APS school board meeting, anything new?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+100 The flyover country that this board talks down on so much has kids gaining an education while those of us on the coast have our kids stuck at home watching an iPad for 10 hrs a day. But they're learning right? Social interaction from carpooling, bus riding, playground playing, etc is such an important factor at these ages but this area is keeping all kids locked down from it whil 90% of the country has thrived for a year. I thought we were supposed to "trust science". Schools have been opened without issue.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are going to go continue issuing iPads to preK thru 2nd graders due to “uncertainty” about the coming year. Not a great sign.

That's simply insane! Major urban school districts like Dallas have been back in person 5 days a week since October. No mass school closings or wave of sickness/death either. Is APS just waiting on Covid to disappear completely from the face of the earth?!

Fake news! They will open back up fully in the fall. Don’t get your panties in a bunch over absolutely nothing.

P.S. An urban district in redneck Texas ain’t my measuring stick.

DP - I have a niece in a Dallas suburb and it's not "redneck Texas" - it has one of the top-rated school districts in the country. And as the PP stated, no mass closings or sickness/death. Instead, students are thriving and engaged in modified activities including band, dance team, etc.

Flyover schools have more space and less crowded schools. That’s all it is. They aren’t even taking that big a risk bc everything is bigger in Texas.

APS was a crowded snow show before pandemic, with old poorly ventilated schools.

I can’t keep track anymore. Are you all suggesting that Texas schools are more funded and have more space than APS? Because that’s ridiculous. How about Florida? They have less kids per class than here? My SIL is a K Teacher in TX and she had 24 kids in her class with no aide. But they’ve been open since August without issue. Stop saying Arlington is somehow underfunded and over crowded more than the over 50% of kids back five days a week.

[Anonymous]

Saw this on next door and thought it was a great wrap up. APS is behind 50% of the US and 2/3 of VA districts. Stop acting like we are so special.

Do you mean like Florida and Texas? Places like Pinellas, Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough, Palm Beach, Dallas, Arlington (TX), Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, El Paso, etc?

Both states include high-density districts that have not locked down bars and indoor dining, and yet, their kids are back in school safely and successfully.

There are also places that have locked down, and have their kids back in school. Boston, MA or Bridgeport, CT perhaps?

A number of the lowest density states in the country are in the top 20 states in the country in terms of highest per capital covid death rates. The virus does not discriminate against a child in Arlington vs a child in UT vs a child in TX or FL. We are not special in how the virus attacks our community vs other communities.

There are many high-density districts that are currently back in school 4-5 days per week.

Here is the data as of 4/7 from EducationWeek (edweek.org)...

Albuquerque Public Schools, NM
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools opened for in-person learning five days a week for all grades on April 5.

Arlington Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Reopened campuses for elementary and junior high students for in-person learning Oct. 13.

Aurora Public Schools, CO
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Currently, K-5 students attend school 4 days per week. On March 22, 6-8 students started attending school 4 days per week and 9-12 students attending school for half days 4 days per week.

Austin Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
In-person learning resumed Dec. 7.

Birmingham City Schools, AL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Began in-person learning four days a week on April 5.

Boston Public Schools, MA
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district will return to five days of in-person learning in grades K-8 on April 26.

Bridgeport Public Schools, CT
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
All students may return to full in-person learning 4 days a week beginning on April 19.

Broward County Public Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools welcomed students for in-person learning on Oct. 9.

Charleston County School District, SC
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district has opened schools for in-person learning and 70% of students are currently attending school in-person 5 days a week.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NC
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Students in K-5 and K-8 schools began attending school four days a week on March 22 and middle and high schools will be in classrooms four days a week beginning April 12.

Cincinnati Public Schools, OH
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Students returned to five days per week in-person learning beginning March 31.

Clark County School District, NV
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
On April 6, students in Pre-K- 5 returned to five days a week of face-to-face instruction

Dallas Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
In-person learning began Oct. 5.

Dayton Public Schools, OH
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Full-time, in-person instruction began March 1. The district is planning for all students to be in person for the 2021-22 school year and will not be offering a remote learning option.

Des Moines Public Schools, IA
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district is offering in-person instruction 5 days a week.

Duval County Public Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district reopened its schools for in-person instruction on Aug. 20.

El Paso Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district opened schools for all grades in-person learning to all other schools within safe, social-distancing capacity.

Fort Worth Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district reopened schools for in-person instruction Oct. 5.

