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Anonymous wrote:Weird how MCPS, along with districts across the state, all decided to ‘hate working parents’ on the same icy roads. Almost like weather is involved.

I assume you missed that most districts across Maryland are also closed because ice is notoriously difficult to remove. But sure, it’s probably a coordinated anti-parent agenda.

Nobody (well, almost nobody) is complaining about school being closed. We are complaining about the MCPS ban that keeps any school-based child care program from being allowed to open once their lot is plowed/safe and they have enough staff able to come in. And it appears to just be happening because school-based childcare only is allowed to open when MCPS offices iron and Taylor has decided to give all central office staff snow days pretty much every day that school staff have off, the impact on childcare and working parents being treated as irrelevant. That's the anti-working parent part of it.

Respectfully, this feels like a lot of words to say “I want MCPS to prioritize my childcare needs over its own operations.” School-based childcare is school-based. If MCPS is closed, it’s not wild that programs housed in MCPS buildings are also closed.
Calling that “anti-working parent” is a stretch. Snow days have existed forever, and families who rely on school calendars know closures ripple. You can argue the policy should change, but framing it as some moral failing by central office staff for taking snow days is a bit much. Not every inconvenience is an injustice.
Also, if independence from MCPS decisions is the goal, that’s exactly what non-school-based childcare already offers.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird how MCPS, along with districts across the state, all decided to ‘hate working parents’ on the same icy roads. Almost like weather is involved.

I assume you missed that most districts across Maryland are also closed because ice is notoriously difficult to remove. But sure, it’s probably a coordinated anti-parent agenda.

Nobody (well, almost nobody) is complaining about school being closed. We are complaining about the MCPS ban that keeps any school-based child care program from being allowed to open once their lot is plowed/safe and they have enough staff able to come in. And it appears to just be happening because school-based childcare only is allowed to open when MCPS offices iron and Taylor has decided to give all central office staff snow days pretty much every day that school staff have off, the impact on childcare and working parents being treated as irrelevant. That's the anti-working parent part of it.

Respectfully, this feels like a lot of words to say “I want MCPS to prioritize my childcare needs over its own operations.” School-based childcare is school-based. If MCPS is closed, it’s not wild that programs housed in MCPS buildings are also closed.
Calling that “anti-working parent” is a stretch. Snow days have existed forever, and families who rely on school calendars know closures ripple. You can argue the policy should change, but framing it as some moral failing by central office staff for taking snow days is a bit much. Not every inconvenience is an injustice.
Also, if independence from MCPS decisions is the goal, that’s exactly what non-school-based childcare already offers.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird how MCPS, along with districts across the state, all decided to ‘hate working parents’ on the same icy roads. Almost like weather is involved.

I assume you missed that most districts across Maryland are also closed because ice is notoriously difficult to remove. But sure, it’s probably a coordinated anti-parent agenda.

Frederick County is letting their child care programs open. Why can't MCPS?

FCPS has 69 total schools. I'm no expert but I would imagine it was easier for them to make that happen than MCPS

Child care isn't all-or-nothing in either county. Both have historically let providers open when their specific school is sufficiently clear.

But Taylor changed that because he's actively hostile to working parents.

Find different childcare. How many times does someone have to say this to you? Otherwise, STFU. Your problem won't be fixed here. Move on and torment someone else with your whining.

THERE IS NOT OTHER CHILDCARE.

And even if there was, it would not be justifiable for MCPS to mess with the operations and profitability of these childcare businesses, the services working parents paid for, and the income of child care workers for no good reason.

Of course there is, that's just a silly thing to say.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird how MCPS, along with districts across the state, all decided to ‘hate working parents’ on the same icy roads. Almost like weather is involved.

I assume you missed that most districts across Maryland are also closed because ice is notoriously difficult to remove. But sure, it’s probably a coordinated anti-parent agenda.

Nobody (well, almost nobody) is complaining about school being closed. We are complaining about the MCPS ban that keeps any school-based child care program from being allowed to open once their lot is plowed/safe and they have enough staff able to come in. And it appears to just be happening because school-based childcare only is allowed to open when MCPS offices iron and Taylor has decided to give all central office staff snow days pretty much every day that school staff have off, the impact on childcare and working parents being treated as irrelevant. That's the anti-working parent part of it.

