Anonymous wrote:This has been said countless times. All grades and students are capable of having some virtual learning days when necessary. It was not going to be every day. They botched virtual learning. This week Tues through Fri could have easily been one of those virtual weeks.

Yup. Many private schools have been doing virtual learning this week or are starting tomorrow. My MS kid has his chrome book with him and could have been learning something. I feel bad for the HS kids with APs. They get screwed by bad scheduling decisions.

This has been said countless times. All grades and students are capable of having some virtual learning days when necessary. It was not going to be every day. They botched virtual learning. This week Tues through Fri could have easily been one of those virtual weeks.

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Sucks for parts but good call. Many streets haven't even see a plow, too cold to move snow and I bet many teachers are bonding out yet. Many school lots (from friends pictures) are not clean either.

Many lots are cleared and they could let the child care providers decide if they could open in those cases but MCPS doesn't care

None of the downcounty schools in my area are cleared. They prioritized the meal distribution school sites, which makes sense.

It is what it is. I approve the decision from a safety standpoint, but I really wish there was virtual learning for high schoolers: AP exams are in May and the College Board doesn't care how many days schools were closed.

So those schools can't open child care but others could, preventing parents from losing income and workplaces people like you and me rely on from being short staffed. But MCPS doesn't care

MCPS cares, but less about your work than about the childcare workers who need to commute. I've never had to use MCPS childcare, so I'm just guessing here. Most people are still digging out their driveways, so I think this debate is moot.

I don't like how every time something doesn't go your way, or every time you think there's blood in the water, you start critizing MCPS, and others start critizing "Bethesda". The reflexive "bash the rich" or "bash the establishment" is puerile.

If you've never used MCPS hosted childcare maybe you should shut up about how it works, because you don't know. Those of who have, know it would be possible to open.

I accept that critique. It's fair. But I still don't think the knee-jerk criticism of everything MCPS does it warranted here.

It's not knee jerk, it's based on actual experiences of the policy before the recent changes and how school based childcare worked. There's no way you'd know that, because you're running your mouth about stuff you don't have any experience with.

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I don't know why some people here are just addicted to posting here about things they don't know anything about and on top of that being condescending and dismissive about it. Learn to stfu please people

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Sucks for parts but good call. Many streets haven't even see a plow, too cold to move snow and I bet many teachers are bonding out yet. Many school lots (from friends pictures) are not clean either.

Many lots are cleared and they could let the child care providers decide if they could open in those cases but MCPS doesn't care

None of the downcounty schools in my area are cleared. They prioritized the meal distribution school sites, which makes sense.

It is what it is. I approve the decision from a safety standpoint, but I really wish there was virtual learning for high schoolers: AP exams are in May and the College Board doesn't care how many days schools were closed.

So those schools can't open child care but others could, preventing parents from losing income and workplaces people like you and me rely on from being short staffed. But MCPS doesn't care

MCPS cares, but less about your work than about the childcare workers who need to commute. I've never had to use MCPS childcare, so I'm just guessing here. Most people are still digging out their driveways, so I think this debate is moot.

I don't like how every time something doesn't go your way, or every time you think there's blood in the water, you start critizing MCPS, and others start critizing "Bethesda". The reflexive "bash the rich" or "bash the establishment" is puerile.

If you've never used MCPS hosted childcare maybe you should shut up about how it works, because you don't know. Those of who have, know it would be possible to open.

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Ask the providers if they could open instead of screeching incoherently at parents for the sin of needing to work at the hospitals, offices, stores and other establishments all of us rely on

If enough of you call MCPS headquarters and post on their social media, they might change course on the childcare situation. But the fact of the matter is, very few schools are plowed right now. Can your kid attend a different school's childcare center?

So those few schools can let the providers open! I have seen the schools. They are posting photos of those schools. What is the downside of letting them open? Besides of course not being about to stick it to the parents they like to blame for all their failures?

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Sucks for parts but good call. Many streets haven't even see a plow, too cold to move snow and I bet many teachers are bonding out yet. Many school lots (from friends pictures) are not clean either.

Many lots are cleared and they could let the child care providers decide if they could open in those cases but MCPS doesn't care

None of the downcounty schools in my area are cleared. They prioritized the meal distribution school sites, which makes sense.

It is what it is. I approve the decision from a safety standpoint, but I really wish there was virtual learning for high schoolers: AP exams are in May and the College Board doesn't care how many days schools were closed.

So those schools can't open child care but others could, preventing parents from losing income and workplaces people like you and me rely on from being short staffed. But MCPS doesn't care

MCPS cares, but less about your work than about the childcare workers who need to commute. I've never had to use MCPS childcare, so I'm just guessing here. Most people are still digging out their driveways, so I think this debate is moot.