Guilford County Schools, NC
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Elementary school students returned for in-person learning Jan. 5. Sixth and 9th graders returned the week of Feb. 22. Seventh, 10th, and 12th graders returned the week of March 1, and 8th and 11th graders returned the week of March 8.

Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools opened with in-person learning on Aug. 31.

Houston Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools moved to face-to-face instruction on Oct. 19.

Indianapolis Public Schools, IN
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Middle and high school students returned to in-person learning five days a week on April 5.

Jackson Public Schools, MS
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district allowed students to return to in-person classes on Jan. 19.

Los Angeles Unified School District, CA
On April, 26, elementary school students will have an option to attend full-time, five days a week.

Metro Nashville Public Schools, TN
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Grades 5-9 went back in February and grades 10-12 returned March 3.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
pen for wide-scale, in-person learning
Phased-in reopening of schools was completed in October.

Minneapolis Public Schools, MN
Open for limited, in-person learning
Students in grades 6-12 will return four days a week beginning April 12.

Norfolk Public Schools, VA
Open for limited, in-person learning
The process of bringing back students will be completed by April 26.

Oklahoma City Public Schools, OK
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
All students in grades pre-K-12 returned for in-person learning four days a week on April 5.

Omaha Public Schools, NE
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
All students are in full-time, in-person learning as of Feb. 17.

Orange County Public Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district reopened schools for face-to-face instruction on Aug. 21.

Pinellas County Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district opened schools for in-person learning Aug. 24.

Shelby County Schools (Memphis), TN
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The school year began on Aug. 31 using a fully virtual learning model. Students in grades pre-K-5 returned March 1, and students in grades 6-12 returned March 8.

St. Louis Public Schools, MO
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools opened for in-person instruction on Jan. 11.

The School District of Palm Beach County, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district opened Aug. 31 with 100% distance learning and welcomed students back to campuses on Sept. 21.

Tulsa Public Schools, OK
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
All students came back on Feb. 25.

Washoe County School District, NV
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Elementary students have returned to classrooms and the district’s middle and high schools resumed instruction on a hybrid plan on Jan. 19.

Wichita Public Schools, KS
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Elementary students returned to class Jan. 13 five days a week. On March 29, middle and high school students also returned to in-person learning five days a week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Saw this on next door and thought it was a great wrap up. APS is behind 50% of the US and 2/3 of VA districts. Stop acting like we are so special.

Do you mean like Florida and Texas? Places like Pinellas, Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough, Palm Beach, Dallas, Arlington (TX), Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, El Paso, etc?

Both states include high-density districts that have not locked down bars and indoor dining, and yet, their kids are back in school safely and successfully.

There are also places that have locked down, and have their kids back in school. Boston, MA or Bridgeport, CT perhaps?

A number of the lowest density states in the country are in the top 20 states in the country in terms of highest per capital covid death rates. The virus does not discriminate against a child in Arlington vs a child in UT vs a child in TX or FL. We are not special in how the virus attacks our community vs other communities.

There are many high-density districts that are currently back in school 4-5 days per week.

Here is the data as of 4/7 from EducationWeek (edweek.org)...

Albuquerque Public Schools, NM
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools opened for in-person learning five days a week for all grades on April 5.

Arlington Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Reopened campuses for elementary and junior high students for in-person learning Oct. 13.

Aurora Public Schools, CO
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Currently, K-5 students attend school 4 days per week. On March 22, 6-8 students started attending school 4 days per week and 9-12 students attending school for half days 4 days per week.

Austin Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
In-person learning resumed Dec. 7.

Birmingham City Schools, AL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Began in-person learning four days a week on April 5.

Boston Public Schools, MA
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district will return to five days of in-person learning in grades K-8 on April 26.

Bridgeport Public Schools, CT
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
All students may return to full in-person learning 4 days a week beginning on April 19.

Broward County Public Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools welcomed students for in-person learning on Oct. 9.

Charleston County School District, SC
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district has opened schools for in-person learning and 70% of students are currently attending school in-person 5 days a week.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NC
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Students in K-5 and K-8 schools began attending school four days a week on March 22 and middle and high schools will be in classrooms four days a week beginning April 12.

Cincinnati Public Schools, OH
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Students returned to five days per week in-person learning beginning March 31.

Clark County School District, NV
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
On April 6, students in Pre-K- 5 returned to five days a week of face-to-face instruction

Dallas Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
In-person learning began Oct. 5.

Dayton Public Schools, OH
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Full-time, in-person instruction began March 1. The district is planning for all students to be in person for the 2021-22 school year and will not be offering a remote learning option.

