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re: EBR Schools closed Monday, Jan 26
Posted on 1/23/26 at 6:09 pm to Tiger Ugly
Posted on 1/23/26 at 6:09 pm to Tiger Ugly
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That seem to be the consensus. I guess the argument is that you can't just wait until the day of to shut it down, like we used to for decades. Even though we have much more technology and instant forms of mass communication.
This is the problem. Its the making the decision 48-72 hours in advance of the storms. They have plenty of time to make a decision based on what the conditions actually are vs what they might be three days from now.
We have ingrained in this generation how to avoid getting shite done out of an abundance of caution vs figuring out how to overcome obstacles and get it done.
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Posted on 1/23/26 at 6:14 pm to GrammarKnotsi
Baton Rouge isn't going to have any "frozen roads." Get a grip man
Posted on 1/23/26 at 6:36 pm to GreenRockTiger
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today is Friday - you mean wait until Sunday when no one is at work at EBR schools?
It’s one email. They can do it from their phones
Posted on 1/23/26 at 6:39 pm to Upperdecker
quote:but they like to pretend the po folk don’t have access
It’s one email. They can do it from their phones
And tbh idgaf what EBR does - if affects my coworkers, not me
Posted on 1/23/26 at 6:58 pm to magildachunks
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Interstate and bridges will probably ice over, even if surface streets don't. Guess how many busses have to use the interstate to transport the kids to school. It's one day. You'll be fine if the kids are at home
Is there even one model predicting this? Every update is coming out less and less severe. We are 3 nights away from, why make a decision today? Of course we should not put busses on the roads if they are iced over , but on Friday afternoon, when that’s the least likely scenario, wait to make that decesion. Would we be making a decision about school on Thursday on Monday afternoon? Stop the panic, prepare and have a plan but stop the panic
Posted on 1/23/26 at 7:05 pm to armytiger96
Sure - give parents no time to make arrangements - why not announce at 6:30 AM when they check the roads. Kids dressed, feed and headed to car - radio no school just announced. LOL
Posted on 1/23/26 at 7:12 pm to BZ504
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There will probably be ice on the road.
There will definitely be ice on the road. It’s going to rain all day Saturday and Sunday and then when the rain stops the temp will quickly drop to freezing and not reach above until almost 11am.
Also expect people to complain about black ice on Tuesday because everything that freezes Monday will thaw and refreeze Monday night.
This post was edited on 1/24/26 at 10:34 am
Posted on 1/23/26 at 7:16 pm to Locoguan0
Seriously, I remember when this was... just cold. When I was in high school I would ride with my mom because she passed right by it, but most days it was like 30 mins before school took in. I remember one of those winters was really cold.. Like multiple days near or below freezing at a time. The other people who were there as well.. We would be outside... probably with a Gap hoodie on talking and getting off because it was too cold wasn't even a thought.
I know I sound like an old man, but we once had school when a hurricane was rolling through. It was a weak one, but I just remember the school announcing football practice would be cancelled.. Towards the end of the day.. As if there was a point where they were like "well lets see what its like after lunch". That's before schools had to be worried about being sued for every little thing.
I know I sound like an old man, but we once had school when a hurricane was rolling through. It was a weak one, but I just remember the school announcing football practice would be cancelled.. Towards the end of the day.. As if there was a point where they were like "well lets see what its like after lunch". That's before schools had to be worried about being sued for every little thing.
Posted on 1/23/26 at 8:07 pm to BigUglies10
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Sure - give parents no time to make arrangements - why not announce at 6:30 AM when they check the roads. Kids dressed, feed and headed to car - radio no school just announced. LOL
That's how it was done for decades and worked just fine. Parents and kids knew that they had to wake up and check the news. Parents had a contingency plan in the event school was cancelled. What you're implying is that as a parent you aren't smart enough to plan ahead and make contingency plans? You need the school to make the decision for you so that you can start making plans.
Making the call 72 hours in advance is completely asinine no matter how you look at it. It's a losers mentality of coming up with an excuse of how not to get it done. They are basically saying we have contingency days might as well use it.
In situations like this Leaders should actually lead and have an inclement weather plan in place with a defined "Go/No Go" time. You make the decision at that point with all the information you have at that time not off a prediction from professionals that are notoriously wrong 72 hours in advance.