I don't like how every time something doesn't go your way, or every time you think there's blood in the water, you start critizing MCPS, and others start critizing "Bethesda". The reflexive "bash the rich" or "bash the establishment" is puerile.

If you've never used MCPS hosted childcare maybe you should shut up about how it works, because you don't know. Those of who have, know it would be possible to open.

I accept that critique. It's fair. But I still don't think the knee-jerk criticism of everything MCPS does it warranted here.

It's not knee jerk, it's based on actual experiences of the policy before the recent changes and how school based childcare worked. There's no way you'd know that, because you're running your mouth about stuff you don't have any experience with.

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Sucks for parts but good call. Many streets haven't even see a plow, too cold to move snow and I bet many teachers are bonding out yet. Many school lots (from friends pictures) are not clean either.

Many lots are cleared and they could let the child care providers decide if they could open in those cases but MCPS doesn't care

And here we go again.

If you don’t want MCPS to control your childcare, choose childcare that is not in an MCPS building.

You make it sound like there are plenty of good childcare options and we’re just obstinately refusing to use them.

+1 they want a bunch of women to provide free childcare in their unlicensed daycares

Anonymous wrote:I miss the days where people worked together in difficult times. There were days growing up where my mom would be ok with having like 12 kids in our house so other parents could go to work knowing that in the event she needed help, we would always be welcome over there.

I understand not everyone has the ability to make something like that work but something is always better than nothing

That is an unlicensed daycare. Fine when truly needed but not because MCPS just can't be bothered

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Sucks for parts but good call. Many streets haven't even see a plow, too cold to move snow and I bet many teachers are bonding out yet. Many school lots (from friends pictures) are not clean either.

Many lots are cleared and they could let the child care providers decide if they could open in those cases but MCPS doesn't care

None of the downcounty schools in my area are cleared. They prioritized the meal distribution school sites, which makes sense.

It is what it is. I approve the decision from a safety standpoint, but I really wish there was virtual learning for high schoolers: AP exams are in May and the College Board doesn't care how many days schools were closed.

So those schools can't open child care but others could, preventing parents from losing income and workplaces people like you and me rely on from being short staffed. But MCPS doesn't care

MCPS cares, but less about your work than about the childcare workers who need to commute. I've never had to use MCPS childcare, so I'm just guessing here. Most people are still digging out their driveways, so I think this debate is moot.

I don't like how every time something doesn't go your way, or every time you think there's blood in the water, you start critizing MCPS, and others start critizing "Bethesda". The reflexive "bash the rich" or "bash the establishment" is puerile.

If you've never used MCPS hosted childcare maybe you should shut up about how it works, because you don't know. Those of who have, know it would be possible to open.

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Ask the providers if they could open instead of screeching incoherently at parents for the sin of needing to work at the hospitals, offices, stores and other establishments all of us rely on

If enough of you call MCPS headquarters and post on their social media, they might change course on the childcare situation. But the fact of the matter is, very few schools are plowed right now. Can your kid attend a different school's childcare center?

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Sucks for parts but good call. Many streets haven't even see a plow, too cold to move snow and I bet many teachers are bonding out yet. Many school lots (from friends pictures) are not clean either.

Many lots are cleared and they could let the child care providers decide if they could open in those cases but MCPS doesn't care

None of the downcounty schools in my area are cleared. They prioritized the meal distribution school sites, which makes sense.

It is what it is. I approve the decision from a safety standpoint, but I really wish there was virtual learning for high schoolers: AP exams are in May and the College Board doesn't care how many days schools were closed.

So those schools can't open child care but others could, preventing parents from losing income and workplaces people like you and me rely on from being short staffed. But MCPS doesn't care

Once a school is cleared, MCPS staff needs to move to other schools to get them cleared. Staying at the first school they cleared will slow down the clearing of other schools.

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Sucks for parts but good call. Many streets haven't even see a plow, too cold to move snow and I bet many teachers are bonding out yet. Many school lots (from friends pictures) are not clean either.

Many lots are cleared and they could let the child care providers decide if they could open in those cases but MCPS doesn't care

None of the downcounty schools in my area are cleared. They prioritized the meal distribution school sites, which makes sense.

It is what it is. I approve the decision from a safety standpoint, but I really wish there was virtual learning for high schoolers: AP exams are in May and the College Board doesn't care how many days schools were closed.

So those schools can't open child care but others could, preventing parents from losing income and workplaces people like you and me rely on from being short staffed. But MCPS doesn't care

MCPS cares, but less about your work than about the childcare workers who need to commute. I've never had to use MCPS childcare, so I'm just guessing here. Most people are still digging out their driveways, so I think this debate is moot.

