Richmond Public Schools virtual for the rest of SY

[Anonymous]

The above arguing doesn't matter. Richmond schools having nothing in common with FCPS, LCPS, APS, etc.

[Anonymous]

FWIW. Biden just announced initiative to get majority of schhols open during 1st 100 days. Likely window dressing, but yesterday (12/7) DC's FCPS MS sent hybrid learning schedule beginning week of 1/25.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:FWIW. Biden just announced initiative to get majority of schhols open during 1st 100 days. Likely window dressing, but yesterday (12/7) DC's FCPS MS sent hybrid learning schedule beginning week of 1/25.

If opening becomes the democratic party line, it's going to be amazing how fast schools around here open up.

[Anonymous]

FWIW. Biden just announced initiative to get majority of schhols open during 1st 100 days. Likely window dressing, but yesterday (12/7) DC's FCPS MS sent hybrid learning schedule beginning week of 1/25.


If opening becomes the democratic party line, it's going to be amazing how fast schools around here open up.

I doubt it, unless Congress gives money to improve HVAC etc.

[Anonymous]

I’m an involved RPS parent. Our school buildings are old. Our students are largely minority Who have been affected more by this. One big issue we had that caused our superintendent, Jason Kamras who was the former DC superintendent, to not want to open is that we are using all of our buses for are very much needed free food program so if we opened on a hybrid basis we would not be able to provide transportation which would be a barrier for attendance for a lot of our students

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are poor and so are most of their students. And for whatever reason there seems to be a correlation between DL and low income.

Its apples to oranges with schools up here.

“For whatever reason” actually there’s many and they’re well known. This isn’t a mystery.

NP. So far I have read only a few direct quotes, and even those are purporting to sum up an entire group of people in a school district. I actually really, really want to hear it from the source - anyone who can point me to the actual data I'd appreciate it.

I don’t have any data to link you too. sometimes the source is actually working with these families and talking to them. My students families have multiple generations living at home, they work service jobs and cannot afford any paid quarantine or leave for being sick nor do they have good insurance. They’re in hardest hit zip codes. They cannot miss work or it’s a catastrophe. If a child gets sick and brings it home it could get elderly relative sick or working parents sick. They do not think school is safe because they see how bad the spread is in their area. And contrary to PP they are well aware of the ramifications of this choice. One mom told me yesterday “I know my son is struggling and I don’t know how to help him but I am scared to send my kids in the building with covid normalized.” They know the consequences because they feel them the most harshly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are poor and so are most of their students. And for whatever reason there seems to be a correlation between DL and low income.

Its apples to oranges with schools up here.

“For whatever reason” actually there’s many and they’re well known. This isn’t a mystery.

NP. So far I have read only a few direct quotes, and even those are purporting to sum up an entire group of people in a school district. I actually really, really want to hear it from the source - anyone who can point me to the actual data I'd appreciate it.

I don’t have any data to link you too. sometimes the source is actually working with these families and talking to them. My students families have multiple generations living at home, they work service jobs and cannot afford any paid quarantine or leave for being sick nor do they have good insurance. They’re in hardest hit zip codes. They cannot miss work or it’s a catastrophe. If a child gets sick and brings it home it could get elderly relative sick or working parents sick. They do not think school is safe because they see how bad the spread is in their area. And contrary to PP they are well aware of the ramifications of this choice. One mom told me yesterday “I know my son is struggling and I don’t know how to help him but I am scared to send my kids in the building with covid normalized.” They know the consequences because they feel them the most harshly.

This is completely irrational and makes no sense. If the parents are all essential workers and working in person, they are FAR more likely to be the source of Covid transmission in the family than their masked kid attending hybrid school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are poor and so are most of their students. And for whatever reason there seems to be a correlation between DL and low income.

Its apples to oranges with schools up here.

So why is FCPS still virtual with no plan to return?

You’ll hear plan to return at Thursday’s board meeting. The question is what are the metrics to open and stay open. Listen for how these mitigation audits impact the other two metrics (positivity and cases per 100K).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are poor and so are most of their students. And for whatever reason there seems to be a correlation between DL and low income.

Its apples to oranges with schools up here.

“For whatever reason” actually there’s many and they’re well known. This isn’t a mystery.

Oh I'm well aware what DCUM thinks the reasons are. I just think low-income folks are being really short-sighted with their preference for DL. Their kids get less out of DL than their wealthier counterparts, I think we can all agree.

source for the bolded?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are poor and so are most of their students. And for whatever reason there seems to be a correlation between DL and low income.

Its apples to oranges with schools up here.

“For whatever reason” actually there’s many and they’re well known. This isn’t a mystery.

Oh I'm well aware what DCUM thinks the reasons are. I just think low-income folks are being really short-sighted with their preference for DL. Their kids get less out of DL than their wealthier counterparts, I think we can all agree.

source for the bolded?