Posted on 1/23/26 at 8:09 pm to armytiger96
LOL - you live in fantasy land
Posted on 1/23/26 at 8:09 pm to Locoguan0
Soft culture
Posted on 1/23/26 at 8:10 pm to StormyMcMan
quote:Yet I can’t find a single case of a school ever being sued for simply not closing
agree with all of this. However, the reality is we live in an incredibly litigious state. If little Johnny slips because there is ice the school gets sued
Yet this always gets said ….. I don’t even think it’s possible to sue a school for remaining open
I mean, if little Johnny gets hurt at home can he not sue the school for being closed and making him be at home?
This post was edited on 1/23/26 at 8:12 pm
Posted on 1/23/26 at 8:25 pm to lsupride87
quote:if there’s a will, there’s a way
if little Johnny gets hurt at home can he not sue the school for being closed and making him be at home
Posted on 1/23/26 at 8:32 pm to BigUglies10
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LOL - you live in fantasy land
Why because I expect the school system and our government to act in the same professional manner as every other business across south LA is right now? Did your office make the call today that they are closing or did they send you an email telling you that they are monitoring the situation and if conditions worsen they will notify you of office closures? I'm guessing the latter.
Posted on 1/23/26 at 8:41 pm to armytiger96
Do you wait on a bus at single digit wind temps? Do you trust a bus driver, driving on ice with your child? I get in a warm truck in my garage and trust my driving skills.
Posted on 1/23/26 at 9:13 pm to BigUglies10
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Do you wait on a bus at single digit wind temps? Do you trust a bus driver, driving on ice with your child? I get in a warm truck in my garage and trust my driving skills.
No one is saying if the roads are actually iced over don't close the schools. However, if its too cold for Johnny to wait for the bus then parents need to decide what is best for their child and drive them to school or drive to the bus stop and keep them warm until the bus gets there. We don't need to shut down schools because its too cold.
What we are saying is don't make the decision 72 hours in advance of what might happen. Wait until it is imminent or actually happens. Since Katrina we have seen the "Go/No Go" decision move further and further out only to shut everything down for a big nothing burger event. Hell last year they closed down schools because a squall line was forecasted to come through town around the same time as school letting out.
It feels like if I had a dollar for every time I received a text from my kids school stating "Out of an abundance of caution we are shutting this shite down" and it turned out to be big nothing burger, I could probably send one of them to school tuition free for a year!
Will the decision to close down the schools on be the right decision? Probably so, but there is no need to make that decision today on the off chance the weatherman is wrong and heaven forbid the kids go to school as they are supposed too! Just like if there's off chance that the weatherman is wrong your office will be open on Monday and if the roads are actually iced over it will be closed!
This post was edited on 1/23/26 at 9:15 pm
Posted on 1/23/26 at 9:36 pm to Locoguan0
I teach at a school that is about 90% Title I (students who qualify as economically disadvantaged). Our parents do a pretty damn good job with their kids, but we still have many who do not have winter coats. When it is cold enough outside, some will double and triple up on school sweatshirts. Most schools in EBR have it much worse. Putting some of these kids at a bus stop before sunrise with the wind chill in the single digits is not exactly ideal when you have the capacity as a school district to have a virtual day. At that temp/chill, a kid can get frostbite on exposed skill after 20-30 minutes.
Posted on 1/23/26 at 9:48 pm to armytiger96
quote:my office sent neither
Did your office make the call today that they are closing or did they send you an email telling you that they are monitoring the situation and if conditions worsen they will notify you of office closures? I'm guessing the latter.
RIP me on Monday
Posted on 1/23/26 at 9:53 pm to Locoguan0
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Putting some of these kids at a bus stop before sunrise with the wind chill in the single digits is not exactly ideal when you have the capacity as a school district to have a virtual day. At that temp/chill, a kid can get frostbite on exposed skill after 20-30 minutes.
Do we still have to provide free meals for the students when it’s cold outside?
Posted on 1/24/26 at 5:42 am to Pintail
To all the know it all folks, I’m a former supervisor in a local school system, and we spent many a Sunday going over all variables with the superintendent prior to hurricanes, winter weather, or possible tornadic weather. There’s much more to making that decision besides just having a day off.
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