Do we want to throw more money at a school system that can't even spell their own name? Their website today announced that "Loudoun County Pubic Schools Are Closed". I thought that this was a "Public" school system.

Posted by JSolGen47 (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 8:34 a.m. (Suggest removal)

The Spanish is spelled correctly ... LOL

Posted by mitlen (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 8:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)

They made a typo. No big deal.

Posted by momof2 (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 9:22 a.m. (Suggest removal)

So lets lower the grading standard so our kids can compete!

Posted by Funnyguyva (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 9:33 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Typo ? No big deal ? Pubic Schools ? That's an interesting concept.

Posted by mitlen (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 11:12 a.m. (Suggest removal)

everyone makes mistakes.

Posted by Riot (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 1:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)

What I find "interesting" (perplexing, obnoxious, and ridiculous) is that some are placing such a huge emphasis on a simple mistake, to the point of suggesting that this error reflects on the quality of our school system. I'll bet 1) the person who did it is mortified, and 2) they will not make this mistake again. As for the rest of us, we should remember the old saying, people who live in glass houses......

Posted by momof2 (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 4:49 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Of course everyone makes mistakes and of course it's a typo. As a parent, this one is just a tad embarrassing. The irony is that it happened on a website that also serves as the primary public relations portal for the Loudoun County School system. My sense is that these kinds of alert messages should be proofread by another set of eyes before posting.

Posted by Handyguy (anonymous) on March 2, 2009 at 4:56 p.m. (Suggest removal)

I've seen typos on the main pages of cnn.com, washingtonpost.com, etc.

I think it's a sign of these sped-up times, that articles fly out, without proper proofing, and typos go unnoticed.

"Pubic schools" ... now that's funny

Posted by OhTheHumanity (anonymous) on March 3, 2009 at 7:28 a.m. (Suggest removal)

Forget about the typo, what about the terrible job VDOT did on the roads? When I was driving on Sunday around 1 p.m. there were salt trucks and snow plows sitting on the side of the road waiting for the snow. Think of all of that overtime? Expecially since the snow did not really start coming down until 4 a.m. Monday. Then they did a terrible job clearing the roads to boot.

Posted by truthseekerva (anonymous) on March 3, 2009 at 8:52 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I was very surprised that Braddock Rd in Dulles South was not clear to the pavement this morning. It is a major bus and commuter route....

Posted by momof2 (anonymous) on March 3, 2009 at 10:16 a.m. (Suggest removal)

I had a medical appointment at Cornwall at 9:30 a.m. Monday and it was damned near impossible to get there. Rt. 7 and Market St. in Leesburg looked like it hadn't even been touched. What happened to all those salt trucks sitting on the roadsides Sunday? Did they all put in their hours and go home? With VDOT's big salt dome in Leesburg, you would think this area would be in good shape, but it was abysmal!

Posted by GenuineRisk (anonymous) on March 3, 2009 at 1:32 p.m. (Suggest removal)

ROFLOL! LoCo schools made a mistake now VDOT made a mistake! Looks like everyone is making mistakes... :-)

Posted by llm (anonymous) on March 3, 2009 at 2:14 p.m. (Suggest removal)

Momof2...Braddock Road is NOT a primary route which means it will not be cleared of snow until all primary routes are cleared. GenuineRisk...Market Street is the responsibility of the Town of Leesburg. Good luck with getting them to do anything.

Posted by itzazoo (anonymous) on March 5, 2009 at 8:47 a.m. (Suggest removal)

OK itzazoo,
VDOT may not see Braddock Rd as a primary route, but it is used that way by the residents here. Many buses from at least 4 public schools use this road and commuters trying to avoid the parking lot on RT 50 use this road to get out to Chantilly office buildings, RT 28 S, and 66.

Posted by momof2 (anonymous) on March 5, 2009 at 8:56 a.m. (Suggest removal)