Please don't talk to me about equity in schools ever again

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Anonymous wrote:I love how now everyone is concerned about equity. Face it - you are still only concerned about your own kid but using the equity argument to try to get schools to reopen. Cute.

Some systems want to send esol, special ed and poor kids back first as it's thought dl is especially hard on them.

Meanwhile many of my Facebook friends are like "hell no we won't be the experimental guinea pigs. Send the rich white kids first if it's supposed to be safe!" And if schools tried that it would also be racist.

What superintendent wants that kind of headache? Just send everyone back at once.

The disease isn't harder on minorities, the health care system is. And the poorest amoung us are the ones who need schools the most, that is why people want to send them back as they are suffering the most without it.

The Tuskegee experiment was referenced repeatedly.

You are NOT going to convince most black people, who are often the working class and poor being discussed (at least the ones rooted here) to be the first to go back to school during a pandemic. Maybe esol students and maybe African and Caribbean students, who don't have the same history, can be persuaded of good intentions.

Just let whoever want to send their kids to school have a chance. If certain group prefer DL, let it be. they can join whenever they feel comfortable.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love how now everyone is concerned about equity. Face it - you are still only concerned about your own kid but using the equity argument to try to get schools to reopen. Cute.

Some systems want to send esol, special ed and poor kids back first as it's thought dl is especially hard on them.

Meanwhile many of my Facebook friends are like "hell no we won't be the experimental guinea pigs. Send the rich white kids first if it's supposed to be safe!" And if schools tried that it would also be racist.

What superintendent wants that kind of headache? Just send everyone back at once.

As soon as it can be done safely which is likely in a couple months when there's a vaccine. I just don't see they have the money to refit the ventilation in many of these neglected schools anyway and part-time school that would be the only real option since the schools are already severely over capacity is even less helpful than full-time DL.

I am so tired of this "we will have a vaccine in a couple months" talk. We have NO IDEA when or if a vaccine will be available. There is a real chance it never will. There is also a real chance it will take years. Oh and of course the chance that is doesn't work well. Not to mention IF it does happen it will take literal months to have everyone vaccinated. Planning re-opening schools based on a theoretical vaccine is incredibly stupid. Planning on that could mean our schools stay closed for years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Private schools will shut down too just as soon as a few students, teachers and parents die of COVID. Give it time.

Yep! As much as I hate DL and want my kids back in school, I think opening schools next month is insane. I hope that no one gets sick and that it goes well but if I were a private school parent, I would be looking into a back-up plan as I don't see in-person lasting very long.

Die?

Infection positivities rate low. Hospitalizations of infectees low. Death rate of those infected very low.

Talk about taking a small risk death over a large risk barely educating or developing kids for 12+ mos.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love how now everyone is concerned about equity. Face it - you are still only concerned about your own kid but using the equity argument to try to get schools to reopen. Cute.

Some systems want to send esol, special ed and poor kids back first as it's thought dl is especially hard on them.

Meanwhile many of my Facebook friends are like "hell no we won't be the experimental guinea pigs. Send the rich white kids first if it's supposed to be safe!" And if schools tried that it would also be racist.

What superintendent wants that kind of headache? Just send everyone back at once.

As soon as it can be done safely which is likely in a couple months when there's a vaccine. I just don't see they have the money to refit the ventilation in many of these neglected schools anyway and part-time school that would be the only real option since the schools are already severely over capacity is even less helpful than full-time DL.

I am so tired of this "we will have a vaccine in a couple months" talk. We have NO IDEA when or if a vaccine will be available. There is a real chance it never will. There is also a real chance it will take years. Oh and of course the chance that is doesn't work well. Not to mention IF it does happen it will take literal months to have everyone vaccinated. Planning re-opening schools based on a theoretical vaccine is incredibly stupid. Planning on that could mean our schools stay closed for years.

But Russia has a vaccine! We are almost there.

[Anonymous]

Russia decided not to formally test its vaccine. That is not something we should emulate.

[Anonymous]

Vouchers are important

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I love how now everyone is concerned about equity. Face it - you are still only concerned about your own kid but using the equity argument to try to get schools to reopen. Cute.

Some systems want to send esol, special ed and poor kids back first as it's thought dl is especially hard on them.

Meanwhile many of my Facebook friends are like "hell no we won't be the experimental guinea pigs. Send the rich white kids first if it's supposed to be safe!" And if schools tried that it would also be racist.

What superintendent wants that kind of headache? Just send everyone back at once.

As soon as it can be done safely which is likely in a couple months when there's a vaccine. I just don't see they have the money to refit the ventilation in many of these neglected schools anyway and part-time school that would be the only real option since the schools are already severely over capacity is even less helpful than full-time DL.

I am so tired of this "we will have a vaccine in a couple months" talk. We have NO IDEA when or if a vaccine will be available. There is a real chance it never will. There is also a real chance it will take years. Oh and of course the chance that is doesn't work well. Not to mention IF it does happen it will take literal months to have everyone vaccinated. Planning re-opening schools based on a theoretical vaccine is incredibly stupid. Planning on that could mean our schools stay closed for years.

+1. And while I will forgive random parents for taking this view, it appalls me that many districts are planning with an imminent vaccine in mind as well.