Lafayette OPEN in a real way!

[Anonymous]

Here’s the thing. Dr. B has at best a professional-only relationship with the teachers. The upside being that she didn’t hesitate calling them back for duty unless they had an ADA waiver. She didn’t ask, she told. And in this case, it benefited students. Much of the time her poor relationship with teachers does not.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Because regardless of what Lafayette parents want you to believe, there are a core of Lafayette teachers that want to be back and have actively supported each step of reopening.

That would be nice to believe, but lots of Lafayette teachers went on strike to protest DCPS opening in November for the most vulnerable students and were very opposed to returning in February. I give a lot of credit to Dr. B for setting the right tone to prioritize reopening.

Lafayette has a large portion of its teaching staff that did not qualify for any accommodation. It's not so much about "setting the tone" but more about having a significantly young staff without school aged children and another portion that came back because they understand how important it is for kids to be in school. The reality is that Dr. B lucked out in the demographic composition of her teaching staff and the balance that volunteered or didn't resist not so much because of Dr. B but more so because of their personal commitment to education.

that is not true. fifth grade alone would have been all virtual. every one of the teachers who showed up on 2/2 have young kids at home. they chose to go back in. they could have taken leave if they wanted to. Dr B did set the tone but a lot of teachers knew it was time

What this person is saying is that there are several teachers who could have used ADA accommodations but didn’t. They made the choice to come back. Why do teachers have to be the bad guys here? Why can’t it be that the majority worked together to make this happen for your kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because regardless of what Lafayette parents want you to believe, there are a core of Lafayette teachers that want to be back and have actively supported each step of reopening.

That would be nice to believe, but lots of Lafayette teachers went on strike to protest DCPS opening in November for the most vulnerable students and were very opposed to returning in February. I give a lot of credit to Dr. B for setting the right tone to prioritize reopening.

Some teachers did strike in November because the plan didn’t serve enough students and would have disrupted most students. Teachers prevented a strike in Feb, but we don’t talk about that. There was a vote, and the vote was no to striking. Also, that plan you all like, the plan that ends the care classrooms for 3-5, that plan was the teachers’ plan not Dr B. But keep trying to make the teachers the villain.

That's not accurate. Many of the teachers went on strike because they opposed reopening, not because they believed schools weren't reopening enough. It was some parents who opposed the November plan because it only served the most vulnerable children and not their own. Many of these same teachers made it clear that they didn't want to return in February either, but they were required to. Remember, DCPS tried to open more fully August of 2020, but WTU opposed it. So then DCPS said let's just open up in November for the most vulnerable and WTU opposed it for the safety of the teachers, not because they wanted to send even more teachers back.

Some parents want so badly to believe that they're on the same side as teachers. More teachers are starting to come around to supporting reopening, but that's absolutely not what happened with WTU resistance to reopening over the summer, November, or even February.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because regardless of what Lafayette parents want you to believe, there are a core of Lafayette teachers that want to be back and have actively supported each step of reopening.

That would be nice to believe, but lots of Lafayette teachers went on strike to protest DCPS opening in November for the most vulnerable students and were very opposed to returning in February. I give a lot of credit to Dr. B for setting the right tone to prioritize reopening.

Some teachers did strike in November because the plan didn’t serve enough students and would have disrupted most students. Teachers prevented a strike in Feb, but we don’t talk about that. There was a vote, and the vote was no to striking. Also, that plan you all like, the plan that ends the care classrooms for 3-5, that plan was the teachers’ plan not Dr B. But keep trying to make the teachers the villain.

That's not accurate. Many of the teachers went on strike because they opposed reopening, not because they believed schools weren't reopening enough. It was some parents who opposed the November plan because it only served the most vulnerable children and not their own. Many of these same teachers made it clear that they didn't want to return in February either, but they were required to. Remember, DCPS tried to open more fully August of 2020, but WTU opposed it. So then DCPS said let's just open up in November for the most vulnerable and WTU opposed it for the safety of the teachers, not because they wanted to send even more teachers back.

Some parents want so badly to believe that they're on the same side as teachers. More teachers are starting to come around to supporting reopening, but that's absolutely not what happened with WTU resistance to reopening over the summer, November, or even February.

So all teachers think and do the same thing? They couldn’t possibly have different view points?? News flash...Not all teachers support WTU! But keep treating them like they are all the same. You will be left with what you created. Teachers who have supported reopening are only going to take your sour attitude for so long.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because regardless of what Lafayette parents want you to believe, there are a core of Lafayette teachers that want to be back and have actively supported each step of reopening.

That would be nice to believe, but lots of Lafayette teachers went on strike to protest DCPS opening in November for the most vulnerable students and were very opposed to returning in February. I give a lot of credit to Dr. B for setting the right tone to prioritize reopening.

