Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now Kammerer has advised of danger tomorrow. That 2013 derecho was terrifying. I really hope we aren’t getting one of those again.

Actually it was in June of 2012. School was already done. It hit the DC area around 9:30pm.

It was 2013

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/June_12%E2%80%9313,_2013,_derecho_series

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They won’t do call early dismissal but regardless instruction will stop early. Here is how the end of the day goes in elementary if there is a big storm around dismissal:

2:30-3:25 dark clouds on the radar. The early kiss and ride parents and risk adverse parents will say f- that and come in to get “just their child”. Repeat 5-6 times per classroom spread out just enough that by the time you get the kids settled and ready to listen, the speaker will beep again. The front office is clearly stressed by their voices over the speaker.. Zero concentration is going on.

3:15 walker parents appear at the back door wanting their kids because of the storm. We have to tell them to go to the office. Announcements to classrooms continue…

3:25 storm hits- kids are staring at windows, but packed up and ready to go. Dismissal should start in 5 minutes

3:30 (dismissal bell rings) school wide announcement: teachers please hold your kids in the classroom none of the busses are here.

3:35 tornado watch- go to the hallway!

3:45 all clear return to the classroom! Buses still aren’t here, but parents can receive their children.

3:55- buses trickle in…the office is manically sending out emails to remind parents to call transportation not the school about buses


There wasn’t any instruction after about 2:30 and everyone gets home late, but hey the what about the CALENDAR people are happy!

Let’s all hope the storms hit after 5:00!

wow, just wow.

Anonymous wrote:They won’t do call early dismissal but regardless instruction will stop early. Here is how the end of the day goes in elementary if there is a big storm around dismissal:

2:30-3:25 dark clouds on the radar. The early kiss and ride parents and risk adverse parents will say f- that and come in to get “just their child”. Repeat 5-6 times per classroom spread out just enough that by the time you get the kids settled and ready to listen, the speaker will beep again. The front office is clearly stressed by their voices over the speaker.. Zero concentration is going on.

3:15 walker parents appear at the back door wanting their kids because of the storm. We have to tell them to go to the office. Announcements to classrooms continue…

3:25 storm hits- kids are staring at windows, but packed up and ready to go. Dismissal should start in 5 minutes

3:30 (dismissal bell rings) school wide announcement: teachers please hold your kids in the classroom none of the busses are here.

3:35 tornado watch- go to the hallway!

3:45 all clear return to the classroom! Buses still aren’t here, but parents can receive their children.

3:55- buses trickle in…the office is manically sending out emails to remind parents to call transportation not the school about buses


There wasn’t any instruction after about 2:30 and everyone gets home late, but hey the what about the CALENDAR people are happy!

Let’s all hope the storms hit after 5:00!

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Early dismissal. Regular dismissal at some elementary schools is at 4:20. Everyone needs to be home with family well before then.

You're hysterical.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Now Kammerer has advised of danger tomorrow. That 2013 derecho was terrifying. I really hope we aren’t getting one of those again.

Actually it was in June of 2012. School was already done. It hit the DC area around 9:30pm.

Anonymous wrote:Now Kammerer has advised of danger tomorrow. That 2013 derecho was terrifying. I really hope we aren’t getting one of those again.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:As others have noted:

If the storm hits, a delayed closing is the likely outcome.

This has happened in the past. I do not know of a time FCPS closed early due to thunderstorms (referring to the past 20 years). There was a closing due to extreme winds about 10 years ago.

Aren't they expecting extreme winds tomorrow?

Anonymous wrote:As others have noted:

If the storm hits, a delayed closing is the likely outcome.

This has happened in the past. I do not know of a time FCPS closed early due to thunderstorms (referring to the past 20 years). There was a closing due to extreme winds about 10 years ago.

Anonymous wrote:Early dismissal. Regular dismissal at some elementary schools is at 4:20. Everyone needs to be home with family well before then.

Anonymous wrote:As others have noted:

If the storm hits, a delayed closing is the likely outcome.

This has happened in the past. I do not know of a time FCPS closed early due to thunderstorms (referring to the past 20 years). There was a closing due to extreme winds about 10 years ago.