Rescue by media—school opening

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The problem is that cnn & nytimes extreme covid hysteria are why we are in this mess. Meanwhile schools in red areas are totally open. I don’t see this ever ending with various variants etc. Time to move.

+1, some of the anchors on those channels support school closures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s what the WaPo should cover: Brabrand has botched reopening so badly, starting with the initial hybrid plan he couldn’t pull off and going downhill from there. And yet he gets his contract renewed, with a raise ina year teachers are frozen. How does that happen. He can’t open one of the wealthiest districts in the nation when rates are low, and he gets renewed with a raise.

I’d read that piece, because I still don’t get it.

He’s really effective at pretending to have a plan.

[Anonymous]

Well, as a teacher, I would be happy if this means the FEA leader gets the heave ho. She is insane. Why do they let her speak?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s what the WaPo should cover: Brabrand has botched reopening so badly, starting with the initial hybrid plan he couldn’t pull off and going downhill from there. And yet he gets his contract renewed, with a raise ina year teachers are frozen. How does that happen. He can’t open one of the wealthiest districts in the nation when rates are low, and he gets renewed with a raise.

I’d read that piece, because I still don’t get it.

He’s really effective at pretending to have a plan.

Wait, he got a raise? Are you kidding me? I make LESS this year than I did last year. That asshole.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here’s what the WaPo should cover: Brabrand has botched reopening so badly, starting with the initial hybrid plan he couldn’t pull off and going downhill from there. And yet he gets his contract renewed, with a raise ina year teachers are frozen. How does that happen. He can’t open one of the wealthiest districts in the nation when rates are low, and he gets renewed with a raise.

I’d read that piece, because I still don’t get it.

+1000. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The problem is that cnn & nytimes extreme covid hysteria are why we are in this mess. Meanwhile schools in red areas are totally open. I don’t see this ever ending with various variants etc. Time to move.

This! I don’t see this changing anytime soon. There is extreme covid hysteria going on. Just read FB posts about covid news stories. Plenty of people seriously think they will likely drop dead due to covid.

Unfortunately, you have to go to a red state where they think it’s a liberal hoax.

[Anonymous]

I think WaPo reporters read this site for ideas but we gotta give them a good one.

I have 3 kids - pulled my kindergartner out this year for private, though I have two kids in FCPS now. I am pretty certain I am sending all 3 to private next year. How many kids are they losing ? Is that a story? I personally know 3 families who pulled their kid out of FCPS halfway through the school year. How many more kids did we lose now ? Prior numbers on decreased numbers were just beginning of year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think WaPo reporters read this site for ideas but we gotta give them a good one.

I have 3 kids - pulled my kindergartner out this year for private, though I have two kids in FCPS now. I am pretty certain I am sending all 3 to private next year. How many kids are they losing ? Is that a story? I personally know 3 families who pulled their kid out of FCPS halfway through the school year. How many more kids did we lose now ? Prior numbers on decreased numbers were just beginning of year.

They don’t care. Property taxes fund schools and you still have to pay property taxes whether your kid attends private or not. There are only so many privates and so many parents who can afford private.

Your child likely will be DL for a long time. You either need to accept this or move. The government where you live doesn’t support in person learning during covid. They have been very clear about this. Nothing is going to change. Again, move.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think WaPo reporters read this site for ideas but we gotta give them a good one.

I have 3 kids - pulled my kindergartner out this year for private, though I have two kids in FCPS now. I am pretty certain I am sending all 3 to private next year. How many kids are they losing ? Is that a story? I personally know 3 families who pulled their kid out of FCPS halfway through the school year. How many more kids did we lose now ? Prior numbers on decreased numbers were just beginning of year.

They don’t care. Property taxes fund schools and you still have to pay property taxes whether your kid attends private or not. There are only so many privates and so many parents who can afford private.

Your child likely will be DL for a long time. You either need to accept this or move. The government where you live doesn’t support in person learning during covid. They have been very clear about this. Nothing is going to change. Again, move.

I heard the schools do care a bit. I don’t think a lot but I think a little - I think they get money per pupil.
I already applied to private and likely have slot so I’m not planning to move but I believe that fall may be hybrid unfortunately. Maybe start focusing on this fall and how hybrid is not good enough after is a full year of DL is also a story angle.

I like to brainstorm.

[Anonymous]

Here is the story: pull the iready and standardized test scores. I tried to get them from the county and elem school myself and they freaked. I just wanted to see where my kid stood compared to peers.

Assistant principal was a little more direct about it "oh yeah, they don't want to give those out because there are some wild discrepancies depending on where the school is located."

They can FOIA it (freedom of information act.) Heck, we could FOIA it but they'd stall us more than WaPo and we dont have the $ or lawyers to help.

It's kinda captain obvious, but DL has completely screwed kids who dont have a stay at home parent or money to hire tutors. Not gonna be a good look for the One Fairfax crowd to be protecting a policy that has torpedoed equity for years to come.

[Anonymous]

OMG. The media is pushing return to school more than anyone. With their usual half baked reporting. Misrepresenting studies and reports. Forgetting the part of every epidemiological report that says mitigation works WHEN COMMUNITY SPREAD IS LOW. And just headlining that schools (all schools, no distinguishing among age groups) are SAFE. You people who want to Open Now already have the greatest friend in the media. They are shilling die you already.

[Anonymous]

That’s “shilling for you.” Meant nothing about dying!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Well, as a teacher, I would be happy if this means the FEA leader gets the heave ho. She is insane. Why do they let her speak?

Because she represented the local chapter of the NEA.

[Anonymous]

Yesssss! FOIA THE SCORES. How is there no media coverage of this theft of tax dollars? No education has been provided to my first grader.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Here’s what the WaPo should cover: Brabrand has botched reopening so badly, starting with the initial hybrid plan he couldn’t pull off and going downhill from there. And yet he gets his contract renewed, with a raise ina year teachers are frozen. How does that happen. He can’t open one of the wealthiest districts in the nation when rates are low, and he gets renewed with a raise.

I’d read that piece, because I still don’t get it.

He’s really effective at pretending to have a plan.

Wait, he got a raise? Are you kidding me? I make LESS this year than I did last year. That asshole.

Of course he got a raise. It’s what happens after the SB renews your contract after you totally fail to do your job and spend 10 months begging for Grace.