When do you think in-person 5 day a week school will return?

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Anonymous wrote:Do we think N. Virginia schools will ever go back to 5-day-week instruction or will we continue on with 4 days a week in coming years? I could see how some (not parents) would advocate for only teaching full classes 4 days a week. Wondered if any of the local school boards or superintendents have addressed this.

No. I think teachers will lobby to keep their "planning day" even after everyone is vaccinated and the pandemic is over.

Of course we are going back to 5-days.

You really shouldn't assume this. Plenty of posters on here (even in this thread) are talking about how they won't feel comfortable sending their kids back until they are vaccinated and those clinical trials have barely begun yet. If schools are required to staff both, it's not clear to me that they can.

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Anonymous wrote:I think because kids under 16 won't be full vaccinated for another year, that we'll see schools reopen in the fall of 2021…but because many parents won't send their kids back until they are vaccinated that next year will be hybrid too. Adult staff will all be vaccinated by the fall but kids won't.

I'm not sure about "many." The few elementary parents who still feel strongly in August should have the option of enrolling in Virtual Virginia. People are going to start feeling very differently about staying home in about 90 days.

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Anonymous wrote:Let's assume all teachers who want the vaccine get it by August 2021. In that case, can we have 5 day per week school with masks, students sitting three feet apart (not six) and extra space at lunch/outside lunch when possible? Or will a vocal group still say that the risk that children will contract COVID at school is too great to permit school to happen unless it's in hybrid, spread out conditions?

I think the learning outcomes this year will be so catastrophic that they'll have to enable the first scenario. However, I think there will still be a vocal minority whining about needing to continue DL in the second scenario.

Should the vocal minority be pushed to use Virtual Virginia? Seems incredibly challenging to staff two different models within each school district.

That or homeschool. Worst case, they burden the in-person teachers and students with the concurrent model, but they cannot go down the path of two separate tracks.

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Anonymous wrote:Do we think N. Virginia schools will ever go back to 5-day-week instruction or will we continue on with 4 days a week in coming years? I could see how some (not parents) would advocate for only teaching full classes 4 days a week. Wondered if any of the local school boards or superintendents have addressed this.

No. I think teachers will lobby to keep their "planning day" even after everyone is vaccinated and the pandemic is over.

Of course we are going back to 5-days.

You really shouldn't assume this. Plenty of posters on here (even in this thread) are talking about how they won't feel comfortable sending their kids back until they are vaccinated and those clinical trials have barely begun yet. If schools are required to staff both, it's not clear to me that they can.

And they still made me to use mitigation strategies like 6 ft of social distancing and masks. There's no way to go in 5 days a week if the kids don't need to be 6 ft apart.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Do we think N. Virginia schools will ever go back to 5-day-week instruction or will we continue on with 4 days a week in coming years? I could see how some (not parents) would advocate for only teaching full classes 4 days a week. Wondered if any of the local school boards or superintendents have addressed this.

No. I think teachers will lobby to keep their "planning day" even after everyone is vaccinated and the pandemic is over.

Of course we are going back to 5-days.

You really shouldn't assume this. Plenty of posters on here (even in this thread) are talking about how they won't feel comfortable sending their kids back until they are vaccinated and those clinical trials have barely begun yet. If schools are required to staff both, it's not clear to me that they can.

Schools aren't required to provide a distance learning option to anyone.

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Anonymous wrote:Do we think N. Virginia schools will ever go back to 5-day-week instruction or will we continue on with 4 days a week in coming years? I could see how some (not parents) would advocate for only teaching full classes 4 days a week. Wondered if any of the local school boards or superintendents have addressed this.

No. I think teachers will lobby to keep their "planning day" even after everyone is vaccinated and the pandemic is over.

Of course we are going back to 5-days.

You really shouldn't assume this. Plenty of posters on here (even in this thread) are talking about how they won't feel comfortable sending their kids back until they are vaccinated and those clinical trials have barely begun yet. If schools are required to staff both, it's not clear to me that they can.

And they still made me to use mitigation strategies like 6 ft of social distancing and masks. There's no way to go in 5 days a week if the kids don't need to be 6 ft apart.

Once all the staff are vaccinated, the six feet apart thing is not necessary.

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4-day weeks are ridiculous. There is no way APS families will let that happen without a fight.

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Anonymous wrote:4-day weeks are ridiculous. There is no way APS families will let that happen without a fight.

I thought there was no way NOVA families would let schools remain closed in September, when cases were extremely low, without a fight. And yet . . .

As soon school opening became a political issue, a lot of liberal parents in our area decided that they were ride or die supporters of teachers unions. And so we find ourselves in our current morass. There is nothing those unions (or "interest groups") could demand that much of our school boards and many of our parents will fight.

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Anonymous wrote:Do we think N. Virginia schools will ever go back to 5-day-week instruction or will we continue on with 4 days a week in coming years? I could see how some (not parents) would advocate for only teaching full classes 4 days a week. Wondered if any of the local school boards or superintendents have addressed this.

