Good morning, Washington, and a happy, if wet, Bike to Work Day. Luckily for those of you who still braved the weather on two wheels this morning, this rainfall has not turned out to be as heavy as the powerful storms that hit us last weekend, and the National Weather Service has even canceled flood watches for the region this morning. The big Bike to Work Day ceremony, planned for 8 a.m. at Freedom Plaza, is still scheduled to go on, so hopefully we’ll see some of you out there on your bikes this morning.

Fired Principals Total 24: School officials confirmed yesterday that the final number of fired DCPS principals is 24, reports the Post. Thirteen of those fired were in charge of schools set to be restructured under federal “No Child Left Behind” guidelines. As has been noted, the firings aren’t actually all that unusual, since 15 to 20 principals are typically let go on a yearly basis. But the Council of School Officers union are still calling the firings “random and arbitrary,” reports the Examiner. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s office has not released a complete list of the principals who were not asked back for next year.

City Officials Downplay Arsenic Concerns: Yesterday the Park Service was saying Fort Reno would likely not reopen any time soon, but today Mayor Adrian Fenty and Ward 3 Council member Mary Cheh are both saying that the park is not a serious health risk. Fenty said results from more extensive soil samples should be available within the next 24 to 48 hours, so we won’t know more about the fate of the park until then.

Briefly Noted: Firefighters rescued three people from a fire on the 3800 block of Newark Street NW … New assault category considered for attacking D.C. Jail guards with bodily fluids … Elderly murder-suicide involved a former U.S. Ambassador.

This Day in DCist: In 2007 we got excited about a potential dominatrix scandal in the Virginia suburbs, and in 2006 we wondered when Comcast would add MASN.

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