Baltimore City school just announced delaying the in-person opening of the school year

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Failed city.

They’re starting the school year with distance learning, just like every other public school district in the region. This is not specific to Baltimore.

We’re in Baltimore City a lot to support my elderly mom sheltering in place. She lives in a neighborhood that has just started gentrifying and we drive through some rough neighborhoods to get there. I noted to DH that I see fewer squeegee boys or groups of boys on bikes than before March. I used to keep a few ones ready for the squeegee boys when we were stopped on MLK. I haven’t used any. And I have not seen any girls unaccompanied by adults. The kids might not be on Zoom, but they don’t seem to be on the streets either.

PP here. I live in Baltimore and have noticed the same thing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

Yes I do, but the fact that its also a parent failure doesnt mean we should make it worse by closing schools. These kids will suffer terribly.

So with their families and friends if they die or pass on this virus.

There will be more suicides, gun shot wounds, and drug overdoses, than child Covid cases in Baltimore this year.

Setting them all up to fail.

I think nurses should say they aren’t going to work. It is too risky. Maybe police officers too. Or daycare providers. Let’s pay them to sit home and not do their job. Too dangerous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Failed city.

They’re starting the school year with distance learning, just like every other public school district in the region. This is not specific to Baltimore.

We’re in Baltimore City a lot to support my elderly mom sheltering in place. She lives in a neighborhood that has just started gentrifying and we drive through some rough neighborhoods to get there. I noted to DH that I see fewer squeegee boys or groups of boys on bikes than before March. I used to keep a few ones ready for the squeegee boys when we were stopped on MLK. I haven’t used any. And I have not seen any girls unaccompanied by adults. The kids might not be on Zoom, but they don’t seem to be on the streets either.

PP here. I live in Baltimore and have noticed the same thing.

They are slinging on corners.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Failed city.

They’re starting the school year with distance learning, just like every other public school district in the region. This is not specific to Baltimore.

We’re in Baltimore City a lot to support my elderly mom sheltering in place. She lives in a neighborhood that has just started gentrifying and we drive through some rough neighborhoods to get there. I noted to DH that I see fewer squeegee boys or groups of boys on bikes than before March. I used to keep a few ones ready for the squeegee boys when we were stopped on MLK. I haven’t used any. And I have not seen any girls unaccompanied by adults. The kids might not be on Zoom, but they don’t seem to be on the streets either.

PP here. I live in Baltimore and have noticed the same thing.

They are slinging on corners.

Not seeing that either at the rate we used to. A lot more adults are home right now. Teens are being kept home because the adults are home to ask questions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Failed city.

They’re starting the school year with distance learning, just like every other public school district in the region. This is not specific to Baltimore.

We’re in Baltimore City a lot to support my elderly mom sheltering in place. She lives in a neighborhood that has just started gentrifying and we drive through some rough neighborhoods to get there. I noted to DH that I see fewer squeegee boys or groups of boys on bikes than before March. I used to keep a few ones ready for the squeegee boys when we were stopped on MLK. I haven’t used any. And I have not seen any girls unaccompanied by adults. The kids might not be on Zoom, but they don’t seem to be on the streets either.

PP here. I live in Baltimore and have noticed the same thing.

They are slinging on corners.

Do you actually live in Baltimore? Because I haven’t seen anything like that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

Yes I do, but the fact that its also a parent failure doesnt mean we should make it worse by closing schools. These kids will suffer terribly.

So with their families and friends if they die or pass on this virus.

There will be more suicides, gun shot wounds, and drug overdoses, than child Covid cases in Baltimore this year.

Setting them all up to fail.

I think nurses should say they aren’t going to work. It is too risky. Maybe police officers too. Or daycare providers. Let’s pay them to sit home and not do their job. Too dangerous.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

Yes I do, but the fact that its also a parent failure doesnt mean we should make it worse by closing schools. These kids will suffer terribly.

So with their families and friends if they die or pass on this virus.

There will be more suicides, gun shot wounds, and drug overdoses, than child Covid cases in Baltimore this year.

Setting them all up to fail.

I think nurses should say they aren’t going to work. It is too risky. Maybe police officers too. Or daycare providers. Let’s pay them to sit home and not do their job. Too dangerous.

+1

You are insane if you think schools are responsible for suicides, gun shot wounds, and drug overdoses. This is why schools can't educate children. You think they are there to raise your children and fix society. How on earth could they accomplish anything else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

Yes I do, but the fact that its also a parent failure doesnt mean we should make it worse by closing schools. These kids will suffer terribly.

So with their families and friends if they die or pass on this virus.

