Why do so many parents want DL forever?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honest, Sincere Question: what does “when it is safe” mean? What constitutes “safe”?

I would LOVE to know the answer to this question!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honest, Sincere Question: what does “when it is safe” mean? What constitutes “safe”?

DP. I’d feel a lot better when my spouse is vaccinated. I’d also like to see surveillance testing of students at least at the secondary level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do not want a permanent DL option supported. I think that raises severe equity and segregation issues, and it routes funding to a population that needs it least.

I really can't keep up with what is racist and what isn't. Some families prefer distance education for different reasons. I don't think it has anything to do with being a segregationist. DC proper is already segregated by housing. Distance Learning will not even put a dent in the school system divide.

There are sooo many articles, examples and voices where parents of African descent prefer distance learning. I'd love to hear what other identities think. I imagine it would be difficult for caregivers who cannot speak the language of the teacher instructing. There are many different ways to learn and COVID opened pandora's box. Racism is not the issue.

https://www.npr.org/2021/03/01/963282430/for-some-black-students-remote-learning-has-offered-a-chance-to-thrive

More non-white parents prefer remote learning
https://www.economist.com/united-states/2021/03/14/more-non-white-than-white-parents-prefer-remote-learning-for-their-children


Black Distrust of Public School Systems
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/01/us/politics/school-reopening-black-families.html

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want your kids at hime forever, that’s fine. That option has always existed — it’s called homeschooling. The local school system should not have to continue to pour resources into online learning after this school year because some parents want to keep their kids home. There are virtual schools and many states have their own virtual public school. The local district should not have to spend money to keep providing this.

This is what it has always been about. Wealthier white families who are afraid that the minority kids at home are siphoning resources from their own kids.
There are kids in my class who have lost multiple family members to COVID. They have parents who don’t speak English, who work in fast food and public transit and in housekeeping. Some of these kids have parents who are illiterate even in their own language. You have absolutely no right to dictate how funds are allocated to students like this. Do you understand how devastating it will be to these families if their child brings home COVID to grandma and an infant? They don’t have insurance. Some live in shelters or in crowded low income housing. They can’t isolate a sick family member in a cozy bedroom like you can.

I’m embarrassed for the people who pretended to care about these children months ago. They pretended to advocate for these families until they finally realized that they don’t, in fact, want to send their kids back to school mid pandemic. They were always a prop, and now they’re back to being an obstacle to Charlotte’s flute lessons. Vile.

What makes you think I am wealthy and white?

In my district, 50 percent of black and 60 percent of Latinx families chose in person. If you read my post, you’d see that I’m talking about next year, when every adult will have had the opportunity to be vaccinated. At that point, DL needs to go away.

The most vocal proponents of DL forever on my local moms group on fb are white women with anxiety disorders.

[Anonymous]

If you want DL forever, please research the many virtual schools that existed well before Covid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you want DL forever, please research the many virtual schools that existed well before Covid.

+1

Exactly.

IMO, if we are committing public funds to setting up permanent DL academies, there needs to be significant research first demonstrating that it isn't just a way to implement another form of segregation, that learning outcomes especially for disadvantaged groups are better than in person learning (not just the same, given the loss of funding), that students with disabilities are equally served, that students with disabilities are identified at the same rate, that truancy laws are enforced, and that there isn't a decrease in mandatory reporting done (so DL isn't hiding abuse).

If all this isn't done, we should not spend public funds on this.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest, Sincere Question: what does “when it is safe” mean? What constitutes “safe”?

I would LOVE to know the answer to this question!

When all the adults and kids are vaccinated or have the opportunity to be vaccinated and decline AND numbers go down and we aren't seeing COVID in the schools regularly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you want DL forever, please research the many virtual schools that existed well before Covid.

No worries, places like MCPS will offer it for free.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want your kids at hime forever, that’s fine. That option has always existed — it’s called homeschooling. The local school system should not have to continue to pour resources into online learning after this school year because some parents want to keep their kids home. There are virtual schools and many states have their own virtual public school. The local district should not have to spend money to keep providing this.

This is what it has always been about. Wealthier white families who are afraid that the minority kids at home are siphoning resources from their own kids.
There are kids in my class who have lost multiple family members to COVID. They have parents who don’t speak English, who work in fast food and public transit and in housekeeping. Some of these kids have parents who are illiterate even in their own language. You have absolutely no right to dictate how funds are allocated to students like this. Do you understand how devastating it will be to these families if their child brings home COVID to grandma and an infant? They don’t have insurance. Some live in shelters or in crowded low income housing. They can’t isolate a sick family member in a cozy bedroom like you can.

I’m embarrassed for the people who pretended to care about these children months ago. They pretended to advocate for these families until they finally realized that they don’t, in fact, want to send their kids back to school mid pandemic. They were always a prop, and now they’re back to being an obstacle to Charlotte’s flute lessons. Vile.

What makes you think I am wealthy and white?

In my district, 50 percent of black and 60 percent of Latinx families chose in person. If you read my post, you’d see that I’m talking about next year, when every adult will have had the opportunity to be vaccinated. At that point, DL needs to go away.

The most vocal proponents of DL forever on my local moms group on fb are white women with anxiety disorders.

It doesn't need to go away. You want it to go away. MCPS has said they are working on keeping DL for those who want it. Why are you so threatened by families liking DL?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest, Sincere Question: what does “when it is safe” mean? What constitutes “safe”?

