Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 11:26     Subject: Dcps 2 hour delay
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And WMATA website still advises moderate snow service plan, which impacts overv50%of snow routes....ours is detoured, where would my kid find the alternate bus stop?



THIS is the crux of the issue. The powers that be know this. It's hard to understand.


It takes people over 2 hours to walk to a bus route that is operational? Of course not.
kids are going to be out looking for buses in unfamiliar territory, doofus...and buses will NOT be on normal schedule. Kids won't know where to exit, the bus route is 3 blocks from their familiar cues
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 11:26     Subject: Dcps 2 hour delay
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And WMATA website still advises moderate snow service plan, which impacts overv50%of snow routes....ours is detoured, where would my kid find the alternate bus stop?



THIS is the crux of the issue. The powers that be know this. It's hard to understand.


It takes people over 2 hours to walk to a bus route that is operational? Of course not.
kids are going to be out looking for buses in unfamiliar territory, doofus...and buses will NOT be on normal schedule. Kids won't know where to exit, the bus route is 3 blocks from their familiar cues
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 11:23     Subject: Dcps 2 hour delay
Anonymous wrote:If the concern is food, why not just open for meals?


That is what ACPS does.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 11:22     Subject: Dcps 2 hour delay
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:And WMATA website still advises moderate snow service plan, which impacts overv50%of snow routes....ours is detoured, where would my kid find the alternate bus stop?



THIS is the crux of the issue. The powers that be know this. It's hard to understand.


It takes people over 2 hours to walk to a bus route that is operational? Of course not.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 11:17     Subject: Dcps 2 hour delay
Meanwhile, the City Council is closed...
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 11:15     Subject: Dcps 2 hour delay
Anonymous wrote:And WMATA website still advises moderate snow service plan, which impacts overv50%of snow routes....ours is detoured, where would my kid find the alternate bus stop?



THIS is the crux of the issue. The powers that be know this. It's hard to understand.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 11:12     Subject: Dcps 2 hour delay
Anonymous wrote:If the concern is food, why not just open for meals?


My thoughts as well; at one rec center in every Ward. I felt bad sending my kids today, but they have perfect attendance.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 11:09     Subject: Dcps 2 hour delay
If the concern is food, why not just open for meals?
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 11:09     Subject: Dcps 2 hour delay
And WMATA website still advises moderate snow service plan, which impacts overv50%of snow routes....ours is detoured, where would my kid find the alternate bus stop?
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 11:08     Subject: Re:Dcps 2 hour delay
^^that should say 70% of the teachers called out. (Stupid phone)
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 11:08     Subject: Re:Dcps 2 hour delay
I work in a Title 1 DCPS. 70% of the teachers are fine. We have a total of 50 kids here today. 50 kids for an entire PS-8 campus. Tell me again how the kids need somewhere to go on days like this.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 10:53     Subject: Dcps 2 hour delay
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Lots of whiners and wimps on this board.


It's a no-win for school officials and this one wasn't an easy call. It looked and sounded much worse at 5-6 am that it actually is (I walked 1 mile to the Metro from my house and am now in my office downtown).




The thing is, not much learning will take place today. A lot of teachers can't make it in, a lot of kids won't be there, and it'll basically be a holding pen until school dismisses. It's just a lost day, essentially.
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 10:49     Subject: Dcps 2 hour delay
Anonymous wrote:Lots of whiners and wimps on this board.


It's a no-win for school officials and this one wasn't an easy call. It looked and sounded much worse at 5-6 am that it actually is (I walked 1 mile to the Metro from my house and am now in my office downtown).

Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 10:37     Subject: Dcps 2 hour delay
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:You need to think of DCPs as a social service agency, not just a school system. The community needs its hot lunch!


For the 100000th time. THE KIDS DONT EAT THE LUNCH! They say it's nasty. You would be surprised how much is thrown away. If it's not pizza, it's trash.


Not at our school. The kids devour the lunch. It's also halfway decent.

Same at our kids' charter! They LOVE school lunch.


+2
Anonymous
Post 03/14/2017 10:34     Subject: Dcps 2 hour delay
Anonymous wrote:Metro was never closed. Metro Access - for people with disabilities was shut down last night. Sky falling much?


Metrobus at one point said they'd be operating on a severe snow schedule. The two bus lines that serve my school would not be operational. They did upgrade it and now one is on a modified schedule. The other is still not in service.