Anonymous
03/16/2026 10:19
Subject: Early dismissal?
Anonymous wrote:I feel exhausted reading you guys' messages. You fight over everything.
Lots of people who could use some therapy on here.
Putting it out there- you don’t need people to validate your choices.
Anonymous
03/16/2026 10:18
Subject: Early dismissal?
Thanks for this I truly had no idea about the weather and was so confused as to why our charter had early dismissal.
Anonymous
03/16/2026 08:28
Subject: Early dismissal?
I feel exhausted reading you guys' messages. You fight over everything.
Anonymous
03/16/2026 07:52
Subject: Re:Early dismissal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
I'm from Texas, but same. We didn't have basements anywhere because the soil couldn't sustain them.
I think it's weird to assume they can predict the timing of the bands well enough to dismiss at the right time.
Anonymous
03/16/2026 07:27
Subject: Early dismissal?
Anonymous wrote:Have charters announced?
BASIS also about two hours (last two periods cut off).
Anonymous
03/16/2026 07:26
Subject: Re:Early dismissal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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
03/16/2026 06:52
Subject: Early dismissal?
Anonymous wrote:It's going to be 72 degrees out and raining. Why would that require early dismissal?
No, stupid.
Anonymous
03/16/2026 06:48
Subject: Early dismissal?
Anonymous wrote:Wow, COVID really gave schools free reign
I can’t believe Joe Biden closed the schools early today!
Anonymous
03/16/2026 06:47
Subject: Early dismissal?
Have charters announced?
Anonymous
03/16/2026 03:57
Subject: Early dismissal?
Wow, COVID really gave schools free reign
Anonymous
03/16/2026 00:08
Subject: Re:Early dismissal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
Anonymous
03/15/2026 23:50
Subject: Re:Early dismissal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
Anonymous
03/15/2026 23:43
Subject: Re:Early dismissal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
Anonymous
03/15/2026 22:57
Subject: Re:Early dismissal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.
Anonymous
03/15/2026 22:35
Subject: Re:Early dismissal?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote: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.