Anonymous wrote:This same fight happens every time it snows. You know it is going to snow at some point. You know that MCPS is going to close. You know you have kids and a job to go to. Yet, your solution is to blame teachers and say that MCPS hates working parents. If you have a job than you need to go to even when it snows, you need to have a plan in place. You need to plan for this. It is going to happen every year. This is not a MCPS problem. You did not plan on what you are going to do for your kids when you have to work and schools are closed.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird how MCPS, along with districts across the state, all decided to ‘hate working parents’ on the same icy roads. Almost like weather is involved.

I assume you missed that most districts across Maryland are also closed because ice is notoriously difficult to remove. But sure, it’s probably a coordinated anti-parent agenda.

Frederick County is letting their child care programs open. Why can't MCPS?

FCPS has 69 total schools. I'm no expert but I would imagine it was easier for them to make that happen than MCPS

Child care isn't all-or-nothing in either county. Both have historically let providers open when their specific school is sufficiently clear.

But Taylor changed that because he's actively hostile to working parents.

Find different childcare. How many times does someone have to say this to you? Otherwise, STFU. Your problem won't be fixed here. Move on and torment someone else with your whining.

THERE IS NOT OTHER CHILDCARE.

And even if there was, it would not be justifiable for MCPS to mess with the operations and profitability of these childcare businesses, the services working parents paid for, and the income of child care workers for no good reason.

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Anonymous wrote:Every PA, NP, nurse, and health tech needs to call out tomorrow and Thursday. Let's see how many surgeries can get cancelled before the MoCo elite start expecting more from MCPS.

Are you insane? Even Sunday and Monday hospitals and doctors offices were open. Because the world doesn’t stop because it snows.

Even my kids’ tae kwon do and gymnastics studio were open and teaching today. Because those people don’t get paid unless they work unlike McPS staff.

Exactly. That's what I'm saying. Shut down the hospitals and clinics until they force MCPS to stop hating working parents.

How would that work? Do you think the world revolves around MCPS?

If you're a parent it does. It turns out, some parents are workers. I know that's a foreign concept to Taylor and the MoCo elite.

Working parents should call out. Shut things down. I'm sure the rich folks in Bethesda would love prepping for a colonoscopy only to have it cancelled at the last minute because they don't have the staff.

Things would change quickly.

Do most MCPS parents work in MoCo? Are most workers in MoCo MCPS parents?

you are free to comb the census bureau's data for percentages of households with young children with both parents working

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Anonymous wrote:Weird how MCPS, along with districts across the state, all decided to ‘hate working parents’ on the same icy roads. Almost like weather is involved.

I assume you missed that most districts across Maryland are also closed because ice is notoriously difficult to remove. But sure, it’s probably a coordinated anti-parent agenda.

Frederick County is letting their child care programs open. Why can't MCPS?

FCPS has 69 total schools. I'm no expert but I would imagine it was easier for them to make that happen than MCPS

Child care isn't all-or-nothing in either county. Both have historically let providers open when their specific school is sufficiently clear.

But Taylor changed that because he's actively hostile to working parents.

Find different childcare. How many times does someone have to say this to you? Otherwise, STFU. Your problem won't be fixed here. Move on and torment someone else with your whining.

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Anonymous wrote:Every PA, NP, nurse, and health tech needs to call out tomorrow and Thursday. Let's see how many surgeries can get cancelled before the MoCo elite start expecting more from MCPS.

Are you insane? Even Sunday and Monday hospitals and doctors offices were open. Because the world doesn’t stop because it snows.

Even my kids’ tae kwon do and gymnastics studio were open and teaching today. Because those people don’t get paid unless they work unlike McPS staff.

Exactly. That's what I'm saying. Shut down the hospitals and clinics until they force MCPS to stop hating working parents.

How would that work? Do you think the world revolves around MCPS?