No. I think teachers will lobby to keep their "planning day" even after everyone is vaccinated and the pandemic is over.

Of course we are going back to 5-days.

You really shouldn't assume this. Plenty of posters on here (even in this thread) are talking about how they won't feel comfortable sending their kids back until they are vaccinated and those clinical trials have barely begun yet. If schools are required to staff both, it's not clear to me that they can.

And they still made me to use mitigation strategies like 6 ft of social distancing and masks. There's no way to go in 5 days a week if the kids don't need to be 6 ft apart.

Once all the staff are vaccinated, the six feet apart thing is not necessary.

Huh? That doesn't make any sense. You can still pass on the virus if you are vaccinated. You just are less likely to get seriously ill.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:4-day weeks are ridiculous. There is no way APS families will let that happen without a fight.

I miss the 1/2 day Wednesdays for ES. Such a nice break in the week.

-APS parent

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Anonymous wrote:4-day weeks are ridiculous. There is no way APS families will let that happen without a fight.

I miss the 1/2 day Wednesdays for ES. Such a nice break in the week.

-APS parent

You need a break from your kid attending school? Weird.

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Anonymous wrote:Do we think N. Virginia schools will ever go back to 5-day-week instruction or will we continue on with 4 days a week in coming years? I could see how some (not parents) would advocate for only teaching full classes 4 days a week. Wondered if any of the local school boards or superintendents have addressed this.

No. I think teachers will lobby to keep their "planning day" even after everyone is vaccinated and the pandemic is over.

Of course we are going back to 5-days.

You really shouldn't assume this. Plenty of posters on here (even in this thread) are talking about how they won't feel comfortable sending their kids back until they are vaccinated and those clinical trials have barely begun yet. If schools are required to staff both, it's not clear to me that they can.

And they still made me to use mitigation strategies like 6 ft of social distancing and masks. There's no way to go in 5 days a week if the kids don't need to be 6 ft apart.

Once all the staff are vaccinated, the six feet apart thing is not necessary.

So that's what each county administration needs to decide. If the teachers are vaccinated, are they okay with kids sitting three feet apart, with masks on, for five days per week school. There is no room, at least in APS, to have all the kids in the schools all day long, and sit six feet apart. That's why they had to do hybrid in the first place, to have 50% or less of students max, physically present in the school.

Huh? That doesn't make any sense. You can still pass on the virus if you are vaccinated. You just are less likely to get seriously ill.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:4-day weeks are ridiculous. There is no way APS families will let that happen without a fight.

I miss the 1/2 day Wednesdays for ES. Such a nice break in the week.

-APS parent

let me guess - you don't have a job

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do we think N. Virginia schools will ever go back to 5-day-week instruction or will we continue on with 4 days a week in coming years? I could see how some (not parents) would advocate for only teaching full classes 4 days a week. Wondered if any of the local school boards or superintendents have addressed this.

No. I think teachers will lobby to keep their "planning day" even after everyone is vaccinated and the pandemic is over.

Of course we are going back to 5-days.

You really shouldn't assume this. Plenty of posters on here (even in this thread) are talking about how they won't feel comfortable sending their kids back until they are vaccinated and those clinical trials have barely begun yet. If schools are required to staff both, it's not clear to me that they can.

And they still made me to use mitigation strategies like 6 ft of social distancing and masks. There's no way to go in 5 days a week if the kids don't need to be 6 ft apart.

Once all the staff are vaccinated, the six feet apart thing is not necessary.

Huh? That doesn't make any sense. [/b]You can still pass on the virus if you are vaccinated[b]. You just are less likely to get seriously ill.

They don’t know this for sure either way. Hopefully adult vaccinations will reduce the overall community numbers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Do we think N. Virginia schools will ever go back to 5-day-week instruction or will we continue on with 4 days a week in coming years? I could see how some (not parents) would advocate for only teaching full classes 4 days a week. Wondered if any of the local school boards or superintendents have addressed this.

No. I think teachers will lobby to keep their "planning day" even after everyone is vaccinated and the pandemic is over.

Of course we are going back to 5-days.

You really shouldn't assume this. Plenty of posters on here (even in this thread) are talking about how they won't feel comfortable sending their kids back until they are vaccinated and those clinical trials have barely begun yet. If schools are required to staff both, it's not clear to me that they can.

And they still made me to use mitigation strategies like 6 ft of social distancing and masks. There's no way to go in 5 days a week if the kids don't need to be 6 ft apart.

Once all the staff are vaccinated, the six feet apart thing is not necessary.

Huh? That doesn't make any sense. You can still pass on the virus if you are vaccinated. You just are less likely to get seriously ill.

Exactly, Brabrand mentioned that point specifically in the SB meeting. Mitigations will be here for a while longer.