Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe APS's lack of any kind of statement or indication that there is even a semblance of a plan in the works. It seems like negligence!

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Anonymous wrote:Except that there’s no tornado warning. And nothing may happen here at all.

Anonymous wrote:The people in this forum not taking a tornado warning seriously makes me wonder about people in general. Schools should close by 1. No the school is not the safest place because traveling after such an event will be dangerous with wires down and debris in the road.

There would not be an actual official tornado warning a day ahead of time. That's not how these things work. We are in a level 4 moderate risk which is highly unusual.

Please educate yourself.

Original commenter here. I was raised in OK. If we called out early every time there was a Level 4 "moderate risk" event, our kids wouldn't be going to school from April - Oct.

Of course, but didn’t you have storm shelters and well know plans and less traffic on the roads as well? You generally knew what to do and had fewer people to move around to do it. We aren’t used to this here and there are TONS of people on the roads.

No. If by "storm shelter," you mean double wide, then okay. This is Oklahoma, not some fancy East Coast hideaway.

But I agree that these events happened often, so we did not panic like Northern VA who can't handle any weather event without asking for the school system to shut down in advance. The thing about tornadoes is you cannot predict their path until they're here. And it doesn't matter what building you're in. It's fate if you're in trouble.

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Anonymous wrote:Except that there’s no tornado warning. And nothing may happen here at all.

Anonymous wrote:The people in this forum not taking a tornado warning seriously makes me wonder about people in general. Schools should close by 1. No the school is not the safest place because traveling after such an event will be dangerous with wires down and debris in the road.

There would not be an actual official tornado warning a day ahead of time. That's not how these things work. We are in a level 4 moderate risk which is highly unusual.

Please educate yourself.

Original commenter here. I was raised in OK. If we called out early every time there was a Level 4 "moderate risk" event, our kids wouldn't be going to school from April - Oct.

Of course, but didn’t you have storm shelters and well know plans and less traffic on the roads as well? You generally knew what to do and had fewer people to move around to do it. We aren’t used to this here and there are TONS of people on the roads.

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Anonymous wrote:Except that there’s no tornado warning. And nothing may happen here at all.

Anonymous wrote:The people in this forum not taking a tornado warning seriously makes me wonder about people in general. Schools should close by 1. No the school is not the safest place because traveling after such an event will be dangerous with wires down and debris in the road.

There would not be an actual official tornado warning a day ahead of time. That's not how these things work. We are in a level 4 moderate risk which is highly unusual.

Please educate yourself.

Original commenter here. I was raised in OK. If we called out early every time there was a Level 4 "moderate risk" event, our kids wouldn't be going to school from April - Oct.

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Anonymous wrote:Except that there’s no tornado warning. And nothing may happen here at all.

Anonymous wrote:The people in this forum not taking a tornado warning seriously makes me wonder about people in general. Schools should close by 1. No the school is not the safest place because traveling after such an event will be dangerous with wires down and debris in the road.

There would not be an actual official tornado warning a day ahead of time. That's not how these things work. We are in a level 4 moderate risk which is highly unusual.

Please educate yourself.

Anonymous wrote:I cannot believe APS's lack of any kind of statement or indication that there is even a semblance of a plan in the works. It seems like negligence!

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Anonymous wrote:The people in this forum not taking a tornado warning seriously makes me wonder about people in general. Schools should close by 1. No the school is not the safest place because traveling after such an event will be dangerous with wires down and debris in the road.

Early release for the late start elementary schools is typically 1:30, getting staff out by 2:00
I think it is a tough call for APS because it could go really, really poorly or be totally fine and it is difficult to predict. I generally think a full closure is easier on families than a delay but also see the need for instruction as I have missed so much with my Monday students this year.

Staff members do not have to stay after the buses have been dismissed. Admin can give everyone permission to leave right after dismissal—just like they do before TG or winter break.

Ok. It might be 1:50. I have afternoon bus duty every day. It take 20 minutes after stated dismissal to get the buses loaded, assuming they arrive on time

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Anonymous wrote:The people in this forum not taking a tornado warning seriously makes me wonder about people in general. Schools should close by 1. No the school is not the safest place because traveling after such an event will be dangerous with wires down and debris in the road.

Early release for the late start elementary schools is typically 1:30, getting staff out by 2:00
I think it is a tough call for APS because it could go really, really poorly or be totally fine and it is difficult to predict. I generally think a full closure is easier on families than a delay but also see the need for instruction as I have missed so much with my Monday students this year.

Staff members do not have to stay after the buses have been dismissed. Admin can give everyone permission to leave right after dismissal—just like they do before TG or winter break.

Anonymous wrote:The people in this forum not taking a tornado warning seriously makes me wonder about people in general. Schools should close by 1. No the school is not the safest place because traveling after such an event will be dangerous with wires down and debris in the road.

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Anonymous wrote:The people in this forum not taking a tornado warning seriously makes me wonder about people in general. Schools should close by 1. No the school is not the safest place because traveling after such an event will be dangerous with wires down and debris in the road.

Early release for the late start elementary schools is typically 1:30, getting staff out by 2:00
I think it is a tough call for APS because it could go really, really poorly or be totally fine and it is difficult to predict. I generally think a full closure is easier on families than a delay but also see the need for instruction as I have missed so much with my Monday students this year.

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Anonymous wrote:Except that there’s no tornado warning. And nothing may happen here at all.

Anonymous wrote:The people in this forum not taking a tornado warning seriously makes me wonder about people in general. Schools should close by 1. No the school is not the safest place because traveling after such an event will be dangerous with wires down and debris in the road.

There would not be an actual official tornado warning a day ahead of time. That's not how these things work. We are in a level 4 moderate risk which is highly unusual.

Please educate yourself.

Anonymous wrote:My 5th grader is supposed to have the outdoor lab overnight trip tomorrow. We just got an email that it is still on for now but they’ll sleep inside.

Anonymous wrote:Except that there’s no tornado warning. And nothing may happen here at all.

Anonymous wrote:The people in this forum not taking a tornado warning seriously makes me wonder about people in general. Schools should close by 1. No the school is not the safest place because traveling after such an event will be dangerous with wires down and debris in the road.