Its official, our new school chancellor is NUTS

[silly_mama2002]

Originally Posted by stormy skies

"Farina says many kids are so poor, their only chance for a hot lunch is at school. Their parents are unable to take care of them, if they stay home.

Parents have to go to work. You didn't hear of any businesses in the city of New York closed down. Macy's was open. So if people can go shopping and go to work, then kids can go to school," Farina said." (Daily Kos)

Ms. Farina, we CAN do a lot of things that don't necessarily MAKE SENSE at the time. A few observations:

--There haven't been a whole lot of shoppers at Macy's today.

--Many parents don't have to go to work today.

--And if school is the only thing standing between NYC school children and noontime starvation, then, sigh, this city is even more third world than I thought.

Precisely! Is this the best our city can do for our kids with all the tax dollars they collect from us?

Its actually funny how all the officials keep telling everyone to stay off the road, and do not travel if you dont have to. That is unless you have to go on the road and travel to get your kid. Honestly, open schools for food and daycare but let the rest of us keep our kids home. Unfortunately, absences in 4th grade are counted toward a kid's admission to middle school, otherwise, i would have kept my kid home to play in the snow instead of spending 6 hours in a dingy auditorium.

[StaggerLee22]

What you need is for a family member of her's to get hurt on killed while on their way to school.
Problem solved.

[silly_mama2002]

Originally Posted by Beaconowner

I have no young children in public school. You say I have no vote, but are perfectly happy to accept my tax dollars to fund your broods education! Thank you for the breeders perspective.

I agree with you actually, taxpayers, with or without kids, should have a vote on this. This city is spending millions on keeping the schools open, even without teaching staff. Instead of that, it would have been nice to get the streets cleaned. The plows simply shove things off, and there is no more place to shove. I work in Manhattan and live in Brooklyn, and the other day i saw trucks in downtown Manhattan loading up snow and dumping it into the river. Thats why streets there are clean, while we climb over hills coming and going. Take that money you would have saved today by closing the schools and use it to clean the Boroughs Mr. Mayor! I swear, this one is worse than Bloomberg, and i really disliked Bloomberg. Bus stops have not even been cleaned. I wrote emails, filed complaints on 311, but i guess since i am not on the upper east side, he is not listening. Since this rant is off topic, i will stop, but it is all related....bad management of this city is everywhere!

[S.I.B.]

Originally Posted by stormy skies

"Farina says many kids are so poor, their only chance for a hot lunch is at school. Their parents are unable to take care of them, if they stay home.

are they running soup kitchens or schools? What a joke.

[DoomDan515]

One of the many reasons why I refuse to have kids in NYC

[BugsyPal]

According to 5PM news reports the mayor's office made their decision about school closings last night. Apparently they wanted to give parents an early heads up and at that time weather forecasts were not calling for things to be that bad in NYC.

Still all things considered once again it is *NOT* that bad out there. I've had to go to school, high school and college in worse weather.

If NYC closed schools often as some of you wished this year kids would be still in classes during July.

[Rare727]

It's not bad right now but it was pretty awful this morning. A delayed opening would've been appropriate, at least.

Pretty much everywhere in the tri-state area but NYC closed school today, so it's really not that hilariously outrageous of a concept.