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Anonymous wrote:Y'all are not from the midwest and it shows. Weather forecasts are showing the worst of the weather to be from 2-6pm. School systems do not want to mess around with kids getting stuck across the city in tornado conditions. It looks like most of the other major ones are closing early. I hope DCPS follows suit.

I grew up in the heart of tornado alley. Lots of tornado drills but we never had early dismissal for weather.

Our schools just had us do all the drills and hunker in the basement until all was clear and parents could get there.

This is a weird flex. We also didn't have cell phones, the internet, or as advanced meteorology in the 1980s. Are you saying schools in the midwest don't close for tornado weather conditions? Because I can assure you, they do.

I'm one of the earlier PPs. Where I'm from they still don't close for this kind of weather. If they did, they would have early dismissal basically all spring.

Not a flex, just reality. Your experience is not representative.

DP. I would guess that schools (and all public buildings) in the Midwest have infrastructure to handle weather like this. I don’t think my kid’s DCPS school has a basement big enough to shelter the entire student body plus teachers and staff.

I’m grateful that we don’t usually have weather this bad and hope that tomorrow we don’t get anything more than some heavy rain.

My midwestern school tornado training was interior most hallway in front of the lockers. Only my HS had a basement that could fit even some students let alone the entire 1600 student body plus teachers.

I think the early closure is odd just because CWG is stating there's a real chance even during the new dismissal time.

But the idea that midwesterners all just crammed into school basements for tornados is not true.

Anonymous wrote:It's going to be 72 degrees out and raining. Why would that require early dismissal?

No, stupid.

Anonymous wrote:Wow, COVID really gave schools free reign

I can’t believe Joe Biden closed the schools early today!

Have charters announced?

Wow, COVID really gave schools free reign

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Anonymous wrote:Y'all are not from the midwest and it shows. Weather forecasts are showing the worst of the weather to be from 2-6pm. School systems do not want to mess around with kids getting stuck across the city in tornado conditions. It looks like most of the other major ones are closing early. I hope DCPS follows suit.

I grew up in the heart of tornado alley. Lots of tornado drills but we never had early dismissal for weather.

Our schools just had us do all the drills and hunker in the basement until all was clear and parents could get there.

This is a weird flex. We also didn't have cell phones, the internet, or as advanced meteorology in the 1980s. Are you saying schools in the midwest don't close for tornado weather conditions? Because I can assure you, they do.

I'm one of the earlier PPs. Where I'm from they still don't close for this kind of weather. If they did, they would have early dismissal basically all spring.

Not a flex, just reality. Your experience is not representative.

DP. I would guess that schools (and all public buildings) in the Midwest have infrastructure to handle weather like this. I don’t think my kid’s DCPS school has a basement big enough to shelter the entire student body plus teachers and staff.

I’m grateful that we don’t usually have weather this bad and hope that tomorrow we don’t get anything more than some heavy rain.

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Anonymous wrote:Y'all are not from the midwest and it shows. Weather forecasts are showing the worst of the weather to be from 2-6pm. School systems do not want to mess around with kids getting stuck across the city in tornado conditions. It looks like most of the other major ones are closing early. I hope DCPS follows suit.

I grew up in the heart of tornado alley. Lots of tornado drills but we never had early dismissal for weather.

Our schools just had us do all the drills and hunker in the basement until all was clear and parents could get there.

This is a weird flex. We also didn't have cell phones, the internet, or as advanced meteorology in the 1980s. Are you saying schools in the midwest don't close for tornado weather conditions? Because I can assure you, they do.

I'm one of the earlier PPs. Where I'm from they still don't close for this kind of weather. If they did, they would have early dismissal basically all spring.

Not a flex, just reality. Your experience is not representative.

Boo hoo this is not there, we are closing 2 hours early.

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Anonymous wrote:Y'all are not from the midwest and it shows. Weather forecasts are showing the worst of the weather to be from 2-6pm. School systems do not want to mess around with kids getting stuck across the city in tornado conditions. It looks like most of the other major ones are closing early. I hope DCPS follows suit.

I grew up in the heart of tornado alley. Lots of tornado drills but we never had early dismissal for weather.

Our schools just had us do all the drills and hunker in the basement until all was clear and parents could get there.

This is a weird flex. We also didn't have cell phones, the internet, or as advanced meteorology in the 1980s. Are you saying schools in the midwest don't close for tornado weather conditions? Because I can assure you, they do.

I'm one of the earlier PPs. Where I'm from they still don't close for this kind of weather. If they did, they would have early dismissal basically all spring.

Not a flex, just reality. Your experience is not representative.

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Anonymous wrote:Y'all are not from the midwest and it shows. Weather forecasts are showing the worst of the weather to be from 2-6pm. School systems do not want to mess around with kids getting stuck across the city in tornado conditions. It looks like most of the other major ones are closing early. I hope DCPS follows suit.

I grew up in the heart of tornado alley. Lots of tornado drills but we never had early dismissal for weather.

Our schools just had us do all the drills and hunker in the basement until all was clear and parents could get there.

This is a weird flex. We also didn't have cell phones, the internet, or as advanced meteorology in the 1980s. Are you saying schools in the midwest don't close for tornado weather conditions? Because I can assure you, they do.

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Anonymous wrote:Y'all are not from the midwest and it shows. Weather forecasts are showing the worst of the weather to be from 2-6pm. School systems do not want to mess around with kids getting stuck across the city in tornado conditions. It looks like most of the other major ones are closing early. I hope DCPS follows suit.

I grew up in the heart of tornado alley. Lots of tornado drills but we never had early dismissal for weather.

Our schools just had us do all the drills and hunker in the basement until all was clear and parents could get there.

Same.

Anonymous wrote:Capital Weather Gang is being pretty strong worded in their wording re: this storm. Not just tornadoes but strong winds can mean heavy objects blowing around and trees falling on cars or people.

Their explanation of storm severity ratings and how often we have storms at this level was interesting. Something like we have about 12 severe storms with a rating of 1-2 every year. We get a level 4 - which this one is - every 2-3 years. They were even advising people to park away from trees and if your house has big trees near it to hang out on the lower levels. I read them pretty regularly and have never seen that wording. Hopefully, they have overestimated!! Stay safe.

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Anonymous wrote:Y'all are not from the midwest and it shows. Weather forecasts are showing the worst of the weather to be from 2-6pm. School systems do not want to mess around with kids getting stuck across the city in tornado conditions. It looks like most of the other major ones are closing early. I hope DCPS follows suit.

I grew up in the heart of tornado alley. Lots of tornado drills but we never had early dismissal for weather.

Our schools just had us do all the drills and hunker in the basement until all was clear and parents could get there.

2 hour early dismissal for DCPS. I think people owe OP an apology.

Anonymous wrote:Y'all are not from the midwest and it shows. Weather forecasts are showing the worst of the weather to be from 2-6pm. School systems do not want to mess around with kids getting stuck across the city in tornado conditions. It looks like most of the other major ones are closing early. I hope DCPS follows suit.

Yup. You do NOT want to be in a car or a bus if there are tornado level winds.

Anonymous wrote:Y'all are not from the midwest and it shows. Weather forecasts are showing the worst of the weather to be from 2-6pm. School systems do not want to mess around with kids getting stuck across the city in tornado conditions. It looks like most of the other major ones are closing early. I hope DCPS follows suit.

I grew up in the heart of tornado alley. Lots of tornado drills but we never had early dismissal for weather.