I don't like how every time something doesn't go your way, or every time you think there's blood in the water, you start critizing MCPS, and others start critizing "Bethesda". The reflexive "bash the rich" or "bash the establishment" is puerile.

If you've never used MCPS hosted childcare maybe you should shut up about how it works, because you don't know. Those of who have, know it would be possible to open.

I accept that critique. It's fair. But I still don't think the knee-jerk criticism of everything MCPS does it warranted here.

Why are you dismissing perspectives about an issue you know nothing about?

I miss the days where people worked together in difficult times. There were days growing up where my mom would be ok with having like 12 kids in our house so other parents could go to work knowing that in the event she needed help, we would always be welcome over there.

I understand not everyone has the ability to make something like that work but something is always better than nothing

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Sucks for parts but good call. Many streets haven't even see a plow, too cold to move snow and I bet many teachers are bonding out yet. Many school lots (from friends pictures) are not clean either.

Many lots are cleared and they could let the child care providers decide if they could open in those cases but MCPS doesn't care

And here we go again.

If you don’t want MCPS to control your childcare, choose childcare that is not in an MCPS building.

You make it sound like there are plenty of good childcare options and we’re just obstinately refusing to use them.

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Sucks for parts but good call. Many streets haven't even see a plow, too cold to move snow and I bet many teachers are bonding out yet. Many school lots (from friends pictures) are not clean either.

Many lots are cleared and they could let the child care providers decide if they could open in those cases but MCPS doesn't care

None of the downcounty schools in my area are cleared. They prioritized the meal distribution school sites, which makes sense.

It is what it is. I approve the decision from a safety standpoint, but I really wish there was virtual learning for high schoolers: AP exams are in May and the College Board doesn't care how many days schools were closed.

So those schools can't open child care but others could, preventing parents from losing income and workplaces people like you and me rely on from being short staffed. But MCPS doesn't care

MCPS cares, but less about your work than about the childcare workers who need to commute. I've never had to use MCPS childcare, so I'm just guessing here. Most people are still digging out their driveways, so I think this debate is moot.

I don't like how every time something doesn't go your way, or every time you think there's blood in the water, you start critizing MCPS, and others start critizing "Bethesda". The reflexive "bash the rich" or "bash the establishment" is puerile.

If you've never used MCPS hosted childcare maybe you should shut up about how it works, because you don't know. Those of who have, know it would be possible to open.

I accept that critique. It's fair. But I still don't think the knee-jerk criticism of everything MCPS does it warranted here.

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Anonymous wrote:Good. Sucks for parts but good call. Many streets haven't even see a plow, too cold to move snow and I bet many teachers are bonding out yet. Many school lots (from friends pictures) are not clean either.

Many lots are cleared and they could let the child care providers decide if they could open in those cases but MCPS doesn't care

None of the downcounty schools in my area are cleared. They prioritized the meal distribution school sites, which makes sense.

It is what it is. I approve the decision from a safety standpoint, but I really wish there was virtual learning for high schoolers: AP exams are in May and the College Board doesn't care how many days schools were closed.

So those schools can't open child care but others could, preventing parents from losing income and workplaces people like you and me rely on from being short staffed. But MCPS doesn't care

MCPS cares, but less about your work than about the childcare workers who need to commute. I've never had to use MCPS childcare, so I'm just guessing here. Most people are still digging out their driveways, so I think this debate is moot.

I don't like how every time something doesn't go your way, or every time you think there's blood in the water, you start critizing MCPS, and others start critizing "Bethesda". The reflexive "bash the rich" or "bash the establishment" is puerile.

If you've never used MCPS hosted childcare maybe you should shut up about how it works, because you don't know. Those of who have, know it would be possible to open.

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Ask the providers if they could open instead of screeching incoherently at parents for the sin of needing to work at the hospitals, offices, stores and other establishments all of us rely on

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Anonymous wrote:They advised families to prepare for the possibility of an extended closure.

They did.

And yet a loud wailing was heard throughout the land of Bethesda. There was not a single house where someone did not feel inconvenienced by having to care for their own children.

Fascinating that the MCPS supporters can't imagine school being important for anything other childcare. Stuff like, I don't know, education.

+1 HS kids are perfectly capable of going online and learning during these icy days. They have their chromebooks with them. So does my MS kid. HS kids have AP exams and the testing doesn't stop because MCPS can't properly plan for snow days and only includes one on the calendar.

If MCPS needs to close so often for snow/ice, it needs to build snow days into the calendar, and either start earlier in August or program in the calendar for later in June (August makes more sense to me as in Virginia and parts of the South they start earlier and it's better for HS kids in particular).