The source is ME (see the three words ahead of the part you bolded..."I just think".) I JUST THINK these kids are going to be even further behind by staying DL than they would be doing hybrid, especially given their parents are ostensibly working outside of the home (per PP's reasoning) and unable to help them with their schooling.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are poor and so are most of their students. And for whatever reason there seems to be a correlation between DL and low income.

Its apples to oranges with schools up here.

“For whatever reason” actually there’s many and they’re well known. This isn’t a mystery.

NP. So far I have read only a few direct quotes, and even those are purporting to sum up an entire group of people in a school district. I actually really, really want to hear it from the source - anyone who can point me to the actual data I'd appreciate it.

I don’t have any data to link you too. sometimes the source is actually working with these families and talking to them. My students families have multiple generations living at home, they work service jobs and cannot afford any paid quarantine or leave for being sick nor do they have good insurance. They’re in hardest hit zip codes. They cannot miss work or it’s a catastrophe. If a child gets sick and brings it home it could get elderly relative sick or working parents sick. They do not think school is safe because they see how bad the spread is in their area. And contrary to PP they are well aware of the ramifications of this choice. One mom told me yesterday “I know my son is struggling and I don’t know how to help him but I am scared to send my kids in the building with covid normalized.” They know the consequences because they feel them the most harshly.

This is completely irrational and makes no sense. If the parents are all essential workers and working in person, they are FAR more likely to be the source of Covid transmission in the family than their masked kid attending hybrid school.

Why do I even bother trying to get you people to show empathy for other human beings. Honestly. You’re all so lost.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are poor and so are most of their students. And for whatever reason there seems to be a correlation between DL and low income.

Its apples to oranges with schools up here.

“For whatever reason” actually there’s many and they’re well known. This isn’t a mystery.

Oh I'm well aware what DCUM thinks the reasons are. I just think low-income folks are being really short-sighted with their preference for DL. Their kids get less out of DL than their wealthier counterparts, I think we can all agree.

source for the bolded?

The source is ME (see the three words ahead of the part you bolded..."I just think".) I JUST THINK these kids are going to be even further behind by staying DL than they would be doing hybrid, especially given their parents are ostensibly working outside of the home (per PP's reasoning) and unable to help them with their schooling.

i'm aware these are your thoughts. My question was whether your thoughts that low income people prefer DL were formed after reading an independent analysis or did you pluck them from nowhere?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are poor and so are most of their students. And for whatever reason there seems to be a correlation between DL and low income.

Its apples to oranges with schools up here.

“For whatever reason” actually there’s many and they’re well known. This isn’t a mystery.

Oh I'm well aware what DCUM thinks the reasons are. I just think low-income folks are being really short-sighted with their preference for DL. Their kids get less out of DL than their wealthier counterparts, I think we can all agree.

They're not being short-sighted, They are trying to protect the health of their multigeneration homes. They also don't have as many daycare options so they need their older kids to stay home and care for the younger ones. A lot of these parents cannot miss out on work due to a covet infection because they live paycheck to paycheck. They are 100% making the right decisions for their families.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are poor and so are most of their students. And for whatever reason there seems to be a correlation between DL and low income.

Its apples to oranges with schools up here.

“For whatever reason” actually there’s many and they’re well known. This isn’t a mystery.

NP. So far I have read only a few direct quotes, and even those are purporting to sum up an entire group of people in a school district. I actually really, really want to hear it from the source - anyone who can point me to the actual data I'd appreciate it.

I don’t have any data to link you too. sometimes the source is actually working with these families and talking to them. My students families have multiple generations living at home, they work service jobs and cannot afford any paid quarantine or leave for being sick nor do they have good insurance. They’re in hardest hit zip codes. They cannot miss work or it’s a catastrophe. If a child gets sick and brings it home it could get elderly relative sick or working parents sick. They do not think school is safe because they see how bad the spread is in their area. And contrary to PP they are well aware of the ramifications of this choice. One mom told me yesterday “I know my son is struggling and I don’t know how to help him but I am scared to send my kids in the building with covid normalized.” They know the consequences because they feel them the most harshly.

Thank you. I wish someone would write all this down rather than people who have no idea blathering their own theories that have no basis in reality eternally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They are poor and so are most of their students. And for whatever reason there seems to be a correlation between DL and low income.

Its apples to oranges with schools up here.

“For whatever reason” actually there’s many and they’re well known. This isn’t a mystery.

NP. So far I have read only a few direct quotes, and even those are purporting to sum up an entire group of people in a school district. I actually really, really want to hear it from the source - anyone who can point me to the actual data I'd appreciate it.

I can't remember exactly when but the Washington Post didn't article on this several months ago.