Comments on: Escambia County Schools Will Be Open On Monday, Santa Rosa Closed http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-county-schools-will-be-open-on-monday-2 Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:39:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Well http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-county-schools-will-be-open-on-monday-2/comment-page-1#comment-462977 Well Mon, 16 Aug 2021 23:24:10 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=451272#comment-462977 Good call Mr. Smith. Beautiful day for school. Good call Mr. Smith.
Beautiful day for school.

]]> By: Jason http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-county-schools-will-be-open-on-monday-2/comment-page-1#comment-462957 Jason Mon, 16 Aug 2021 19:02:42 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=451272#comment-462957 It seems Monday was a beautiful day to send your kids to school. Overcast, cool and a slight breeze. It seems Monday was a beautiful day to send your kids to school. Overcast, cool and a slight breeze.

]]> By: Rufus Lowgun http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-county-schools-will-be-open-on-monday-2/comment-page-1#comment-462949 Rufus Lowgun Mon, 16 Aug 2021 17:10:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=451272#comment-462949 Tim Smith doesn't care about the safety of our kids. No masks in schools when new infections, hospitalizations and, crucially, hospitalizations of children are all at the highest levels they've been since the start of the pandemic? He only cares about the safety of his job. Tim Smith doesn’t care about the safety of our kids. No masks in schools when new infections, hospitalizations and, crucially, hospitalizations of children are all at the highest levels they’ve been since the start of the pandemic? He only cares about the safety of his job.

]]> By: Wyatte Golson http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-county-schools-will-be-open-on-monday-2/comment-page-1#comment-462895 Wyatte Golson Mon, 16 Aug 2021 01:12:21 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=451272#comment-462895 It is a very easy decision. Keep your kids home if you don’t want them to go. Some people love to grip all the time. It is a very easy decision. Keep your kids home if you don’t want them to go. Some people love to grip all the time.

]]> By: M in Bratt http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-county-schools-will-be-open-on-monday-2/comment-page-1#comment-462891 M in Bratt Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:52:55 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=451272#comment-462891 I will repeat something I said in my post responding to Mr. Smiths CRT introduction video; Mr. Smith is quite obviously an over educated idiot. This storm has changed it's projected path 40+- miles with almost every update, and now the forward speed has significantly increased along with a significant drop in barometric pressure. These factors point to this storm increasing in intensity. The county has already activated it's emergency operations center. National Hurricane Center factors all things together and come up with their best GUESS on where and when this storm will land. A prudent leader would err on the side of caution and lock the schools up for tomorrow like Santa Rosa has already done. Even taking a chance of having busses on the streets with 40+-mph winds and torrential rain is idiocy . I will repeat something I said in my post responding to Mr. Smiths CRT introduction video; Mr. Smith is quite obviously an over educated idiot. This storm has changed it’s projected path 40+- miles with almost every update, and now the forward speed has significantly increased along with a significant drop in barometric pressure. These factors point to this storm increasing in intensity. The county has already activated it’s emergency operations center. National Hurricane Center factors all things together and come up with their best GUESS on where and when this storm will land. A prudent leader would err on the side of caution and lock the schools up for tomorrow like Santa Rosa has already done. Even taking a chance of having busses on the streets with 40+-mph winds and torrential rain is idiocy .

]]> By: Wow http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-county-schools-will-be-open-on-monday-2/comment-page-1#comment-462890 Wow Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:26:57 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=451272#comment-462890 Wow, this guy cannot win. My husband teaches. We've lived in Pensacola all of our lives. This storm will not be bad enough to have to close schools tomorrow unless something changes. Read what he said!!! They are watching, they are concerned. If necessary, they will close. Dang, like I said, he cannot win. So many of you were probably the same ones that voted for no elected superintendent. The same ones saying they were sick of the good old boy system we have had here. As far as the video, I'm sure he wasn't the only one that made the decision to have it sent out to district, and if he did HE APOLOGIZED!! Sounds like you are a bunch of CANCEL CULTURE SNOWFLAKES.... Some of you are ALWAYS on here complaining. Go do some good for your neighbors. Spend less time being a Karen and more being a good citizen. Wow, this guy cannot win. My husband teaches. We’ve lived in Pensacola all of our lives. This storm will not be bad enough to have to close schools tomorrow unless something changes. Read what he said!!! They are watching, they are concerned. If necessary, they will close. Dang, like I said, he cannot win. So many of you were probably the same ones that voted for no elected superintendent. The same ones saying they were sick of the good old boy system we have had here.
As far as the video, I’m sure he wasn’t the only one that made the decision to have it sent out to district, and if he did HE APOLOGIZED!! Sounds like you are a bunch of CANCEL CULTURE SNOWFLAKES…. Some of you are ALWAYS on here complaining. Go do some good for your neighbors. Spend less time being a Karen and more being a good citizen.

