Chances APS goes virtual after break?

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Anonymous wrote:Can't wait for Youngkin to end the mask mandate! My kids will be maskless on the first day.

Got an AG coming in who's threatening to sue any school district that closes and a majority in each legislative chamber that will be vehemently against school closing. Bring on January 15th!

He’d have to ban mask mandates too.

Don’t think that’d fly in purple VA.

He's absolutely going to. He campaigned on that position too. He said it in a radio interview the other day.

My kids will be maskless the first day.

Teacher here ...

Okay, that's fine. I hope your kids like being taught by subs. Because I'm out as soon as masks come off. And I'm not alone. My health is more important to me than your desire for your kid to not wear a mask.

Are you in a NoVA district? I doubt if any will drop their mask requirements this spring.

ES Teacher

Same. Although apparently there is at least one poster on this thread who is certain that it will be otherwise. I know that if the mask requirements are dropped in my school then at least half of us will walk. And we won't be waiting until the end of the school year to do it.

PP here. Personally I'm not that concerned about being in class with my students unmasked and I'm ok requiring masks for now, but again I don't think the local districts will drop the requirement.

I will say that it's pretty impressive that at least half of your school staff would walk. I haven't heard anybody say that. I haven't heard any discussion about it honestly. I highly doubt that many on our staff would be able to afford to just leave anyhow, even if they wanted to.

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Huh. I guess I talk to more people at my school. Or they talk to me. I know the sentiment is very strong. Teachers feel pushed to their breaking points. There doesn't seem like much to keep any of us going in. We've already seen teachers leave with very little notice and they're getting jobs easily. The only people who intent to stay are those who absolutely have to. Everyone else has a backup plan in place or just intends to stop working.

That’s disappointing. Countless people have been pushed to limits during Covid. Wonder what would happen if all just abandoned and jumped ship.

Parent here. Minimizing their risk to make yourselves feel better at what you're doing to them is not the way to keep them in their jobs. I don't think many professions have people who are being asked to jeopardize their health like teachers are. At least in hospitals they have significant protocols in place to protect staff. At schools they throw 30 kids in a room, toss a teacher in and shut the door.

I totally get why teachers are upset and worried about their health.

Until the rest of you numbskulls start to recognize that we are expecting superhuman things from teachers and then treat them better while also compensating them for the risk, we will continue to see them leave teaching. Some will leave with no notice and some at the end of the year. It is not hard to blame them.

I also think there are a few parents here sock-puppeting and pretending to be teachers when they aren't. This teacher I take at face value because what she says resonates with what I hear from teachers at my kids' school when I talk to them. It is highly doubtful we're talking about the same small school.

So, parents, wise up. Stop trying to browbeat teachers. Start listening to teachers' concerns. We all recognize that all you want childcare and, news flash, you're getting it. Just don't be surprised when your childcare providers are telling you that what you're paying them and the working conditions they're living with aren't worth the risk to them.

Honestly, I would prefer if we go back to virtual. It worked great for my family and my kids thrived, and I'm tired of worrying about how lax some of you dingbats are about your child's (and mine) health and safety so you can earn your piddly pay.

Honest question: why aren’t your kids in virtual now? You wouldn’t have to worry about outbreaks. I guess I’m just wondering, after all the data showing how virtual does not work the the majority of kids, why you still advocate for it for everyone, when there is an acceptable solution for your particular family?

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Anonymous wrote:Before closing they should:

-Make outdoor lunch mandatory; open windows
-Make testing mandatory and daily (rapid tests for everyone every damn day)
-put a quarantine policy in place for travel out of the state
-close restaurants and indoor events
-send the work force back to telework as possible


I realize these things wont' happen. But kids have paid the price for adults not doing enough for WAY too long. My 2nd grader can barely read because she left Kindergarten without a solid enough foundation and then was just told to do Lexia for a year during 1st grade. She made a little progress, but she is WAY BEHIND where she should be because she has not had the instruction she needs. Her teacher certainly tried, but it was a garbage year. She's young enough to catch up, and we have resources, but she needs to be IN SCHOOL.

I was mostly supportive of school closures last year. I realized the tough spot we were in with so many unknowns. But now we know 2 things: kids do not suffer from covid FOR THE MOST PART and virtual school does not work FOR THE MOST PART.

Yes. Kids and their education were sacrificed on the altar of hysteria for the 2020 school year. Enough already. Every possible effort should be made to keep them in school before shutting down. Anything less is unacceptable.

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Anonymous wrote:Mmmmm. Whatever. "Union." For 35 years. (!!!) LOL. Nope, not in Virginia.

Oops. 25 years. Excuse my typo. The rest still stands. Go back to your cave, troll.

You definitely don’t know what you are talking about. There are locals for both NEA and AFT in VA. They have building reps. I don’t know what else to say and think perhaps you are trolling me.

DP. In your 8:05 post you clearly identify yourself as a "union rep." That's what she is responding to. We don't have unions in Virginia, and we certainly don't have unions in APS or any part of Northern Virginia, which you would know that if you were truly what you say you are. Please stop embarrassing yourself and go somewhere else to troll. We aren't buying any of what you're selling.

Unions historically don't have bargaining rights (but did as of May 1, 2021), but unions do exist in APS https://aeava.org/

That website has a list of union reps on it (in APS). If you really want to know them. Not every school has a delegate though.

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And the unions (yes, not everyone belongs) are the ones who are now working towards getting everything lined up for collective bargaining.

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Parent here. Minimizing their risk to make yourselves feel better at what you're doing to them is not the way to keep them in their jobs. I don't think many professions have people who are being asked to jeopardize their health like teachers are. At least in hospitals they have significant protocols in place to protect staff. At schools they throw 30 kids in a room, toss a teacher in and shut the door.

