Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 18:08     Subject: Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
Anonymous wrote:If the Administrative Offices are closed tomorrow, they are just taking a holiday at taxpayer expense. No school buses drive the administrative staff to work so not sure what the excuse would be.


If admin offices are open, then admin staff like principals still report to work at schools, and day care programs located in school buildings are open. The school parking lots still need to be clear for admin offices to be open.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 18:01     Subject: Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
Anonymous wrote:I think it is so lame they don't have a protocol about getting the lots, busses and sidewalks of the schools done. It stopped over 3hrs ago and they still have another 13hrs to make a decision. I would go and shovel my kids school. It is 6" of snow. 15+ hours is plenty enough time to get the schools ready. If the northeast and Midwest can do it, so can we.


Can we, as a people on DCUM, please put an end to using this bullshit reason for clearing the roads in the DC area?
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 17:50     Subject: Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
The roads are going to be terrible. I don't know how they can open.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 17:49     Subject: Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
Anonymous wrote:PGCPS closed Tuesday.


as did Fairfax

If Ho Co calls it, we're closed, too.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 17:49     Subject: Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
Anonymous wrote:I think it is so lame they don't have a protocol about getting the lots, busses and sidewalks of the schools done. It stopped over 3hrs ago and they still have another 13hrs to make a decision. I would go and shovel my kids school. It is 6" of snow. 15+ hours is plenty enough time to get the schools ready. If the northeast and Midwest can do it, so can we.


Why are people so dumb?

ice, folks - NOT snow!

ice, ice, baby!
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 17:44     Subject: Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
PGCPS closed Tuesday.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 17:09     Subject: Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
Anonymous wrote:I saw them plowing my son's MCPS elementary school parking lot during the day of the Feb 13th storm, of course it snowed a few inches later that day and negated all the work. If building services employees could get there in a foot of snow that day, I would hope they can get there in 5 inches of snow and prepare the schools today.

It stopped snowing at 2 pm today, they have all afternoon and night to prepare.


You can't plow ice.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 17:02     Subject: Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
I saw them plowing my son's MCPS elementary school parking lot during the day of the Feb 13th storm, of course it snowed a few inches later that day and negated all the work. If building services employees could get there in a foot of snow that day, I would hope they can get there in 5 inches of snow and prepare the schools today.

It stopped snowing at 2 pm today, they have all afternoon and night to prepare.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 16:54     Subject: Re:Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
Remember that roads habe to be clear enough for all the building services employees at each school to be able to get to the schools to shovel in the first place. My guess is that most will be closed tomorrow because I doubt they are calling staff in to clear parking lots right now. Of course, with MSA already one day behind, anything could happen!
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 16:13     Subject: Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
Anonymous wrote:13:56: What are you talking about? MD is a an entire state, not just where you live. And the school system is organized by county (as are the buses).


Um, yes, I know that, but MCPS, AACPS, Howard County and PGCPS are all closed including administrative offices. Remember this is DC Urban Moms. I'm assuming there aren't a lot of parents here from Cecil or Garrett counties. Maybe, they'll have all the custodians (who have regular union contract hours) come out to the parking lots at 6 pm to clear off the parking lots, but I doubt it.

Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 16:05     Subject: Re:Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
If closed, it may be because of ice. Slushy snow will freeze tonight.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 16:00     Subject: Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
I think it is so lame they don't have a protocol about getting the lots, busses and sidewalks of the schools done. It stopped over 3hrs ago and they still have another 13hrs to make a decision. I would go and shovel my kids school. It is 6" of snow. 15+ hours is plenty enough time to get the schools ready. If the northeast and Midwest can do it, so can we.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 16:00     Subject: Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
School parking lots are lit. I saw them doing sidewalks with these ride on golf cart like things. Pretty easy work.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 15:53     Subject: Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
They probably keep plowing, but I doubt they can shovel.
Anonymous
Post 03/03/2014 15:41     Subject: Will Schools Be Opened tomorrow Tuesday March 4th?
I don't think they stop plowing at dusk..