Des Moines Public Schools, IA
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district is offering in-person instruction 5 days a week.

Duval County Public Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district reopened its schools for in-person instruction on Aug. 20.

El Paso Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district opened schools for all grades in-person learning to all other schools within safe, social-distancing capacity.

Fort Worth Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district reopened schools for in-person instruction Oct. 5.

Guilford County Schools, NC
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Elementary school students returned for in-person learning Jan. 5. Sixth and 9th graders returned the week of Feb. 22. Seventh, 10th, and 12th graders returned the week of March 1, and 8th and 11th graders returned the week of March 8.

Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools opened with in-person learning on Aug. 31.

Houston Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools moved to face-to-face instruction on Oct. 19.

Indianapolis Public Schools, IN
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Middle and high school students returned to in-person learning five days a week on April 5.

Jackson Public Schools, MS
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district allowed students to return to in-person classes on Jan. 19.

Los Angeles Unified School District, CA
On April, 26, elementary school students will have an option to attend full-time, five days a week.

Metro Nashville Public Schools, TN
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Grades 5-9 went back in February and grades 10-12 returned March 3.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
pen for wide-scale, in-person learning
Phased-in reopening of schools was completed in October.

Minneapolis Public Schools, MN
Open for limited, in-person learning
Students in grades 6-12 will return four days a week beginning April 12.

Norfolk Public Schools, VA
Open for limited, in-person learning
The process of bringing back students will be completed by April 26.

Oklahoma City Public Schools, OK
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
All students in grades pre-K-12 returned for in-person learning four days a week on April 5.

Omaha Public Schools, NE
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
All students are in full-time, in-person learning as of Feb. 17.

Orange County Public Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district reopened schools for face-to-face instruction on Aug. 21.

Pinellas County Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district opened schools for in-person learning Aug. 24.

Shelby County Schools (Memphis), TN
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The school year began on Aug. 31 using a fully virtual learning model. Students in grades pre-K-5 returned March 1, and students in grades 6-12 returned March 8.

St. Louis Public Schools, MO
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools opened for in-person instruction on Jan. 11.

The School District of Palm Beach County, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district opened Aug. 31 with 100% distance learning and welcomed students back to campuses on Sept. 21.

Tulsa Public Schools, OK
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
All students came back on Feb. 25.

Washoe County School District, NV
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Elementary students have returned to classrooms and the district’s middle and high schools resumed instruction on a hybrid plan on Jan. 19.

Wichita Public Schools, KS
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Elementary students returned to class Jan. 13 five days a week. On March 29, middle and high school students also returned to in-person learning five days a week.

+ 1,000,000. I love this and am dying to print it and plaster/post it and cover the Syphax building in it!!!!

[Anonymous]

If the data supports it, CDC should change its recommendations to <3' for class and <6' lunch.

It's not unreasonable AT ALL for APS to follow CDC recommendations.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If the data supports it, CDC should change its recommendations to <3' for class and <6' lunch.

It's not unreasonable AT ALL for APS to follow CDC recommendations.

I thought that WAS the CDC recommendation- 6 feet when masks cannot be used (lunch).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the data supports it, CDC should change its recommendations to <3' for class and <6' lunch.

It's not unreasonable AT ALL for APS to follow CDC recommendations.

I thought that WAS the CDC recommendation- 6 feet when masks cannot be used (lunch).

Yes - APS is following the CDC recommendations. If CDC were to reduce the distance recommendations (based on available data), then APS could fit more kids in schools.

Push CDC to update recommendations - they have the data, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the data supports it, CDC should change its recommendations to <3' for class and <6' lunch.

It's not unreasonable AT ALL for APS to follow CDC recommendations.

I thought that WAS the CDC recommendation- 6 feet when masks cannot be used (lunch).

Yes - APS is following the CDC recommendations. If CDC were to reduce the distance recommendations (based on available data), then APS could fit more kids in schools.

Push CDC to update recommendations - they have the data, right?

It's practically May. It's time to move on for this school year. Use your energy for pusing for next year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:+100 The flyover country that this board talks down on so much has kids gaining an education while those of us on the coast have our kids stuck at home watching an iPad for 10 hrs a day. But they're learning right? Social interaction from carpooling, bus riding, playground playing, etc is such an important factor at these ages but this area is keeping all kids locked down from it whil 90% of the country has thrived for a year. I thought we were supposed to "trust science". Schools have been opened without issue.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are going to go continue issuing iPads to preK thru 2nd graders due to “uncertainty” about the coming year. Not a great sign.