I would LOVE to know the answer to this question!

When all the adults and kids are vaccinated or have the opportunity to be vaccinated and decline AND numbers go down and we aren't seeing COVID in the schools regularly.

Numbers go down to what? Do you have a threshold for which you are comfortable saying it is now safe?

What is your definition of not “seeing COVID in the schools regularly?”

Finally, kids vaccinated (or the ability to be) or ages 5+ (kindergarten and older)?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest, Sincere Question: what does “when it is safe” mean? What constitutes “safe”?

I would LOVE to know the answer to this question!

When all the adults and kids are vaccinated or have the opportunity to be vaccinated and decline AND numbers go down and we aren't seeing COVID in the schools regularly.

But we are not seeing COVID in schools. When it is found in schools it’s coming from outside.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honest, Sincere Question: what does “when it is safe” mean? What constitutes “safe”?

I would LOVE to know the answer to this question!

When all the adults and kids are vaccinated or have the opportunity to be vaccinated and decline AND numbers go down and we aren't seeing COVID in the schools regularly.

But we are not seeing COVID in schools. When it is found in schools it’s coming from outside.

exactly. And, masks work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want your kids at hime forever, that’s fine. That option has always existed — it’s called homeschooling. The local school system should not have to continue to pour resources into online learning after this school year because some parents want to keep their kids home. There are virtual schools and many states have their own virtual public school. The local district should not have to spend money to keep providing this.

This is what it has always been about. Wealthier white families who are afraid that the minority kids at home are siphoning resources from their own kids.
There are kids in my class who have lost multiple family members to COVID. They have parents who don’t speak English, who work in fast food and public transit and in housekeeping. Some of these kids have parents who are illiterate even in their own language. You have absolutely no right to dictate how funds are allocated to students like this. Do you understand how devastating it will be to these families if their child brings home COVID to grandma and an infant? They don’t have insurance. Some live in shelters or in crowded low income housing. They can’t isolate a sick family member in a cozy bedroom like you can.

I’m embarrassed for the people who pretended to care about these children months ago. They pretended to advocate for these families until they finally realized that they don’t, in fact, want to send their kids back to school mid pandemic. They were always a prop, and now they’re back to being an obstacle to Charlotte’s flute lessons. Vile.

What makes you think I am wealthy and white?

In my district, 50 percent of black and 60 percent of Latinx families chose in person. If you read my post, you’d see that I’m talking about next year, when every adult will have had the opportunity to be vaccinated. At that point, DL needs to go away.

The most vocal proponents of DL forever on my local moms group on fb are white women with anxiety disorders.

It doesn't need to go away. You want it to go away. MCPS has said they are working on keeping DL for those who want it. Why are you so threatened by families liking DL?

DL, in some form, is here to stay and demand will increase over the next decade. Some parents may not agree, but that won't matter in the long run.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If you want your kids at hime forever, that’s fine. That option has always existed — it’s called homeschooling. The local school system should not have to continue to pour resources into online learning after this school year because some parents want to keep their kids home. There are virtual schools and many states have their own virtual public school. The local district should not have to spend money to keep providing this.

This is what it has always been about. Wealthier white families who are afraid that the minority kids at home are siphoning resources from their own kids.
There are kids in my class who have lost multiple family members to COVID. They have parents who don’t speak English, who work in fast food and public transit and in housekeeping. Some of these kids have parents who are illiterate even in their own language. You have absolutely no right to dictate how funds are allocated to students like this. Do you understand how devastating it will be to these families if their child brings home COVID to grandma and an infant? They don’t have insurance. Some live in shelters or in crowded low income housing. They can’t isolate a sick family member in a cozy bedroom like you can.

I’m embarrassed for the people who pretended to care about these children months ago. They pretended to advocate for these families until they finally realized that they don’t, in fact, want to send their kids back to school mid pandemic. They were always a prop, and now they’re back to being an obstacle to Charlotte’s flute lessons. Vile.

What makes you think I am wealthy and white?

In my district, 50 percent of black and 60 percent of Latinx families chose in person. If you read my post, you’d see that I’m talking about next year, when every adult will have had the opportunity to be vaccinated. At that point, DL needs to go away.

The most vocal proponents of DL forever on my local moms group on fb are white women with anxiety disorders.

It doesn't need to go away. You want it to go away. MCPS has said they are working on keeping DL for those who want it. Why are you so threatened by families liking DL?

DL, in some form, is here to stay and demand will increase over the next decade. Some parents may not agree, but that won't matter in the long run.

If that's true, it's so sad for the kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

What makes you think I am wealthy and white?

In my district, 50 percent of black and 60 percent of Latinx families chose in person. If you read my post, you’d see that I’m talking about next year, when every adult will have had the opportunity to be vaccinated. At that point, DL needs to go away.

The most vocal proponents of DL forever on my local moms group on fb are white women with anxiety disorders.

It doesn't need to go away. You want it to go away. MCPS has said they are working on keeping DL for those who want it. Why are you so threatened by families liking DL?

DL, in some form, is here to stay and demand will increase over the next decade. Some parents may not agree, but that won't matter in the long run.

If that's true, it's so sad for the kids.

Sad for SOME kids. A lot feel much safer at home. No bullies. No gangs. No risk of a school shooting... since there won't ever be any gun reform.