There will be more suicides, gun shot wounds, and drug overdoses, than child Covid cases in Baltimore this year.

Setting them all up to fail.

I think nurses should say they aren’t going to work. It is too risky. Maybe police officers too. Or daycare providers. Let’s pay them to sit home and not do their job. Too dangerous.

+1

You are insane if you think schools are responsible for suicides, gun shot wounds, and drug overdoses. This is why schools can't educate children. You think they are there to raise your children and fix society. How on earth could they accomplish anything else?

You seem to be confusing what is and what should be. Whether schools should serve those functions is beside the point because the do serve those functions

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

Yes I do, but the fact that its also a parent failure doesnt mean we should make it worse by closing schools. These kids will suffer terribly.

So with their families and friends if they die or pass on this virus.

There will be more suicides, gun shot wounds, and drug overdoses, than child Covid cases in Baltimore this year.

Setting them all up to fail.

I think nurses should say they aren’t going to work. It is too risky. Maybe police officers too. Or daycare providers. Let’s pay them to sit home and not do their job. Too dangerous.

A couple of my doctors retired right when the pandemic hit. I don't think it was a coincidence.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

Yes I do, but the fact that its also a parent failure doesnt mean we should make it worse by closing schools. These kids will suffer terribly.

So with their families and friends if they die or pass on this virus.

There will be more suicides, gun shot wounds, and drug overdoses, than child Covid cases in Baltimore this year.

Setting them all up to fail.

I think nurses should say they aren’t going to work. It is too risky. Maybe police officers too. Or daycare providers. Let’s pay them to sit home and not do their job. Too dangerous.

A couple of my doctors retired right when the pandemic hit. I don't think it was a coincidence.

+1

I think I’m going to lose two of my specialists. Both are early 60s and still not seeing patients in person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Failed city.

They’re starting the school year with distance learning, just like every other public school district in the region. This is not specific to Baltimore.

We’re in Baltimore City a lot to support my elderly mom sheltering in place. She lives in a neighborhood that has just started gentrifying and we drive through some rough neighborhoods to get there. I noted to DH that I see fewer squeegee boys or groups of boys on bikes than before March. I used to keep a few ones ready for the squeegee boys when we were stopped on MLK. I haven’t used any. And I have not seen any girls unaccompanied by adults. The kids might not be on Zoom, but they don’t seem to be on the streets either.

PP here. I live in Baltimore and have noticed the same thing.

They are slinging on corners.

Not seeing that either at the rate we used to. A lot more adults are home right now. Teens are being kept home because the adults are home to ask questions.

If that is the case, then I am glad some parents are able to stay home and maybe have some extra energy to parent. I mean it’s a slim hope but who knows?!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

Yes I do, but the fact that its also a parent failure doesnt mean we should make it worse by closing schools. These kids will suffer terribly.

So with their families and friends if they die or pass on this virus.

There will be more suicides, gun shot wounds, and drug overdoses, than child Covid cases in Baltimore this year.

Setting them all up to fail.

I think nurses should say they aren’t going to work. It is too risky. Maybe police officers too. Or daycare providers. Let’s pay them to sit home and not do their job. Too dangerous.

A couple of my doctors retired right when the pandemic hit. I don't think it was a coincidence.

+1

I think I’m going to lose two of my specialists. Both are early 60s and still not seeing patients in person.

I mean, who wants to risk it if they have a choice.
The problem is, if everyone quits...what do we do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

Yes I do, but the fact that its also a parent failure doesnt mean we should make it worse by closing schools. These kids will suffer terribly.

So with their families and friends if they die or pass on this virus.

There will be more suicides, gun shot wounds, and drug overdoses, than child Covid cases in Baltimore this year.

Setting them all up to fail.

I think nurses should say they aren’t going to work. It is too risky. Maybe police officers too. Or daycare providers. Let’s pay them to sit home and not do their job. Too dangerous.

This🖕🏽

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

Yes I do, but the fact that its also a parent failure doesnt mean we should make it worse by closing schools. These kids will suffer terribly.

So with their families and friends if they die or pass on this virus.

There will be more suicides, gun shot wounds, and drug overdoses, than child Covid cases in Baltimore this year.

Setting them all up to fail.

I think nurses should say they aren’t going to work. It is too risky. Maybe police officers too. Or daycare providers. Let’s pay them to sit home and not do their job. Too dangerous.

This🖕🏽

Exactly.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

No other choice. Not a good choice for kids, but without money and/or safety, their hands are tied.

What's safe about kids "roaming the streets" (the PP's words)?