That's simply insane! Major urban school districts like Dallas have been back in person 5 days a week since October. No mass school closings or wave of sickness/death either. Is APS just waiting on Covid to disappear completely from the face of the earth?!

Fake news! They will open back up fully in the fall. Don’t get your panties in a bunch over absolutely nothing.

P.S. An urban district in redneck Texas ain’t my measuring stick.

There are urban districts in flyover country - jsut stop. Even if we were sprawling and had more room there was no way APS was goign to send teachers back before vaccines. This commmunity has abandoned our kids and refused to follow the science when it didn't fit their narrative or politics.
DP - I have a niece in a Dallas suburb and it's not "redneck Texas" - it has one of the top-rated school districts in the country. And as the PP stated, no mass closings or sickness/death. Instead, students are thriving and engaged in modified activities including band, dance team, etc.

Flyover schools have more space and less crowded schools. That’s all it is. They aren’t even taking that big a risk bc everything is bigger in Texas.

APS was a crowded snow show before pandemic, with old poorly ventilated schools.

[Anonymous]

It's practically May. It's time to move on for this school year. Use your energy for pusing for next year.

My kid has had 9 days of in person school since March 2020. Right now her classroom sits empty three days a week. If she switched to 4 days a week she could have 34 days of in person school before the end of the year. That would be meaningful for my kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

It's practically May. It's time to move on for this school year. Use your energy for pusing for next year.

My kid has had 9 days of in person school since March 2020. Right now her classroom sits empty three days a week. If she switched to 4 days a week she could have 34 days of in person school before the end of the year. That would be meaningful for my kid.

Exactly. And this should be done.

Arlington is a truly sad case.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If the data supports it, CDC should change its recommendations to <3' for class and <6' lunch.

It's not unreasonable AT ALL for APS to follow CDC recommendations.

I thought that WAS the CDC recommendation- 6 feet when masks cannot be used (lunch).

Yes - APS is following the CDC recommendations. If CDC were to reduce the distance recommendations (based on available data), then APS could fit more kids in schools.

Push CDC to update recommendations - they have the data, right?

It's practically May. It's time to move on for this school year. Use your energy for pushing for next year.

Agree, but trying to address the posters who are fixated on this year.

It's very reasonable for APS to follow CDC recommendations. If you don't agree with those recommendations, push the CDC to review "the data".

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Saw this on next door and thought it was a great wrap up. APS is behind 50% of the US and 2/3 of VA districts. Stop acting like we are so special.

Do you mean like Florida and Texas? Places like Pinellas, Miami-Dade, Broward, Hillsborough, Palm Beach, Dallas, Arlington (TX), Austin, Fort Worth, Houston, El Paso, etc?

Both states include high-density districts that have not locked down bars and indoor dining, and yet, their kids are back in school safely and successfully.

There are also places that have locked down, and have their kids back in school. Boston, MA or Bridgeport, CT perhaps?

A number of the lowest density states in the country are in the top 20 states in the country in terms of highest per capital covid death rates. The virus does not discriminate against a child in Arlington vs a child in UT vs a child in TX or FL. We are not special in how the virus attacks our community vs other communities.

There are many high-density districts that are currently back in school 4-5 days per week.

Here is the data as of 4/7 from EducationWeek (edweek.org)...

Albuquerque Public Schools, NM
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools opened for in-person learning five days a week for all grades on April 5.

Arlington Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Reopened campuses for elementary and junior high students for in-person learning Oct. 13.

Aurora Public Schools, CO
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Currently, K-5 students attend school 4 days per week. On March 22, 6-8 students started attending school 4 days per week and 9-12 students attending school for half days 4 days per week.

Austin Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
In-person learning resumed Dec. 7.

Birmingham City Schools, AL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Began in-person learning four days a week on April 5.

Boston Public Schools, MA
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district will return to five days of in-person learning in grades K-8 on April 26.

Bridgeport Public Schools, CT
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
All students may return to full in-person learning 4 days a week beginning on April 19.

Broward County Public Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools welcomed students for in-person learning on Oct. 9.

Charleston County School District, SC
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district has opened schools for in-person learning and 70% of students are currently attending school in-person 5 days a week.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, NC
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Students in K-5 and K-8 schools began attending school four days a week on March 22 and middle and high schools will be in classrooms four days a week beginning April 12.

Cincinnati Public Schools, OH
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Students returned to five days per week in-person learning beginning March 31.

