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Anonymous wrote:Our principal has already sent out instructions on how to handle car drop off with the snow. I think we're going on Monday.

Our principal had this message within the email sent to staff…

“As we prepare to return to school (whenever the county allows us to return), I want to give you a quick heads-up about parking. Due to snow removal, parking will be limited in our already small lot, as several spaces are currently being used for snow mounds.”

Of course we would anticipate limited parking given the conditions, but our alternative is street parking. Since the street hasn’t been plowed to the curb and there are mounds of ice everywhere, I have no idea where our staff will be able to park.

Thanks for posting. It does not sound like your principal anticipates a Monday reopening.

They're not going to close schools so teachers don't need to find street parking. I keep a shovel in my car.

Ah yes, the official emergency preparedness plan: “figure it out.” Always works great.

No one’s saying schools should close for parking. The issue is unsafe conditions for staff and students getting to school. “Just keep a shovel in your car” isn’t a realistic or equitable plan for everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Our principal has already sent out instructions on how to handle car drop off with the snow. I think we're going on Monday.

Our principal had this message within the email sent to staff…

“As we prepare to return to school (whenever the county allows us to return), I want to give you a quick heads-up about parking. Due to snow removal, parking will be limited in our already small lot, as several spaces are currently being used for snow mounds.”

Of course we would anticipate limited parking given the conditions, but our alternative is street parking. Since the street hasn’t been plowed to the curb and there are mounds of ice everywhere, I have no idea where our staff will be able to park.

Thanks for posting. It does not sound like your principal anticipates a Monday reopening.

They're not going to close schools so teachers don't need to find street parking. I keep a shovel in my car.

Ah yes, the official emergency preparedness plan: “figure it out.” Always works great.

No one’s saying schools should close for parking. The issue is unsafe conditions for staff and students getting to school. “Just keep a shovel in your car” isn’t a realistic or equitable plan for everyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Just drove by seven locks es and the student drop off lot is still untouched. Can other people report what they're seeing at their local schools here? Yesterday it mentioned only 30 percent of schools were done. Like WHAT?!

Maybe it's time for community to come to the rescue. If one parent of every enrolled child at a school showed up with their ice pick and snow shovel, the parking lots and sidewalks of all schools could be completed in a few hours. Yes, some families have 2 kids enrolled at a school and an infant at home so only 1 parent for 2 students could show up. And yes, there are single parent households with kids in both ES and MS so they shouldn't have to shovel 2x. And I'm sure there are families with multiple children and one parent who has to go to work and cannot help.

My point is, maybe the parents who want kids back in school need to take control. Volunteers could get this done quickly. Many hands makes light work.

“The parents who want kids back in school” — shouldn’t that be all parents?

No, some of us prioritize the safety of our kids over free daycare.

But there is no safety issue at this point.

Are you dense? Not all neighborhood sidewalks are cleaned. There are neighborhoods with narrow paths because of the snow and kids walking on those roads at 7:00am to get to school on top of ice is a safety issue. They slip and fall on that one mile stretch and who is going to cover the bills? You?

Get off your high horse and go to other neighborhoods and see for yourself and stop going on and on about kids needing to walk on ice to get to school because you are not capable of taking care of your kids at home and want free daycare on the pretext if education.

How is walking on top of the snow where sidewalks are a safety issue? Walking in the streets is a safety issue, yes. But on top of compact snow on sidewalks? What is the problem?

I don't know about other neighborhoods but in ours, even if you walk on the compacted ice - which I don't have an issue with actually - you can't cross at instersections because the plows in some places made small mountains. As in vertical 5 feet of snow blocking the exit from the sidewalk, taller than many of the kids. Fun to climb on in boots, not fun to cross when going to school. So the kids are forced to walk in the street, which sucks because cars don't respect the conditions and whip around corners despite not being able to see around the snow piles.

Walk around the mounds and wear boots (though, you ought to be able to follow tracks where you won't sink in much, so boots shouldn't be strictly needed).

What is it about snow that makes people give up so easily?

It’s not snow, it’s the ice. What do you not understand?

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Anonymous wrote:Our principal has already sent out instructions on how to handle car drop off with the snow. I think we're going on Monday.

Our principal had this message within the email sent to staff…

“As we prepare to return to school (whenever the county allows us to return), I want to give you a quick heads-up about parking. Due to snow removal, parking will be limited in our already small lot, as several spaces are currently being used for snow mounds.”

