Superintendent Apologizes After Last-Minute School Closing Friday

Carroll County Superintendent Steve Guthrie pledges better communication in the future.

Carroll County Schools Superintendent Steve Guthrie apologized Friday for “inconvenience for students, parents and employees" that occurred after a last- minute school closing decision earlier that day amid snowy and icy roads. How was your family impacted by the last-minute school closing decision Friday? Tell us in comments. Parents were notified by email and phone announcements of the school closing decision at 7:15 a.m. Friday. By that time, one-third of county students had already gotten on the bus or were at school, school officials said. In the memo explaining the decision (see above, attached), Guthrie said, “given the still deteriorating road conditions and the estimated time for County Roads crews to treat all roads, we felt it …

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Stinkbug

9:24 am on Tuesday, February 12, 2013

It is not just Montgomery county. My cousin in VA said that in her state (at least her county and she is not near metro DC) children can't be dropped off, they are returned to the school to be picked up by their parent. Apparently this more common then you are alluding. Many states have law, some stop at 6 years old, but this is not a weird Montgomery county thing.   more ›

You Said It!

Comment: ‘I think it makes sense to … close some of the schools’

Carroll County readers this week weighed in on the future of Carroll County schools.

This week, Carroll County Superintendent Steve Guthrie said he will present options for cost savings, including school closures, as the county faces declining student enrollment and continuing costs to maintain and improve facilities. The prospect of school closures sparked conversation among Westminster and Eldersburg Patch readers. Have an opinion on the debate over schools? Share them in comments.  “The schools here, while perhaps award-winning, are SO run down. Their technology is years behind - if they are allowed to use it at all (my son attends a school where the administration is anti-technology). Why not redistrict instead of closing? Why is the county losing students when housing is growing?” - Robin Nicole “Not all schools in …

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