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Anonymous wrote:One of my kids has a chronic disease and is heat intolerant. She would collapse (and she has never been able to do summer camps outdoors).

We're from northern Europe and would love for recess to stay outside in the winter, though! With enough layers, I feel it's doable, but apparently MCPS is concerned about some kids not having coats.

Haha same I grew up in a cold climate and I don't understand why there is no recess in winter, but today is too much for me!

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I teach in an ES and we rarely stay inside.

Anonymous wrote:One of my kids has a chronic disease and is heat intolerant. She would collapse (and she has never been able to do summer camps outdoors).

We're from northern Europe and would love for recess to stay outside in the winter, though! With enough layers, I feel it's doable, but apparently MCPS is concerned about some kids not having coats.

Haha same I grew up in a cold climate and I don't understand why there is no recess in winter, but today is too much for me!

I swear some people really need to get jobs or a hobby because all they do is sit around and complain about everything in the world if it was too cold outside, they get mad that recess was canceled. I get mad. It’s too hot. I’m guessing their butts weren’t running around outside today. They were probably inside drinking a smoothie with their air-conditioning on.

97 at DCA. Heat indices approaching 105. Gross, mid-summer heat.

Its boiling outside!

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Anonymous wrote:Doesn't FCPS also have a minimum temperature for going outside? I remember when our kids were in grade school they could not go to outdoor recess without a winter jacket if the temperature was less than 45 degrees or so. No coat, stay in the classroom for indoor recess. It makes sense they would have a high temp limit, as well. Don't need kids getting heat stroke. Also, sunburn that increases the chances of skin cancer as an adult.

This has never been a rule in FCPS, at least for the past 20 years. Who would sit in the class with the kids without coats while the rest went outside? Nonsense.

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There is a policy that states we stay in if there is a wind chill warning. Wind chill advisory, the amount of time outside is shortened.

The amount of sun causes sunburn, not the temperature.

The buildings and classrooms are hot from the TVs blaring with Disney movies during all subjects. Now they will have to show another movie for recess.

Anonymous wrote:If a kid passes out everyone is going to be screaming at the school. This is just them legally covering themselves.

But if a high school athlete passes out, that's fine right? Because the high school sports where athletes are still in states are good to go right now. Green days if they're happening too.

If a kid passes out everyone is going to be screaming at the school. This is just them legally covering themselves.

Don’t forget that at many schools the recess monitors are out there for multiple recess duties in a row, so they may have to be out for 2 hours—that is not good for them in this heat.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m happy about it. I don’t want my kid outside in this heat. Some of you are truly nuts.

Literally what do you do all summer. This is not even the worst of it by far. People need to learn to be a tiny bit uncomfortable at times. It’s good for your health.

Yeah, not when the school is responsible for your kids. Do you really blame school for not wanting sweaty heat stroked kids back in the classroom

Um, you think teachers can't figure out ways to keep kids from getting heat stroke? Like - fields not blacktop. Water breaks. Etc.

Eh, they're supervising dozens of kids.

I take my own kid out when it's hot all the time but I am a parent, my kid is fit and has no health issues and I'm better positioned to monitor him.

I have no issue with a school or camp using a bright line rule or formula. They don't want a Hodge podge of judgment.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m happy about it. I don’t want my kid outside in this heat. Some of you are truly nuts.

Literally what do you do all summer. This is not even the worst of it by far. People need to learn to be a tiny bit uncomfortable at times. It’s good for your health.

Yeah, not when the school is responsible for your kids. Do you really blame school for not wanting sweaty heat stroked kids back in the classroom

Um, you think teachers can't figure out ways to keep kids from getting heat stroke? Like - fields not blacktop. Water breaks. Etc.

Anonymous wrote:Just another problem that would be avoided with a shorter calendar.

It's avoided for school, but those of us whose kids use school fields for practice / games in the summer have been dealing with this for years and it gets worse every year.

Meanwhile if your kid is allocated a park field through the same organization, the coaches typically use their brains, tell everyone to dress appropriately and drink a ton of water, move things a little later if strictly necessary, and manage just fine.

It's truly miserable. When did we stop trusting school staff, coaches, and other adults to be able to make choices?

One of my kids has a chronic disease and is heat intolerant. She would collapse (and she has never been able to do summer camps outdoors).

We're from northern Europe and would love for recess to stay outside in the winter, though! With enough layers, I feel it's doable, but apparently MCPS is concerned about some kids not having coats.

This is crazy to me. There is a subset of people here who will find something to complain about in everything. Let the kids play indoors. The national weather service found the conditions to be harsh enough to issue a warning. What’s the problem?