Covid at SFS
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Anonymous
This AND schooling shouldn’t be about who can pay (we can but don’t hold ourselves above those who can’t, that is just so déclassé to use the terms RHO watchers can understand) |
Anonymous
Sadly, this is true of the current Sidwell - only one viewpoint (i.e. the left) is accepted. Diversity of viewpoints and freedom of Speech/thought are not tolerated and some group of parents will suppress any views that are different from theirs. |
Anonymous
Except it’s only your voices that are ringing out in the deafening silence that our community met your absurd anonymous methods with and it’s your freedom that wagged the dog to reopen this semester. No one else is acting out. Also, diversity of viewpoints limited to those who pay?! Students, teachers, administration not entitled to an opinion?! It doesn’t take a liberal to be a decent human being. |
Anonymous
Totally. I too check the dcum to decide how to handle important matters in life. It’s perfectly reasonable and not immature and unintelligent at all. Calling the Board now to complain about the bullying on dcum which has pushed me into the Parents Anonymous because my name is Karen (which is why I didn’t sign it). Will mention they should reopen the school and make teachers teach in person. Because I pay the fees. Pandemic schmandemic. Off to drink beer with Bret and watch Amy use her towering intellect to ignore the school her children brought the outbreak to from the Rose Garden. January cannot come fast enough. Signed: bored HS student, disgruntled teacher, disgruntled teacher’s lawyer spouse, lefty parent |
Anonymous
| That’s actually really funny. True, all those names were being called around the student letter. Who needs therapy when you have dcum — it’s a much more satisfying frustration outlet and it’s free! |
Anonymous
My experience on this is different. Other schools where my children attend are doing a much better job on all fronts than we have experienced with Sidwell. For those of you saying everything is great now, so what's the big deal and we should open after Thanksgiving....consider that the virus is spreading and that families will get together and will travel and local rates are likely to look much different by December. Furthermore, those families that chose to gather and travel for Thanksgiving, despite overwhelming advice not to are also less likely to follow requests to quarantine and keep their kids at home afterwards . |
Anonymous
| This is a petition for no more SFS threads — one of the best schools in the nation doesn’t need this sort of a thing because the few unceasing entitled voices are not who we are. “If you agree with it, we ask you to sign anonymously, if you prefer.” |
Anonymous
At our other child's school - if my child was in the classroom with someone who tested positive, the school would reach out to us directly. They would report to DC/VA/MD authorities as well but not rely on them to reach out to us. In addition, the school would report to the entire community that someone had tested positive, their role in the community (faculty, student, contractors), the date of the positive test, and the last date the person was on campus. My work office building does the same. Alternatively, if the parent of a child or the spouse of a teacher tested positive, the school would not report it to the community and any contact would rely on official state contract tracing. |
Anonymous
I would have paid top dollar to see the Board’s reaction first hand when they clicked on the anonymous petition. Must be good for a few laughs over the evening cocktails. They should copy the Michigan lawmakers statement (they are not the Left so should be palatable to the PP): We have not yet been made aware of any information that would change the outcome of the [election in Michigan and as legislative leaders] school decision, we will follow the [law] community values and guidelines and follow the normal process regarding [Michigan's electors] any such decision, just as we have said throughout this [election] entire push to reopen no matter what fiasco," ps DC is in an uncontrolled infection spread by its metrics as of this morning but dcum folk say nothing to see here and 99% you’ll be fine so we’ll periodically pretend to reconsider whenever a perfectly sane dcum parent screams at us that schools must open |
Anonymous
Nothing is wrong with me, thank you. I am simply pointing out that women who are both emotionally and (heavily) financially invested in their child's education have the right to speak up respectfully without being called Karen. What is wrong with you? |
Anonymous
| You are not speaking up respectfully with an anonymous petition after we reached the sense of the meeting on this semester. You are not speaking up respectfully when you treat teachers as your employees. And you are not speaking up respectfully when you attack our students for having a point of view. Always encouraged and welcomed everyone to speak up respectfully. So what’s wrong with my world right now is honestly just you. |
Anonymous
Umm ... by that logic, do the scholarship mothers have less/no right to speak up? What about teachers? Those should be pass/fail question on the parents admittance interview to our school. For your own sake, I hope you examine your values. It’s not about left and right at all, you can be of any political persuasion, but it is about the right and wrong. |
Anonymous
| Should we make public health decisions based upon what the % of the school population that pays full fees thinks regardless of the reality? Should we additionally make it a ranked choice based upon the size of your annual donation? I bet you’d not rank that high, PP. |
Anonymous
This has moved beyond a public health issue. It is now an operational issue. |
Anonymous
| Well, given the survey email that just came out, it appears that the anonymous letter writers' request is being declined. The email indicates SFS is sticking to distance learning after Thanksgiving. |