Anonymous
02/01/2026 15:15
Subject: What about Monday?
Will they still announce if its on time opening?
Anonymous
02/01/2026 15:14
Subject: What about Monday?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:14:36 everyone is checked out by memorial day weekend. It doesn't matter if schools close on June 18th or June 24th. June 19th is off anyways.
If MCPS wants to keep schools closed every time there’s snow or ice on the ground and keep the many professional development/non instructional day scattered throughout the current calendar, the school year needs to start a week earlier in August.
And we need to stop giving every single holiday off. We just can't do it.
Start with Easter Monday and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Easter Mon is required to be closed by state
Anonymous
02/01/2026 15:14
Subject: What about Monday?
I just remembered that my kid's marching band is missing school from Tuesday Feb 10th through Friday the 13th to go to Florida for a performance. Those kids basically taking 2 weeks off in the MP. Good for them
Anonymous
02/01/2026 15:13
Subject: What about Monday?
I just popped into the FCPS thread -- to what extent do you think the superintendents of the neighboring districts are coordinating? Apparently they're reading into the latest communication that they'll be closed tomorrow.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 15:05
Subject: What about Monday?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:14:36 everyone is checked out by memorial day weekend. It doesn't matter if schools close on June 18th or June 24th. June 19th is off anyways.
If MCPS wants to keep schools closed every time there’s snow or ice on the ground and keep the many professional development/non instructional day scattered throughout the current calendar, the school year needs to start a week earlier in August.
And we need to stop giving every single holiday off. We just can't do it.
But it’s not that. Teachers have asked for more non instructional days to fit in grading duties and professional development. That they happen to put those on holidays for certain ethnic groups is just extra.
Riddle me this -- why is Lunar New Year off this year? It's not a grading day...
Same reason that we can’t have school on June 19th but we can have a makeup day on Presidents Day.
Juneteenth is a Federal Holiday (as is Presidents Day). Lunar New Year and Eid are not.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 15:02
Subject: What about Monday?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:14:36 everyone is checked out by memorial day weekend. It doesn't matter if schools close on June 18th or June 24th. June 19th is off anyways.
If MCPS wants to keep schools closed every time there’s snow or ice on the ground and keep the many professional development/non instructional day scattered throughout the current calendar, the school year needs to start a week earlier in August.
And we need to stop giving every single holiday off. We just can't do it.
But it’s not that. Teachers have asked for more non instructional days to fit in grading duties and professional development. That they happen to put those on holidays for certain ethnic groups is just extra.
Riddle me this -- why is Lunar New Year off this year? It's not a grading day...
Same reason that we can’t have school on June 19th but we can have a makeup day on Presidents Day.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 15:01
Subject: What about Monday?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:14:36 everyone is checked out by memorial day weekend. It doesn't matter if schools close on June 18th or June 24th. June 19th is off anyways.
If MCPS wants to keep schools closed every time there’s snow or ice on the ground and keep the many professional development/non instructional day scattered throughout the current calendar, the school year needs to start a week earlier in August.
And we need to stop giving every single holiday off. We just can't do it.
Start with Easter Monday and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Wed before Thanksgiving should remain closed. Many absences that day and ends up being a movie day if schools are open.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 15:00
Subject: What about Monday?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:14:36 everyone is checked out by memorial day weekend. It doesn't matter if schools close on June 18th or June 24th. June 19th is off anyways.
If MCPS wants to keep schools closed every time there’s snow or ice on the ground and keep the many professional development/non instructional day scattered throughout the current calendar, the school year needs to start a week earlier in August.
And we need to stop giving every single holiday off. We just can't do it.
But it’s not that. Teachers have asked for more non instructional days to fit in grading duties and professional development. That they happen to put those on holidays for certain ethnic groups is just extra.
Riddle me this -- why is Lunar New Year off this year? It's not a grading day...
Yes that is one day they should open schools because of last week. Also March 20th should be open.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 14:56
Subject: What about Monday?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:14:36 everyone is checked out by memorial day weekend. It doesn't matter if schools close on June 18th or June 24th. June 19th is off anyways.
If MCPS wants to keep schools closed every time there’s snow or ice on the ground and keep the many professional development/non instructional day scattered throughout the current calendar, the school year needs to start a week earlier in August.
And we need to stop giving every single holiday off. We just can't do it.
Start with Easter Monday and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 14:54
Subject: What about Monday?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:14:36 everyone is checked out by memorial day weekend. It doesn't matter if schools close on June 18th or June 24th. June 19th is off anyways.
If MCPS wants to keep schools closed every time there’s snow or ice on the ground and keep the many professional development/non instructional day scattered throughout the current calendar, the school year needs to start a week earlier in August.
And we need to stop giving every single holiday off. We just can't do it.
But it’s not that. Teachers have asked for more non instructional days to fit in grading duties and professional development. That they happen to put those on holidays for certain ethnic groups is just extra.
Riddle me this -- why is Lunar New Year off this year? It's not a grading day...
Anonymous
02/01/2026 14:52
Subject: What about Monday?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:14:36 everyone is checked out by memorial day weekend. It doesn't matter if schools close on June 18th or June 24th. June 19th is off anyways.
If MCPS wants to keep schools closed every time there’s snow or ice on the ground and keep the many professional development/non instructional day scattered throughout the current calendar, the school year needs to start a week earlier in August.
And we need to stop giving every single holiday off. We just can't do it.
But it’s not that. Teachers have asked for more non instructional days to fit in grading duties and professional development. That they happen to put those on holidays for certain ethnic groups is just extra.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 14:52
Subject: What about Monday?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:14:36 everyone is checked out by memorial day weekend. It doesn't matter if schools close on June 18th or June 24th. June 19th is off anyways.
If MCPS wants to keep schools closed every time there’s snow or ice on the ground and keep the many professional development/non instructional day scattered throughout the current calendar, the school year needs to start a week earlier in August.
And we need to stop giving every single holiday off. We just can't do it.
+100 to all of this.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 14:51
Subject: What about Monday?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:14:36 everyone is checked out by memorial day weekend. It doesn't matter if schools close on June 18th or June 24th. June 19th is off anyways.
If MCPS wants to keep schools closed every time there’s snow or ice on the ground and keep the many professional development/non instructional day scattered throughout the current calendar, the school year needs to start a week earlier in August.
And we need to stop giving every single holiday off. We just can't do it.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 14:50
Subject: What about Monday?
Anonymous wrote:14:36 everyone is checked out by memorial day weekend. It doesn't matter if schools close on June 18th or June 24th. June 19th is off anyways.
If MCPS wants to keep schools closed every time there’s snow or ice on the ground and keep the many professional development/non instructional day scattered throughout the current calendar, the school year needs to start a week earlier in August.
Anonymous
02/01/2026 14:49
Subject: What about Monday?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Parents who have kids that get a recess at school, know that playgrounds are not typically cleared. Be ready for their sweet energy after they get home if schools open.
It will be indoor recess until March but that usually happens every winter because of cold temps
It doesn't happen every day because of cold temps. It will be closed because it is not safe for them to be out there until snow clears. Volunteer sometimes.
Surely your school doesn't expect the snow to melt before they do outdoor recess. We used to make giant snowmen at recess.
Or, when we were bad, we would make giant snow balls and push them into the street...