Do you think Bowser will ever stand up to the teachers union?

[Anonymous]

She's one of them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bowser made it clear she did not have the staffing to get any of the schools open - in in a modified way.

So - while the union may not be of MCPS level of power - they did not need it. The teachers refused to work.

Pathetic. She is such a weak mayor. She should give the teachers a choice: go to work or be fired.

She is going to be remembered as the mayor who banned kids from going to school, even when hardly anyone had coronavirus.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bowser made it clear she did not have the staffing to get any of the schools open - in in a modified way.

So - while the union may not be of MCPS level of power - they did not need it. The teachers refused to work.

Pathetic. She is such a weak mayor. She should give the teachers a choice: go to work or be fired.

She is going to be remembered as the mayor who banned kids from going to school, even when hardly anyone had coronavirus.

Again, when most of the private schools are also virtual, your vitriol doesn’t make sense. She doesn’t have any authority over the private schools.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bowser made it clear she did not have the staffing to get any of the schools open - in in a modified way.

So - while the union may not be of MCPS level of power - they did not need it. The teachers refused to work.

Pathetic. She is such a weak mayor. She should give the teachers a choice: go to work or be fired.

She is going to be remembered as the mayor who banned kids from going to school, even when hardly anyone had coronavirus.

Serious question - why wouldn’t she have the staffing to open hybrid? I am genuinely asking why they couldn’t do say, every other day with synchronous learning for the off days. Wouldn’t that be better than all virtual, esp given how many kids in dc are low income and without good virtual set up? Does she need MORE staff or just current staff wouldn’t show up?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bowser made it clear she did not have the staffing to get any of the schools open - in in a modified way.

So - while the union may not be of MCPS level of power - they did not need it. The teachers refused to work.

Pathetic. She is such a weak mayor. She should give the teachers a choice: go to work or be fired.

She is going to be remembered as the mayor who banned kids from going to school, even when hardly anyone had coronavirus.

Again, when most of the private schools are also virtual, your vitriol doesn’t make sense. She doesn’t have any authority over the private schools.

Private schools are opening.
Daycares are open.
Camps are open.
Public schools that are closed supposedly because of coronavirus are offering child care in the very same schools.

And for Pete’s sake, look at the coronavirus numbers. Hardly anyone has coronavirus in DC. Why on earth are schools closed? It makes no sense.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Bowser made it clear she did not have the staffing to get any of the schools open - in in a modified way.

So - while the union may not be of MCPS level of power - they did not need it. The teachers refused to work.

Pathetic. She is such a weak mayor. She should give the teachers a choice: go to work or be fired.

She is going to be remembered as the mayor who banned kids from going to school, even when hardly anyone had coronavirus.

Again, when most of the private schools are also virtual, your vitriol doesn’t make sense. She doesn’t have any authority over the private schools.

Private schools are opening.
Daycares are open.
Camps are open.
Public schools that are closed supposedly because of coronavirus are offering child care in the very same schools.

And for Pete’s sake, look at the coronavirus numbers. Hardly anyone has coronavirus in DC. Why on earth are schools closed? It makes no sense.

Obviously gyms and restaurants and stores are open. Apparently it’s not too risky for them.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bowser made it clear she did not have the staffing to get any of the schools open - in in a modified way.

So - while the union may not be of MCPS level of power - they did not need it. The teachers refused to work.

Pathetic. She is such a weak mayor. She should give the teachers a choice: go to work or be fired.

She is going to be remembered as the mayor who banned kids from going to school, even when hardly anyone had coronavirus.

Again, when most of the private schools are also virtual, your vitriol doesn’t make sense. She doesn’t have any authority over the private schools.

Private schools are opening.
Daycares are open.
Camps are open.
Public schools that are closed supposedly because of coronavirus are offering child care in the very same schools.

And for Pete’s sake, look at the coronavirus numbers. Hardly anyone has coronavirus in DC. Why on earth are schools closed? It makes no sense.

*Some* private schools are open. Most are not.

And the childcare at public schools is being discussed but there are no solid plans yet.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bowser made it clear she did not have the staffing to get any of the schools open - in in a modified way.

So - while the union may not be of MCPS level of power - they did not need it. The teachers refused to work.

Pathetic. She is such a weak mayor. She should give the teachers a choice: go to work or be fired.

She is going to be remembered as the mayor who banned kids from going to school, even when hardly anyone had coronavirus.

Again, when most of the private schools are also virtual, your vitriol doesn’t make sense. She doesn’t have any authority over the private schools.

Private schools are opening.
Daycares are open.
Camps are open.
Public schools that are closed supposedly because of coronavirus are offering child care in the very same schools.

And for Pete’s sake, look at the coronavirus numbers. Hardly anyone has coronavirus in DC. Why on earth are schools closed? It makes no sense.

+1. Because we’re being held hostage by our government

[Anonymous]

Who is running against her? This is the problem.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is no reason for schools to be closed. The coronavirus numbers here are among the very best in the nation. They meet ever health group’s standard for reopening.

There are lots of reasons for the schools to be closed. Look at how its spreading in college, child care and other places. We have large schools that are overcrowded. You are selfish. We don't have accurate numbers.

This is nonsensical. We have lots of numbers. The positivity rate in DC is now 1.7 percent. Health officials say schools can reopen in person when the positivity rate is below 5 percent — so we easily pass that test. The infection rate in DC is now 0.9 percent, which means the outbreak is declining and will eventually die out. There is no health reason schools can’t reopen. It’s solely because Bowser refuses to say no to the teachers union.

https://covidactnow.org/us/dc?s=983197

Bowser is destroying her reputation with how she is handling this school issue.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Stop comparing K-12 schools to colleges. At college the kids LIVE TOGETHER.

+1

And they get drunk and hook up regularly. It is not comparable.

+1

And they eat three meals a day together.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is embarrassing how she lets them tell her where to get off.

She is a weak mayor

[Anonymous]

Bowser is the biggest clown in politics today, at any level. The fact that people still support her shows that party affiliation, and race, are all anyone cares about (and this is both sides so shame on all of us).

[Anonymous]

I think DCPS teachers are on the whole great. Not sure what you think is a problem? My kids were at a top private and we moved them to DCPS for accelerated classes, which DCPS delivered. What do you feel is missing?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think DCPS teachers are on the whole great. Not sure what you think is a problem? My kids were at a top private and we moved them to DCPS for accelerated classes, which DCPS delivered. What do you feel is missing?

The positivity rate in DC is 1.6 percent.

Health officials say the positivity rate must be below 5 percent for schools to open safely.

Why aren’t schools in DC open?

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/testing/testing-positivity