Anonymous
01/20/2026 09:55
Subject: Chance of delay Tuesday for cold temps?
What's sad is you can go into almost every single elementary school in the county and they will have like 20+ coats in their lost and found. Kids are going to school with a jacket and leaving them on the playground or in the cafeteria.
Anonymous
01/20/2026 09:52
Subject: Re:Chance of delay Tuesday for cold temps?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In 2014, we had a polar vortex. Temps were below 0 and the wind chill was something like -20. Meteorologists were warning that uncovered skin could develop frostbite in as little as 5-10 minutes. MCPS opened on time. Things have changed in the last 12 years, but I’d still be surprised if we had a delay due to these temps with no precipitation.
It turns out you can wear jackets, hats, and gloves and still be outside in 0F temperatures. How do you think kids in Minnesota survive?
To be fair some people around here aren’t used to those kind of temperatures or may not have appropriate clothing.
The government can't be in charge of everything.
I don’t mind if the government has a few warm coats on hand for kids. Certainly much cheaper and less disruptive than canceling school for everyone on the off chance that a parent is so neglectful that they will send their child to school in the winter with no coat.
Of course, happy to donate coats. Kids need coats most of the winter. Not just for days like today.
Anonymous
01/20/2026 09:01
Subject: Re:Chance of delay Tuesday for cold temps?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In 2014, we had a polar vortex. Temps were below 0 and the wind chill was something like -20. Meteorologists were warning that uncovered skin could develop frostbite in as little as 5-10 minutes. MCPS opened on time. Things have changed in the last 12 years, but I’d still be surprised if we had a delay due to these temps with no precipitation.
It turns out you can wear jackets, hats, and gloves and still be outside in 0F temperatures. How do you think kids in Minnesota survive?
To be fair some people around here aren’t used to those kind of temperatures or may not have appropriate clothing.
The government can't be in charge of everything.
I don’t mind if the government has a few warm coats on hand for kids. Certainly much cheaper and less disruptive than canceling school for everyone on the off chance that a parent is so neglectful that they will send their child to school in the winter with no coat.