Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 13:13     Subject: Early Release tomorrow?
Severe threat is now likely over until the cold front comes through later this evening. There were some storms (and tornado warnings) in Loudoun but nothing meaningful in Fairfax . . . mostly just tropical downpours. Hard to see any more significant storms popping up this afternoon without significant sun to destabilize the atmosphere.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 13:11     Subject: Early Release tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:Yikes. Pick up at our school is 12:20 and we just started getting a very heavy downpour!


How will you ever survive?! Thank God you picked up the babies!!!!
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 13:09     Subject: Early Release tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:I’m an LCPS teacher who just spent 40 minutes in a tornado formation in the hall and now the SOL test has been interrupted and can’t resume. Hateeeeeee this


How many student casualties did you suffer? How much damage did the building take? Are the emergency rooms overrun!?????
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 13:01     Subject: Re:Early Release tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:
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.


Meanwhile, in the real world, OPM has told federal workers to leave by 2 p.m. today. Almost every district in the DMV and Baltimore area has an early release. There is also an active tornado watch and severe thunderstorm warning for the area. But yes, FCPS having an early release today is clearly about giving teachers some extra time off.


None of the federal employees whose kids are at LCPS are rushing to save them from the dangers of a full day at school.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 12:57     Subject: Early Release tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m an LCPS teacher who just spent 40 minutes in a tornado formation in the hall and now the SOL test has been interrupted and can’t resume. Hateeeeeee this


And also WE STILL ARENT dismissing early but they’ve emailed us if storms happen at dismissal we will hold them late!!



Yeah, I can’t believe they’ve decided to keep students in a safe location. How irresponsible.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 12:52     Subject: Early Release tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:Meanwhile, this first line of storms is looking like it may hit right in the middle of FCPS' early release...so much for planning.


So far, so good. It has stayed dry and calm up to this point.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 12:48     Subject: Re:Early Release tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:
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.


Meanwhile, in the real world, OPM has told federal workers to leave by 2 p.m. today. Almost every district in the DMV and Baltimore area has an early release. There is also an active tornado watch and severe thunderstorm warning for the area. But yes, FCPS having an early release today is clearly about giving teachers some extra time off.


+1
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 12:47     Subject: Early Release tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:I’m an LCPS teacher who just spent 40 minutes in a tornado formation in the hall and now the SOL test has been interrupted and can’t resume. Hateeeeeee this


The day should have been cancelled.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 12:46     Subject: Early Release tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:I’m an LCPS teacher who just spent 40 minutes in a tornado formation in the hall and now the SOL test has been interrupted and can’t resume. Hateeeeeee this


And also WE STILL ARENT dismissing early but they’ve emailed us if storms happen at dismissal we will hold them late!!
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 12:45     Subject: Re:Early Release tomorrow?
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.


Meanwhile, in the real world, OPM has told federal workers to leave by 2 p.m. today. Almost every district in the DMV and Baltimore area has an early release. There is also an active tornado watch and severe thunderstorm warning for the area. But yes, FCPS having an early release today is clearly about giving teachers some extra time off.
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 12:45     Subject: Early Release tomorrow?
I’m an LCPS teacher who just spent 40 minutes in a tornado formation in the hall and now the SOL test has been interrupted and can’t resume. Hateeeeeee this
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 12:26     Subject: Early Release tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:Yikes. Pick up at our school is 12:20 and we just started getting a very heavy downpour!


What a crisis!!
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 12:12     Subject: Early Release tomorrow?
Yikes. Pick up at our school is 12:20 and we just started getting a very heavy downpour!
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 11:52     Subject: Re:Early Release tomorrow?
Anonymous wrote:
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.


+1
Anonymous
Post 03/16/2026 11:40     Subject: Re:Early Release tomorrow?
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.


Yeah kids are safer at school. Given the forecast yesterday that the severe storm will be around 2-6pm lets just keep the kids at “safer” school building till 6pm or better maybe let them overnight at school. Parents needs break too…