Is Not Enough FA a way out of ED?

[BelknapPoint]

We will not process any RD applications until we hear from the ED school.

There are very few if any RD deadlines (other than rolling admissions and scholarship consideration, which we will send) that happens before the ED notification

I’m not understanding how this would work when one of the many schools that offer ED 2 is involved. For instance, one school that I am familiar with has a January 1 application deadline for both ED 2 and RD. ED 2 applicants are notified on February 15; RD applicants are notified on March 23. Other schools with ED 2 have similar deadlines.