]]> By: Anne http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-county-schools-will-be-open-on-monday-2/comment-page-1#comment-462889 Anne Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:23:51 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=451272#comment-462889 Y'ALL ... We the People have NO Say over this Appointed Superintendent. NEED to be Calling Each of our ELECTED School Board Members to Voice OUR Opinions on the Storm Protocol for ECSD. Does the ECSD Even Have a Protocol to decide when -- IF -- to Close the Schools? Board Members made the FINAL DECISION of who to Hire so ANY issues should go Directly into their laps. How some small group of Progressives managed to get an Appointed Supt .... WAIT A MINUTE....that group depended upon US to NOT Vote....this is on US Y'all. CALL your Board Members and let them know what WE the People WANT.... Y’ALL … We the People have NO Say over this Appointed Superintendent.
NEED to be Calling Each of our ELECTED School Board Members to Voice OUR Opinions on the Storm Protocol for ECSD.
Does the ECSD Even Have a Protocol to decide when — IF — to Close the Schools?
Board Members made the FINAL DECISION of who to Hire so ANY issues should go Directly into their laps.
How some small group of Progressives managed to get an Appointed Supt ….
WAIT A MINUTE….that group depended upon US to NOT Vote….this is on US Y’all.
CALL your Board Members and let them know what WE the People WANT….

]]> By: Fred http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-county-schools-will-be-open-on-monday-2/comment-page-1#comment-462888 Fred Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:14:10 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=451272#comment-462888 So we rush to reopen schools and block them from issuing mask mandates in the middle of a pandemic while the ICUs are completely full, and now we are keeping them open in the face of a tropical storm. Does Escambia County just not care about our kids/teachers anymore? So we rush to reopen schools and block them from issuing mask mandates in the middle of a pandemic while the ICUs are completely full, and now we are keeping them open in the face of a tropical storm.

Does Escambia County just not care about our kids/teachers anymore?

]]> By: Laura R http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-county-schools-will-be-open-on-monday-2/comment-page-1#comment-462887 Laura R Mon, 16 Aug 2021 00:09:45 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=451272#comment-462887 Just announce the school closure for Escambia County already. The wind and water are too much for the limited number of bus drivers for all levels:elementary, middle and high school to get to and from safely. It isn’t safe for anyone to be on the roads. Don’t complicate storm matters by adding to the problem. Families need to prepare, with the understanding that their children will not be in class. It is asinine to think otherwise. Please. Just announce the closure. Thank you. Just announce the school closure for Escambia County already. The wind and water are too much for the limited number of bus drivers for all levels:elementary, middle and high school to get to and from safely. It isn’t safe for anyone to be on the roads. Don’t complicate storm matters by adding to the problem. Families need to prepare, with the understanding that their children will not be in class. It is asinine to think otherwise. Please. Just announce the closure. Thank you.

]]> By: J http://www.northescambia.com/2021/08/escambia-county-schools-will-be-open-on-monday-2/comment-page-1#comment-462885 J Sun, 15 Aug 2021 23:46:27 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=451272#comment-462885 That’s so dumb. Playing Russian roulette with the kids of this county. Not cool. Keep your kids home parents if you can. That’s so dumb. Playing Russian roulette with the kids of this county. Not cool. Keep your kids home parents if you can.

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