

Aftercare provider was almost always open on snow days for my kids. And my kids loved it - all their friends together for a big party.

Anonymous wrote:When my kids were in ES, childcare was available almost every snow day. It was rare that they were closed. Maybe the first day of a big storm.

This was true right up until 2023-2024. Then Taylor took over.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is barely an inch here in Bethesda. Could have had normal school today.

In fairness I beleive there is more elsewhere, but there was no need for "code red."

Based on what? I’m not even upcounty and we got 4 inches. School lots need to be plowed, sidewalks cleared. That was not going to happen before 9 am for all schools. Code red was needed- just maybe not for your neighborhood.

NP and longtime MCPS teacher here, historically this would have been more of a code orange event. Schools closed, admin offices open, childcares open at the discretion of the provider. We have around 3 inches in our neighborohood, unplowed but DH made it to work no problem.

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MCPS has changed longstanding practice resulting in thousands of families lacking access to an essential service they are paying for. It is sociopathic.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is barely an inch here in Bethesda. Could have had normal school today.

In fairness I beleive there is more elsewhere, but there was no need for "code red."

Based on what? I’m not even upcounty and we got 4 inches. School lots need to be plowed, sidewalks cleared. That was not going to happen before 9 am for all schools. Code red was needed- just maybe not for your neighborhood.

NP and longtime MCPS teacher here, historically this would have been more of a code orange event. Schools closed, admin offices open, childcares open at the discretion of the provider. We have around 3 inches in our neighborohood, unplowed but DH made it to work no problem.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is barely an inch here in Bethesda. Could have had normal school today.

In fairness I beleive there is more elsewhere, but there was no need for "code red."

Based on what? I’m not even upcounty and we got 4 inches. School lots need to be plowed, sidewalks cleared. That was not going to happen before 9 am for all schools. Code red was needed- just maybe not for your neighborhood.

It should have been a delay today already.

When my kids were in ES, childcare was available almost every snow day. It was rare that they were closed. Maybe the first day of a big storm.

4” in Olney on the grass. 2-3” on the street.