!!!CALL TO ACTION!!! SB1303 (mandatory in-person school option)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:School boards and teachers unions might have some leeway about closing and virtual school had kids at least gone back in-person for a few months in the fall when the transmission rate was low. Everyone likes to say that even Europe is closing its schools now. Its a different decision when your schools were open for the last year. The community will give you some leeway.

In the US, the school boards and teachers unions cried wolf for too long by saying it wasn't safe to go back when the rates were at 15 cases per 100K in September. No one is willing to tolerate a year without kids learning in-person. The cumulative impact has been too great on kids and families. Democrats need to start accepting that life must go on and we cannot eliminate the risk to zero. People are absolutely correct that this issue is going to play a big role in future local and state elections. I am a Democrat that plans on voting out all school board members associated with unions. I may have to vote Republican in local elections and Dems in national elections.

That’s ridiculous. Even though numbers had ebbed, everyone knew it would get worse, and focusing on distance learning was smarter at the time. Now, numbers are going down, and there’s actually a vaccine. Once we get out of high risk, we will go back. No amount of screaming parents or screaming teachers had anything to do with this, at least not in APS. Duran is using CDC-guided health metrics.

I just don’t want anyone thinking when we actually open soon that it was because of their bitching.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Marsden is a very dim bulb. He has grown children so he doesn’t give AF. At least Chap has kids in FCPS so he knows how terrible it is.

Agree. Only the reps who have kids in closed public schools should be allowed to vote on this because the other ones have NO idea how bad it is.

Dear god... no one can possibly be this dumb, can they? I mean what the ven diagram of someone who is this insanely short sighted and stupid AND a well off DCUM mom?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s what you really need to ask for - prioritizing schools means that other things must come behind schools. - restaurants, churches, gyms, etc. Tell them that those other things must be closed and it’s the schools must be open. The Supreme Court already made that not a possibility by their ruling on churches.

And we still are doing terribly with vaccines, especially in this area. Arlington still can’t figure out how to get vaccines for the 1b/c population; they’re still trying to get the 75+. I’m not sending my unvaccinated teenager back to block scheduled, non-cohorted schools to bring home covid to his non vaccinated older parents with health issues. I’m thrilled that the teachers are vaccinated, but we still have terrible measures to stop community spread, so just crying “think of the children” is silly.

Restaurants, malls and gyms are not firat amwnsment rights.

Churches are.

Keep schools and churches open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s what you really need to ask for - prioritizing schools means that other things must come behind schools. - restaurants, churches, gyms, etc. Tell them that those other things must be closed and it’s the schools must be open. The Supreme Court already made that not a possibility by their ruling on churches.

And we still are doing terribly with vaccines, especially in this area. Arlington still can’t figure out how to get vaccines for the 1b/c population; they’re still trying to get the 75+. I’m not sending my unvaccinated teenager back to block scheduled, non-cohorted schools to bring home covid to his non vaccinated older parents with health issues. I’m thrilled that the teachers are vaccinated, but we still have terrible measures to stop community spread, so just crying “think of the children” is silly.

Restaurants, malls and gyms are not firat amwnsment rights.

Churches are.

Keep schools and churches open.

No first amendment right is being violated. An order banning all gatherings over a certain size does not rule that you cannot be a Catholic or Jewish or Muslim or Hindu. It does not establish that one religion is preferred to others. It does not prevent you from prayer. It just prevents you from infecting and killing your neighbor, which is what all of those religions claim to be in favor of. Jesus had a thing or two to say about public prayer, and it wasn’t good. But they pandered to the religious right and the science deniers, so your kid has to stay at home.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s what you really need to ask for - prioritizing schools means that other things must come behind schools. - restaurants, churches, gyms, etc. Tell them that those other things must be closed and it’s the schools must be open. The Supreme Court already made that not a possibility by their ruling on churches.

And we still are doing terribly with vaccines, especially in this area. Arlington still can’t figure out how to get vaccines for the 1b/c population; they’re still trying to get the 75+. I’m not sending my unvaccinated teenager back to block scheduled, non-cohorted schools to bring home covid to his non vaccinated older parents with health issues. I’m thrilled that the teachers are vaccinated, but we still have terrible measures to stop community spread, so just crying “think of the children” is silly.

Restaurants, malls and gyms are not firat amwnsment rights.