Of course we would anticipate limited parking given the conditions, but our alternative is street parking. Since the street hasn’t been plowed to the curb and there are mounds of ice everywhere, I have no idea where our staff will be able to park.

Thanks for posting. It does not sound like your principal anticipates a Monday reopening.

They're not going to close schools so teachers don't need to find street parking. I keep a shovel in my car.

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Anonymous wrote:I just got back from a work trip. Extended because of canceled flights. My condo parking lot is a disaster. Just saw my own car and I’m blocked in by 4 ft of concrete on either side. For all of you out there saying people are “lazy” because they are still snowed in clearly don’t think about peoples experiences other than their own and that’s always been the problem with MoCo. Given my own parking lot, seeing an abled bodied 20 something slip and hit his head, etc I don’t see how it’s safe to open on Monday. But because you’re perfect, your kids can magically walk without slipping, and your street looks good, everyone else’s life should align!

The problem is it is not going to get better anytime soon. The conditions could be bad for a month or more. MCPS needs to weigh the harms of an extended closure, which are considerable, against the hazardous conditions and potential injuries that may result. It's not an easy answer honestly. In a week I don't think conditions will be much better..maybe marginally.

Stop being a drama queen. It's going to go above freezing on Tuesday, which will enable MCPS to finally clear the lots on schools and residents to clear their walkways. They are not going to be closed for a month.

Anonymous wrote:I think it will be a two hour delay perhaps mixed with specific school closures.

Expect the two hour delay message to include specific warnings about sidewalks and requests for students take buses or rides with parents to avoid student parking.

Anonymous wrote:Teachers, or people who are competent....

Predictions?

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Anonymous wrote:Our principal has already sent out instructions on how to handle car drop off with the snow. I think we're going on Monday.

Our principal had this message within the email sent to staff…

“As we prepare to return to school (whenever the county allows us to return), I want to give you a quick heads-up about parking. Due to snow removal, parking will be limited in our already small lot, as several spaces are currently being used for snow mounds.”

Of course we would anticipate limited parking given the conditions, but our alternative is street parking. Since the street hasn’t been plowed to the curb and there are mounds of ice everywhere, I have no idea where our staff will be able to park.

Thanks for posting. It does not sound like your principal anticipates a Monday reopening.

Anonymous wrote:Our principal has already sent out instructions on how to handle car drop off with the snow. I think we're going on Monday.

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Anonymous wrote:Our principal has already sent out instructions on how to handle car drop off with the snow. I think we're going on Monday.

Our principal had this message within the email sent to staff…

“As we prepare to return to school (whenever the county allows us to return), I want to give you a quick heads-up about parking. Due to snow removal, parking will be limited in our already small lot, as several spaces are currently being used for snow mounds.”

Of course we would anticipate limited parking given the conditions, but our alternative is street parking. Since the street hasn’t been plowed to the curb and there are mounds of ice everywhere, I have no idea where our staff will be able to park.

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Anonymous wrote:Our principal has already sent out instructions on how to handle car drop off with the snow. I think we're going on Monday.

Our principal had this message within the email sent to staff…

“As we prepare to return to school (whenever the county allows us to return), I want to give you a quick heads-up about parking. Due to snow removal, parking will be limited in our already small lot, as several spaces are currently being used for snow mounds.”

Of course we would anticipate limited parking given the conditions, but our alternative is street parking. Since the street hasn’t been plowed to the curb and there are mounds of ice everywhere, I have no idea where our staff will be able to park.

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Anonymous wrote:Our principal has already sent out instructions on how to handle car drop off with the snow. I think we're going on Monday.

Our principal had this message within the email sent to staff…

“As we prepare to return to school (whenever the county allows us to return), I want to give you a quick heads-up about parking. Due to snow removal, parking will be limited in our already small lot, as several spaces are currently being used for snow mounds.”

Of course we would anticipate limited parking given the conditions, but our alternative is street parking. Since the street hasn’t been plowed to the curb and there are mounds of ice everywhere, I have no idea where our staff will be able to park.

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Anonymous wrote:Omg. I initially read the Monday language to mean if they made extra progress they might open on time rather than delay. Now I’m reading it again and thinking they actually meant it might still be closed Monday.

Yes, I agree.