Fayette County Schools

[Pelosigalore]

They are out of school for the 8th day in a row for snow. What in the world is going on with plowing?

There are school systems with much more tricky roads and less equipment already back to school in the area.

 

[WildcatFan1982]

When I was a kid we had to wear shorts and a shirt during the winter and they lined up snow blowers to make sure we all got covered on the way to and from school.

Kids are soft these days

 

[warrior_SW]

It’s a shit show. They blame the city, the city blames them. I’m inclined to believe it’s FCPS because Liggins and Tyler Murphy were more concerned with flirting with each other and renaming schools than actually running a school system, but IDGAF. Someone f’ng fix it

 

[H-D cat]

I don't think the county schools have any of their own plows do they? There appears to be a disconnect between the school system and the city. I'd love to get a real take on this from someone in the know, not the usual group of folks who hate on FCPS and the City of Lexington every time they come up. I live in the Glendover area, have two kids bouncing off the walls, but some of the roads are still unequivocally a disaster around here so I understand why school is still out. What gives on these road conditions?

 

[cricket3]

Fayette Counties Snow Plow plan is plow the major roads and arteries, get secondary streets if it’s really bad, and let the neighborhood streets melt on their own.

This is the first time I know of we’ve gotten a significant snowfall, plus ice, that there wasn’t warm enough weather that came behind and cleared the roads naturally.

 

[H-D cat]

Fayette Counties Snow Plow plan is plow the major roads and arteries, get secondary streets if it’s really bad, and let the neighborhood streets melt on their own.

This is the first time I know of we’ve gotten a significant snowfall, plus ice, that there wasn’t warm enough weather that came behind and cleared the roads naturally.

Thanks. It seems this situation would call for a contingency plan, right? I know the city snow website says unranked roads will be treated in the event of a 5"+ snow event. It almost seems like they waited too long and let the secondary streets get too far gone for the plows to even work. They're just skidding across the top of the ice where they are trying.

 

[Pelosigalore]

I get that it would take a few days to get to the side streets but it’s been 10 days since the storm.

 

[vhcat70]

No different than being unprepared for fires in LA.

If they can't do it themselves, they should have contractors lined up to do it like stores & businesses do.

Liberalism at work. Yeh public schools over vouchers. You got what you voted for. Collective bunch of DA's.

 

[VibratingDryer]

OP, have you met my friend @LowerLevelSeatA?

 

[Pelosigalore]

OP, have you met my friend @LowerLevelSeatA?

No, does he complain a lot too?😆

 

[H-D cat]

Here comes the typical shitshow of a thread. Just once it would be cool to have a real discussion with real information.

 

[Pelosigalore]

I just heard that they are going back tomorrow, very efficient.

 

[JumperJack]

Why can’t kids in an urban area just walk to their local schools?

 

[Pelosigalore]

Why can’t kids in an urban area just walk to their local schools?

Because they might catch a cold.

 

[Joerules19]

No different than being unprepared for fires in LA.

If they can't do it themselves, they should have contractors lined up to do it like stores & businesses do.

Liberalism at work. Yeh public schools over vouchers. You got what you voted for. Collective bunch of DA's.

And then people would complain about their high taxes

 

[Pelosigalore]

And then people would complain about their high taxes

Taxes are already high, just use the money for private contractors instead of guys that don’t really want to do the work.

 

[80 Proof]

Fayette Counties Snow Plow plan is plow the major roads and arteries, get secondary streets if it’s really bad, and let the neighborhood streets melt on their own.

This is the first time I know of we’ve gotten a significant snowfall, plus ice, that there wasn’t warm enough weather that came behind and cleared the roads naturally.

FCPS hasn't shared their school bus route with LFUCG in a few years. Apparently they don't have an emergency snow plan anymore like they used to.

I think the superintendent coming from Texas and having no clue how to deal with snow is a big part of the problem.

 

[rudd1]

-there is a petition on change.org to dissuade the board from renewing Liggins's contract ... I'm not endorsing but it's a way for Fayette County folk to try to affect change in their school system.

 

[LowerLevelSeatA]

Story last year in January. Schools closed because school system did not respond to city’s repeated requests:

https://amp.kentucky.com/news/local/education/article284555965.html

Sounds like same issues this year:

MSN

School board needs overhaul if you want FCPS to have accountability. Keep voting same people in, keep getting same results.

 

[CondorCat]

Don't some school districts have "remote learning" now on snow days?

 

[LowerLevelSeatA]

Don't some school districts have "remote learning" now on snow days?

Yeah, they give them about an hour of busy work to do on their own and teacher is available during a two hour window online if they have questions. Not much learning going on those days.

 

[WayneDougan]

This is flat out a collapse of an institution. Liggins shouldn't step foot in his office again.

 

[Blue Bleeding Marine]

When asked for a comment, Fayette Co Schools spokesperson Dia Davidson responded with " Have a groovy day"

 

[cole854]

I get that it would take a few days to get to the side streets but it’s been 10 days since the storm.

They hit many of the side streets and even neighborhoods the first few days, but then just stopped. They were also going out to hit certain roads if someone called and complained about a street(s) in some neighborhoods, but you had to call.....laughable.