Churches are.

Keep schools and churches open.

No first amendment right is being violated. An order banning all gatherings over a certain size does not rule that you cannot be a Catholic or Jewish or Muslim or Hindu. It does not establish that one religion is preferred to others. It does not prevent you from prayer. It just prevents you from infecting and killing your neighbor, which is what all of those religions claim to be in favor of. Jesus had a thing or two to say about public prayer, and it wasn’t good. But they pandered to the religious right and the science deniers, so your kid has to stay at home.

DP, and erm...

Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof;

I know of outbreaks in churches that defiantly didn't follow mitigations, but all the churches I know of in the DC area are and things are fine. Churches have largely been meeting since summer in this area with good guidelines - in fact schools could learn a thing or two from them. I would also assume this is true of other faiths, but I haven't asked their practitioners.

[Anonymous]

My church is still closed

[Anonymous]

This Bill passed the state Senate today. Onto the house; lobby your delegates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am a democrat and will not vote for any candidate in local elections that advocated for keeping schools closed. It was (and is) reckless, short-sighted and harmful position.

My thoughts exactly. Democrats have been so disappointing locally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just so everyone knows, I'm a teacher and I don't agree with the union, and I don't think most of us do. As soon as I get my full vaccine, I'm good to go. I agree that kids are struggling. They need to be in school. I'm glad parents are uniting. I think this is the only way because the unions are too powerful.

Thank you for your perspective.

+1000
But watch it. Some will call in sick and there won’t be enough subs.

[Anonymous]

YOU'RE DOING A GREAT JOB LOBBYING FOR SB1303! NOW IT'S HEADED TO THE HOUSE.

!!! LOBBY YOUR DELEGATE TODAY!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just so everyone knows, I'm a teacher and I don't agree with the union, and I don't think most of us do. As soon as I get my full vaccine, I'm good to go. I agree that kids are struggling. They need to be in school. I'm glad parents are uniting. I think this is the only way because the unions are too powerful.

Thank you for your perspective.

+1000
But watch it. Some will call in sick and there won’t be enough subs.

Several #openFCPS parents applied yesterday. We’re trying to help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s what you really need to ask for - prioritizing schools means that other things must come behind schools. - restaurants, churches, gyms, etc. Tell them that those other things must be closed and it’s the schools must be open. The Supreme Court already made that not a possibility by their ruling on churches.

And we still are doing terribly with vaccines, especially in this area. Arlington still can’t figure out how to get vaccines for the 1b/c population; they’re still trying to get the 75+. I’m not sending my unvaccinated teenager back to block scheduled, non-cohorted schools to bring home covid to his non vaccinated older parents with health issues. I’m thrilled that the teachers are vaccinated, but we still have terrible measures to stop community spread, so just crying “think of the children” is silly.

Restaurants, malls and gyms are not firat amwnsment rights.

Churches are.

Keep schools and churches open.

No first amendment right is being violated. An order banning all gatherings over a certain size does not rule that you cannot be a Catholic or Jewish or Muslim or Hindu. It does not establish that one religion is preferred to others. It does not prevent you from prayer. It just prevents you from infecting and killing your neighbor, which is what all of those religions claim to be in favor of. Jesus had a thing or two to say about public prayer, and it wasn’t good. But they pandered to the religious right and the science deniers, so your kid has to stay at home.

I just read a great book called Pagan Christianity. To nutshell it, the modern-day church is so far removed from the practices of the 1st century Christian that it might more closely resemble Pagan practices. How does this relate to the current pandemic?? Churches are fine to be closed, as true Christians can practice their faith in accordance with how it was originally meant to be practiced. If you insist on gathering on a Sunday, you are maybe more closely attached to Pagan worship practices.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This Bill passed the state Senate today. Onto the house; lobby your delegates.

Do you have a link to how everyone voted? Or do you want to tell me how Mardsen voted? He’s mine. Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This Bill passed the state Senate today. Onto the house; lobby your delegates.

Do you have a link to how everyone voted? Or do you want to tell me how Mardsen voted? He’s mine. Thanks!

He voted yes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This Bill passed the state Senate today. Onto the house; lobby your delegates.

Do you have a link to how everyone voted? Or do you want to tell me how Mardsen voted? He’s mine. Thanks!

He voted yes.

26yay/13nay