Lafayette has a large portion of its teaching staff that did not qualify for any accommodation. It's not so much about "setting the tone" but more about having a significantly young staff without school aged children and another portion that came back because they understand how important it is for kids to be in school. The reality is that Dr. B lucked out in the demographic composition of her teaching staff and the balance that volunteered or didn't resist not so much because of Dr. B but more so because of their personal commitment to education.

Having young staff is the upside of high turnover and Dr. B having pushed out the most senior teachers.

Most of whom deserved to go!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s the thing. Dr. B has at best a professional-only relationship with the teachers. The upside being that she didn’t hesitate calling them back for duty unless they had an ADA waiver. She didn’t ask, she told. And in this case, it benefited students. Much of the time her poor relationship with teachers does not.

And it’s a problem that she wants them to do their jobs?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because regardless of what Lafayette parents want you to believe, there are a core of Lafayette teachers that want to be back and have actively supported each step of reopening.

That would be nice to believe, but lots of Lafayette teachers went on strike to protest DCPS opening in November for the most vulnerable students and were very opposed to returning in February. I give a lot of credit to Dr. B for setting the right tone to prioritize reopening.

Lafayette has a large portion of its teaching staff that did not qualify for any accommodation. It's not so much about "setting the tone" but more about having a significantly young staff without school aged children and another portion that came back because they understand how important it is for kids to be in school. The reality is that Dr. B lucked out in the demographic composition of her teaching staff and the balance that volunteered or didn't resist not so much because of Dr. B but more so because of their personal commitment to education.

that is not true. fifth grade alone would have been all virtual. every one of the teachers who showed up on 2/2 have young kids at home. they chose to go back in. they could have taken leave if they wanted to. Dr B did set the tone but a lot of teachers knew it was time

ok, for 5th grade Dr. B set the tone.

it was an example. only 1-2 teachers were virtual (aside from K). yes there are younger teachers but teachers went back.

[Anonymous]

To be clear, this is 3 ft nose to nose, not desk to desk. Those kids are going to be piled on top of each other and eating without masks on for 45 minutes every day. I give it 1 week until cases explode, they’ve already had 3 positives in the building since reopening. Can’t wait to hear all of you cry and moan when your kid is quarantined every other week because they are doing indoor dining x25 maskless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To be clear, this is 3 ft nose to nose, not desk to desk. Those kids are going to be piled on top of each other and eating without masks on for 45 minutes every day. I give it 1 week until cases explode, they’ve already had 3 positives in the building since reopening. Can’t wait to hear all of you cry and moan when your kid is quarantined every other week because they are doing indoor dining x25 maskless.

Why do you want this to fail?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:To be clear, this is 3 ft nose to nose, not desk to desk. Those kids are going to be piled on top of each other and eating without masks on for 45 minutes every day. I give it 1 week until cases explode, they’ve already had 3 positives in the building since reopening. Can’t wait to hear all of you cry and moan when your kid is quarantined every other week because they are doing indoor dining x25 maskless.

Desks don't get covid. So if it's safe to be 3 feet away from each other (which the evidence suggests), then measuring between people, regardless of the desk size, makes sense. And I doubt that lunch will actually last 45 minutes because kids have never had that much time to eat before.

[Anonymous]

lunch is 30 minutes. specials are 45. i’m more worried about PE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s the thing. Dr. B has at best a professional-only relationship with the teachers. The upside being that she didn’t hesitate calling them back for duty unless they had an ADA waiver. She didn’t ask, she told. And in this case, it benefited students. Much of the time her poor relationship with teachers does not.

And it’s a problem that she wants them to do their jobs?

Not at all. I’m just saying this is how she made this happen. Many principals with closer relationships with teachers aren’t willing to do the same thing.

[Anonymous]

Many teachers at Lafayette who qualified for ADA didn’t use it. How do you explain that in your anti-teacher rhetoric?

What if this is not a teacher vs. Dr. B thing, but rather a community of educators trying to do what’s best for the students in an unprecedented situation. Are there teachers that didn’t want to come back? Sure! Did you expect 100% agreement? No. The fact remains we are opening and what should be a time to celebrate has become once again another chance for this out of touch community to unload on teachers. Just stop! If you have a teacher who has a child and is still at school teaching your child, you may want to thank them because it means they decided against using ADA. Also, it wasn’t that hard to get accommodations. That’s why so many other schools are having a hard time staffing teachers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:lunch is 30 minutes. specials are 45. i’m more worried about PE.

Lunch is actually 45 min. That’s how teachers get their contractual required lunch minutes. A floater will roam between unmasked classrooms while the kids eat for 45 min.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:lunch is 30 minutes. specials are 45. i’m more worried about PE.

Lunch is actually 45 min. That’s how teachers get their contractual required lunch minutes. A floater will roam between unmasked classrooms while the kids eat for 45 min.

Actually, it’s 30 mins. Teachers are NOT getting their contractual lunch time. Yes, I am a teacher.