If you're a parent it does. It turns out, some parents are workers. I know that's a foreign concept to Taylor and the MoCo elite.

Working parents should call out. Shut things down. I'm sure the rich folks in Bethesda would love prepping for a colonoscopy only to have it cancelled at the last minute because they don't have the staff.

Things would change quickly.

Yet instead of working or being with your kids you are here. Our appointments have been canceled.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird how MCPS, along with districts across the state, all decided to ‘hate working parents’ on the same icy roads. Almost like weather is involved.

I assume you missed that most districts across Maryland are also closed because ice is notoriously difficult to remove. But sure, it’s probably a coordinated anti-parent agenda.

Frederick County is letting their child care programs open. Why can't MCPS?

FCPS has 69 total schools. I'm no expert but I would imagine it was easier for them to make that happen than MCPS

Child care isn't all-or-nothing in either county. Both have historically let providers open when their specific school is sufficiently clear.

But Taylor changed that because he's actively hostile to working parents.

Find different childcare. How many times does someone have to say this to you? Otherwise, STFU. Your problem won't be fixed here. Move on and torment someone else with your whining.

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Anonymous wrote:Every PA, NP, nurse, and health tech needs to call out tomorrow and Thursday. Let's see how many surgeries can get cancelled before the MoCo elite start expecting more from MCPS.

Are you insane? Even Sunday and Monday hospitals and doctors offices were open. Because the world doesn’t stop because it snows.

Even my kids’ tae kwon do and gymnastics studio were open and teaching today. Because those people don’t get paid unless they work unlike McPS staff.

Exactly. That's what I'm saying. Shut down the hospitals and clinics until they force MCPS to stop hating working parents.

How would that work? Do you think the world revolves around MCPS?

If you're a parent it does. It turns out, some parents are workers. I know that's a foreign concept to Taylor and the MoCo elite.

Working parents should call out. Shut things down. I'm sure the rich folks in Bethesda would love prepping for a colonoscopy only to have it cancelled at the last minute because they don't have the staff.

Things would change quickly.

How would you feel if all teachers went on strike until parents collectively managed to get their kids under control or do out of school assignments? Your jobs are not any more important than ours.

You're the one seeking special treatment. Other people are expected to work. But you claim you can't possibly be expected to shovel your car out.

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Anonymous wrote:Weird how MCPS, along with districts across the state, all decided to ‘hate working parents’ on the same icy roads. Almost like weather is involved.

I assume you missed that most districts across Maryland are also closed because ice is notoriously difficult to remove. But sure, it’s probably a coordinated anti-parent agenda.

Frederick County is letting their child care programs open. Why can't MCPS?

FCPS has 69 total schools. I'm no expert but I would imagine it was easier for them to make that happen than MCPS

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Anonymous wrote:Every PA, NP, nurse, and health tech needs to call out tomorrow and Thursday. Let's see how many surgeries can get cancelled before the MoCo elite start expecting more from MCPS.

Are you insane? Even Sunday and Monday hospitals and doctors offices were open. Because the world doesn’t stop because it snows.

Even my kids’ tae kwon do and gymnastics studio were open and teaching today. Because those people don’t get paid unless they work unlike McPS staff.

Exactly. That's what I'm saying. Shut down the hospitals and clinics until they force MCPS to stop hating working parents.

How would that work? Do you think the world revolves around MCPS?

If you're a parent it does. It turns out, some parents are workers. I know that's a foreign concept to Taylor and the MoCo elite.

Working parents should call out. Shut things down. I'm sure the rich folks in Bethesda would love prepping for a colonoscopy only to have it cancelled at the last minute because they don't have the staff.

Things would change quickly.

How would you feel if all teachers went on strike until parents collectively managed to get their kids under control or do out of school assignments? Your jobs are not any more important than ours.

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Anonymous wrote:I do have an honest question. If schools did open for childcare, would only the kids who normally go be allowed to attend or would they be forced to accept all kids?

They all have their own policies (since again these are just private business who have MCPS as a landlord) but my strong suspicion is that most of them would give enrolled families first dibs but then happily take as many other families as they can at the drop-in rate until they run out of space/staffing.