Clark County School District, NV
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
On April 6, students in Pre-K- 5 returned to five days a week of face-to-face instruction

Dallas Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
In-person learning began Oct. 5.

Dayton Public Schools, OH
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Full-time, in-person instruction began March 1. The district is planning for all students to be in person for the 2021-22 school year and will not be offering a remote learning option.

Des Moines Public Schools, IA
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district is offering in-person instruction 5 days a week.

Duval County Public Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district reopened its schools for in-person instruction on Aug. 20.

El Paso Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district opened schools for all grades in-person learning to all other schools within safe, social-distancing capacity.

Fort Worth Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district reopened schools for in-person instruction Oct. 5.

Guilford County Schools, NC
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Elementary school students returned for in-person learning Jan. 5. Sixth and 9th graders returned the week of Feb. 22. Seventh, 10th, and 12th graders returned the week of March 1, and 8th and 11th graders returned the week of March 8.

Hillsborough County Public Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools opened with in-person learning on Aug. 31.

Houston Independent School District, TX
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools moved to face-to-face instruction on Oct. 19.

Indianapolis Public Schools, IN
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Middle and high school students returned to in-person learning five days a week on April 5.

Jackson Public Schools, MS
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district allowed students to return to in-person classes on Jan. 19.

Los Angeles Unified School District, CA
On April, 26, elementary school students will have an option to attend full-time, five days a week.

Metro Nashville Public Schools, TN
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Grades 5-9 went back in February and grades 10-12 returned March 3.

Miami-Dade County Public Schools, FL
pen for wide-scale, in-person learning
Phased-in reopening of schools was completed in October.

Minneapolis Public Schools, MN
Open for limited, in-person learning
Students in grades 6-12 will return four days a week beginning April 12.

Norfolk Public Schools, VA
Open for limited, in-person learning
The process of bringing back students will be completed by April 26.

Oklahoma City Public Schools, OK
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
All students in grades pre-K-12 returned for in-person learning four days a week on April 5.

Omaha Public Schools, NE
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
All students are in full-time, in-person learning as of Feb. 17.

Orange County Public Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district reopened schools for face-to-face instruction on Aug. 21.

Pinellas County Schools, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district opened schools for in-person learning Aug. 24.

Shelby County Schools (Memphis), TN
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The school year began on Aug. 31 using a fully virtual learning model. Students in grades pre-K-5 returned March 1, and students in grades 6-12 returned March 8.

St. Louis Public Schools, MO
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Schools opened for in-person instruction on Jan. 11.

The School District of Palm Beach County, FL
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
The district opened Aug. 31 with 100% distance learning and welcomed students back to campuses on Sept. 21.

Tulsa Public Schools, OK
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
All students came back on Feb. 25.

Washoe County School District, NV
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Elementary students have returned to classrooms and the district’s middle and high schools resumed instruction on a hybrid plan on Jan. 19.

Wichita Public Schools, KS
Open for wide-scale, in-person learning
Elementary students returned to class Jan. 13 five days a week. On March 29, middle and high school students also returned to in-person learning five days a week.

There seems to be something about this county that attracts extremely risk averse people. I’m guessing school system thinks it’s just giving the folks what it thinks they want. It is weird and more than a little sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

It's practically May. It's time to move on for this school year. Use your energy for pusing for next year.

My kid has had 9 days of in person school since March 2020. Right now her classroom sits empty three days a week. If she switched to 4 days a week she could have 34 days of in person school before the end of the year. That would be meaningful for my kid.

Exactly. What is with all these people writing off the rest of this year? There are TWO MONTHS left of school this year. We need to do better. All you people shrugging your shoulders just suck.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It's practically May. It's time to move on for this school year. Use your energy for pusing for next year.

My kid has had 9 days of in person school since March 2020. Right now her classroom sits empty three days a week. If she switched to 4 days a week she could have 34 days of in person school before the end of the year. That would be meaningful for my kid.

Exactly. What is with all these people writing off the rest of this year? There are TWO MONTHS left of school this year. We need to do better. All you people shrugging your shoulders just suck.

I would send my kids back 5 days if they could only go the last week. It would be worth it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

It's practically May. It's time to move on for this school year. Use your energy for pusing for next year.

My kid has had 9 days of in person school since March 2020. Right now her classroom sits empty three days a week. If she switched to 4 days a week she could have 34 days of in person school before the end of the year. That would be meaningful for my kid.

Exactly. What is with all these people writing off the rest of this year? There are TWO MONTHS left of school this year. We need to do better. All you people shrugging your shoulders just suck.

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