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Anonymous wrote:I just saw Doug Kammerer's weather report (local weather reporter) and he on says 3 lines of storms around 11, 1, 7. 1 is the time to watch for tornadoes. Right during the 3 hour early release.
It was a hard call for FCPS, but looks like kids would be safer at school til the normal release time.

Yes kids would be safer in schools than on busses than in cars/walking outdoors.

But this isn’t about students safety, it’s about giving teachers more PTO.

You’re wrong - and a jerk to boot.

I’m not, schools are required by code to have places to shelter for storms. Your car, your house and your sidewalk aren’t.

Apparently you’re an idiot too. PP was saying you are wrong about how the decision to close schools is about giving teachers more PTO.

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Anonymous wrote:I just saw Doug Kammerer's weather report (local weather reporter) and he says 3 lines of storms around 11, 1, 7. 1 is the time to watch for tornadoes. Right during the 3 hour early release.
It was a hard call for FCPS, but looks like kids would be safer at school til the normal release time.

Yes kids would be safer in schools than on busses than in cars/walking outdoors.

But this isn’t about students safety, it’s about giving teachers more PTO.

When I was in kindergarten, I used to think the teachers were in charge of everything and that they lived at the school. When I grew up, I learned that not only do they not live there, but they also have very little power over school policies.

It's time you learned that, too.

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:I just saw Doug Kammerer's weather report (local weather reporter) and he on says 3 lines of storms around 11, 1, 7. 1 is the time to watch for tornadoes. Right during the 3 hour early release.
It was a hard call for FCPS, but looks like kids would be safer at school til the normal release time.

Yes kids would be safer in schools than on busses than in cars/walking outdoors.

But this isn’t about students safety, it’s about giving teachers more PTO.

You’re wrong - and a jerk to boot.

I’m not, schools are required by code to have places to shelter for storms. Your car, your house and your sidewalk aren’t.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I just saw Doug Kammerer's weather report (local weather reporter) and he says 3 lines of storms around 11, 1, 7. 1 is the time to watch for tornadoes. Right during the 3 hour early release.
It was a hard call for FCPS, but looks like kids would be safer at school til the normal release time.

Yes kids would be safer in schools than on busses than in cars/walking outdoors.

But this isn’t about students safety, it’s about giving teachers more PTO.

You’re wrong - and a jerk to boot.

Doug Kammerer said the most severe storms will be at 3:00pm.

From FB:
Weather ALERT! Good morning my friends. Already stormy this morning and we are in for a very stormy day! I am watching what will be happening this afternoon. I am still worried about our severe potential in the form of strong winds and Tornadoes. One thing I am watching that could lower our Tornado risk this afternoon is the area of showers and storms ahead of the main line. Check out the radar for 3pm this afternoon on the HRRR model. It and others are bringing strong storms and very heavy rain North into our area ahead of the main and strongest line. The area moving from the South is in the red circle. It looks like it would hit areas from DC to the South and East. This may lower instability and our tornado chances. We may still see a few tornadoes, so we cannot let our guard down. This will still be a very stormy and potentially dangerous day. Stay safe my friends!!

Anonymous wrote:I just saw Doug Kammerer's weather report (local weather reporter) and he says 3 lines of storms around 11, 1, 7. 1 is the time to watch for tornadoes. Right during the 3 hour early release.
It was a hard call for FCPS, but looks like kids would be safer at school til the normal release time.

Yes kids would be safer in schools than on busses than in cars/walking outdoors.

But this isn’t about students safety, it’s about giving teachers more PTO.

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Anonymous wrote:Cancel Friday. Put the kids in school

Thats not happening.

Why? Because FCPS won't do hard things to teach children? Just like they can spring election day closures on us, they can also decide for us to be in school.

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Anonymous wrote:Any chance they might close? Severe weather projected to start at 1 pm.

Doubtful. LCPS isn’t even doing early release at all, they’re just telling people to check their phones throughout the day in case they randomly decide yeah NOW we need to send the kids home.

Yes it’s so idiotic I hate LCPS

I’m frustrated the plan is “let’s just see.” I had to come up with 3 possible dismissal scenarios for my kids and develop a plan for whichever one comes to pass

Exactly they can’t just decide at will that it’s gonna be an early release that’s incredibly unfair to parents and these forecasts are not the conditions to “wait and see” in

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:Any chance they might close? Severe weather projected to start at 1 pm.

Doubtful. LCPS isn’t even doing early release at all, they’re just telling people to check their phones throughout the day in case they randomly decide yeah NOW we need to send the kids home.

Yes it’s so idiotic I hate LCPS

I’m frustrated the plan is “let’s just see.” I had to come up with 3 possible dismissal scenarios for my kids and develop a plan for whichever one comes to pass

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Anonymous wrote:Any chance they might close? Severe weather projected to start at 1 pm.

Doubtful. LCPS isn’t even doing early release at all, they’re just telling people to check their phones throughout the day in case they randomly decide yeah NOW we need to send the kids home.

Yes it’s so idiotic I hate LCPS

I just saw Doug Kammerer's weather report (local weather reporter) and he says 3 lines of storms around 11, 1, 7. 1 is the time to watch for tornadoes. Right during the 3 hour early release.
It was a hard call for FCPS, but looks like kids would be safer at school til the normal release time.

Anonymous wrote:Whoever said this is typical spring and summer weather … a) no it isn’t and b) we aren’t even in spring yet. We had an 80 degree day last week followed by snow and then severe summer storms 4 days later. The calendar is beside the point, our climate is destabilized and weather closures like this and the ice storm WILL be more regular as a result.

+1 million

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Anonymous wrote:I don’t have a problem with tomorrow’s early dismissal. It’s a tough call and the superintendent is in a “you’re damned if you do, you’re damned if you don’t”. It’s just that then we have Friday off, an early release next Wednesday (tell me what the teachers are “planning” 2 days before spring break) and then the half day on the Friday before spring break for Quarter End.

😂 you forgot to mention Monday and Friday off the week following spring break.

I don’t understand why teacher planning is always under attack.


Look. I get it. There are too many early releases. I agree with you. But don’t put “planning” in quotes, like it’s some type of joke. 50% of a teacher’s job involves behind-the-scenes work. We plan every day, not just on early release days. It’s just that most of our planning is done at night and on weekends.

Don’t mock the planning.

If the outcomes were better, people wouldn’t mock the planning. Hours and hours of wasted instructional time with the end results of middling test scores don’t seem to be a good use of time.

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Anonymous wrote:Cancel Friday. Put the kids in school

When presented with the choice between more school and less school, FCPS will always choose the latter.

correct.

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Anonymous wrote:I wish they would prorate our taxes + SACC tuition but of course they won’t. Maybe they’d be more discerning with some skin in the game.

Some. Of. Us. Have. To. Work.

Different poster, but before the “ScHoOlS aRe NoT ChIlDcArE” comes to bite your head off, a lot of us also really want consistent learning for our kids and you will not convince me they are getting it at FCPS.

I agree with you on all the random holidays and work days but I can't stand listening to people rant when the weather is bad. This is out of FCPS control and I for one would rather my kids be home safe.

You're failing to comprehend that no one would be ranting if the rest of the Calendar was at all fair and in the best interest of students. But it's not-it caters to politicians.

Um hmm that is why you brought up the calendar on the weather thread because the calendar bothers you. Okay. Sure. And you only did it after the closure was announced.

You should seek out the calendar thread to complain about the calendar.

The issues are interrelated moron

No need for the name calling. Be nice.