Anonymous wrote:How do we know what time the bus is coming? Is it just two hours after it normally does or can I call someone?

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Anonymous wrote:So 100% just a delay!

Correct. Bus drivers, custodial staff and maybe even cafeteria workers are already working. The first middle school bus pickups all happen in the next 30min or so, IIRC.

Anonymous wrote:So 100% just a delay!

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Anonymous wrote:How else would you describe a 13 year old who can't stay home alone?

In Arlington, I think the guidelines instruct parents to consider any medical, emotional, or maturity issues when it comes to leaving kids alone. It could be a cognitive issue, or it could just be a kid who has a track record of not being responsible when left alone.

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Anonymous wrote:If the call is going to change to closed, what’s the latest that can happen?

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Anonymous wrote:Not sure if you're talking about Arlington (APS) or Alexandria (ACPS), but I just drove side roads in Alexandria and they seemed fine. That said, there will likely be a delay or closure tomorrow, since ACPS closes for anything and everything nowadays.

I'm talking about APS but I live in Alexandria- so referenced the roads there. I just got in from a run and the side roads in Del Ray are NOT fine.

Are you a teacher or do you work for APS?

No, just a random Alexandria resident wondering of the status of Arlington Public Schools.

Yes, I am a teacher in Arlington.

2 hr delay - 99% chance
Closed - 66% chance

Predicted to be 10* at 10am?
Revising to 80% chance closed

+1. Fairfax’ll close, then APS will close. I can only think of 1 time in the past 6 years when APS didn’t follow FCPS.

Yeah sorry about that. It is because of teachers like me and lack of subs. I can’t afford Arlington so I take off when my FCPS kids have snow days. They can’t legally stay home alone.

Serious question that I have always wanted to ask teachers. Why is it a spouse can never stay home with the kids on snow days? It's not even ever mentioned as a possibility. It's a default that all the teachers have to stay home with their own kids.

1. Not all teachers have spouses.
2. Some teachers have teacher spouses
3. Some teachers (me) have spouses with a much higher paying job that is very demanding and their job comes first. I have tons of paid leave. If my DH "takes off" to watch our kids, he will just be up until all hours of the night making up for it.

It's a weird default assumption that just further devalues the profession, in my opinion.

And of course we know all teachers don't have spouses but most of those, their children should have another parent somewhere.

I'm not the one "devaluing" the profession. Its a mathematical fact that his salary is far more important to our bottom line than mine is. And families should THANK these breadwinner husbands because many teachers like me wouldn't be teachers if not for our higher earning spouses. But at the end of the day, he'd have tons of work to make up and I don't, so I take off.

Facts are lots of similarly low paid professions don't behave this way. Nurses and techs in the medical field as an example. Library workers as already mentioned by another person. Really any municipal worker. You think the people plowing the snow or picking up trash during this are making a lot of money? They're not.

Teachers don't see themselves as essential and never have and I think that's just a societal view. Also, teachers are more likely to be women and little kids are the women's problem. Also zero chance there are any repercussions for teachers not showing up. It's expected at this point and no blowback from their employer.

I’m the teacher who just commented and I’m going to challenge you on this. We don’t see ourselves as essential? Seriously? Just because we feel (gasp) like we can use our leave when we need to? Are you telling me that librarians and nurses and medical techs all heroically refuse to use their leave?

This is nonsense. Frankly, all I see is the usual assumption that a teacher’s job is to put others first because somehow teachers are not doing their jobs if they attend to other facets of their own lives. That’s a privilege reserved for other professions, correct?

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Anonymous wrote:so 10 and 13 alone at home is OK? asking for a friend.

Of course! Unless they have a mental illness or something. When I was 13 I was babysitting for families with 3-4 children, including babies.

“A mental illness or something”— do you mean a disability?

I hate you. I mean HATE you.

This post is a totally bizarre overreaction.

NP. I think someone who flippantly calls kids who sadly can’t take care of themselves mentally ill is probably pretty hate-able. I think if you have a child with cerebral palsy or Down syndrome or something and have to deal with witches like this, you probably don’t see it as an overreaction.

Why are people in this area just so terrible and so proud of being terrible? What does it hurt to be decent?

PP said "mental illness OR SOMETHING" just like you said "Down syndrome OR SOMETHING." The "something" can cover many things. They didn't say all kids who can't take care of themselves are mentally ill.

Mmmm…”mental illness or something” sounds incredibly snotty. I don’t know but I can’t help but read it in an obnoxious middle school mean girl tone. I’d be willing to bet money that lady is an absolute b….

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It’s very offensive. Probably one of RWNJs trolling the forum.

+1 And not even socially aware enough to realize that the pp is not offended by the idea that 10 and 13 year olds should be able to stay home alone!! There are 2 responses that indicate that’s what this person thinks the issue is here!

Do you prefer "psychiatric disorder?" I don't see the issue - these are terms used to describe these types of issues.

https://childmind.org/article/is-adhd-really-a-psychiatric-disorder/

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Anonymous wrote:so 10 and 13 alone at home is OK? asking for a friend.

Of course! Unless they have a mental illness or something. When I was 13 I was babysitting for families with 3-4 children, including babies.

“A mental illness or something”— do you mean a disability?

I hate you. I mean HATE you.

This post is a totally bizarre overreaction.

NP. I think someone who flippantly calls kids who sadly can’t take care of themselves mentally ill is probably pretty hate-able. I think if you have a child with cerebral palsy or Down syndrome or something and have to deal with witches like this, you probably don’t see it as an overreaction.

Why are people in this area just so terrible and so proud of being terrible? What does it hurt to be decent?

PP said "mental illness OR SOMETHING" just like you said "Down syndrome OR SOMETHING." The "something" can cover many things. They didn't say all kids who can't take care of themselves are mentally ill.

Mmmm…”mental illness or something” sounds incredibly snotty. I don’t know but I can’t help but read it in an obnoxious middle school mean girl tone. I’d be willing to bet money that lady is an absolute b….

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It’s very offensive. Probably one of RWNJs trolling the forum.

+1 And not even socially aware enough to realize that the pp is not offended by the idea that 10 and 13 year olds should be able to stay home alone!! There are 2 responses that indicate that’s what this person thinks the issue is here!