I totally get why teachers are upset and worried about their health.

Until the rest of you numbskulls start to recognize that we are expecting superhuman things from teachers and then treat them better while also compensating them for the risk, we will continue to see them leave teaching. Some will leave with no notice and some at the end of the year. It is not hard to blame them.

I also think there are a few parents here sock-puppeting and pretending to be teachers when they aren't. This teacher I take at face value because what she says resonates with what I hear from teachers at my kids' school when I talk to them. It is highly doubtful we're talking about the same small school.

So, parents, wise up. Stop trying to browbeat teachers. Start listening to teachers' concerns. We all recognize that all you want childcare and, news flash, you're getting it. Just don't be surprised when your childcare providers are telling you that what you're paying them and the working conditions they're living with aren't worth the risk to them.

Honestly, I would prefer if we go back to virtual. It worked great for my family and my kids thrived, and I'm tired of worrying about how lax some of you dingbats are about your child's (and mine) health and safety so you can earn your piddly pay.

Honest question: why aren’t your kids in virtual now? You wouldn’t have to worry about outbreaks. I guess I’m just wondering, after all the data showing how virtual does not work the the majority of kids, why you still advocate for it for everyone, when there is an acceptable solution for your particular family?

So true. Window to enroll in virtual is open right now too. Have at it.

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Anonymous wrote:Can't wait for Youngkin to end the mask mandate! My kids will be maskless on the first day.

Got an AG coming in who's threatening to sue any school district that closes and a majority in each legislative chamber that will be vehemently against school closing. Bring on January 15th!

He’d have to ban mask mandates too.

Don’t think that’d fly in purple VA.

He's absolutely going to. He campaigned on that position too. He said it in a radio interview the other day.

My kids will be maskless the first day.

Teacher here ...

Okay, that's fine. I hope your kids like being taught by subs. Because I'm out as soon as masks come off. And I'm not alone. My health is more important to me than your desire for your kid to not wear a mask.

Are you in a NoVA district? I doubt if any will drop their mask requirements this spring.

ES Teacher

Same. Although apparently there is at least one poster on this thread who is certain that it will be otherwise. I know that if the mask requirements are dropped in my school then at least half of us will walk. And we won't be waiting until the end of the school year to do it.

PP here. Personally I'm not that concerned about being in class with my students unmasked and I'm ok requiring masks for now, but again I don't think the local districts will drop the requirement.

I will say that it's pretty impressive that at least half of your school staff would walk. I haven't heard anybody say that. I haven't heard any discussion about it honestly. I highly doubt that many on our staff would be able to afford to just leave anyhow, even if they wanted to.

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Huh. I guess I talk to more people at my school. Or they talk to me. I know the sentiment is very strong. Teachers feel pushed to their breaking points. There doesn't seem like much to keep any of us going in. We've already seen teachers leave with very little notice and they're getting jobs easily. The only people who intent to stay are those who absolutely have to. Everyone else has a backup plan in place or just intends to stop working.

That’s disappointing. Countless people have been pushed to limits during Covid. Wonder what would happen if all just abandoned and jumped ship.

Parent here. Minimizing their risk to make yourselves feel better at what you're doing to them is not the way to keep them in their jobs. I don't think many professions have people who are being asked to jeopardize their health like teachers are. At least in hospitals they have significant protocols in place to protect staff. At schools they throw 30 kids in a room, toss a teacher in and shut the door.

I totally get why teachers are upset and worried about their health.

Until the rest of you numbskulls start to recognize that we are expecting superhuman things from teachers and then treat them better while also compensating them for the risk, we will continue to see them leave teaching. Some will leave with no notice and some at the end of the year. It is not hard to blame them.

I also think there are a few parents here sock-puppeting and pretending to be teachers when they aren't. This teacher I take at face value because what she says resonates with what I hear from teachers at my kids' school when I talk to them. It is highly doubtful we're talking about the same small school.

So, parents, wise up. Stop trying to browbeat teachers. Start listening to teachers' concerns. We all recognize that all you want childcare and, news flash, you're getting it. Just don't be surprised when your childcare providers are telling you that what you're paying them and the working conditions they're living with aren't worth the risk to them.

Honestly, I would prefer if we go back to virtual. It worked great for my family and my kids thrived, and I'm tired of worrying about how lax some of you dingbats are about your child's (and mine) health and safety so you can earn your piddly pay.

What is your personal circumstance? Are you a SAHM, WFH, or have MS/HS aged kids? Help relate your circumstance to others.

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Anonymous wrote:The Mike Silverman Facebook post is sobering and yes it definitely says ER visits and hospitalizations are up.

I am so tired of the stupid people who try to pretend this isn't real. Go put on a mask, order takeout and shut up.

Or do you know better than the local ER doc?

Mike Silverman is a constant fear porn purveyor. How many of them were elderly? How many are obese?

Shouldn't he be tailoring his message to those most at risk, instead of the general population (who isn't listening to him)?

So sad that you are attacking the health care workers.

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Anonymous wrote:The Mike Silverman Facebook post is sobering and yes it definitely says ER visits and hospitalizations are up.

I am so tired of the stupid people who try to pretend this isn't real. Go put on a mask, order takeout and shut up.

Or do you know better than the local ER doc?

Mike Silverman is a constant fear porn purveyor. How many of them were elderly? How many are obese?

Shouldn't he be tailoring his message to those most at risk, instead of the general population (who isn't listening to him)?

So sad that you are attacking the health care workers.

Sadly it's a really common tactic by the Covid-deniers.

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Anonymous wrote:Mmmmm. Whatever. "Union." For 35 years. (!!!) LOL. Nope, not in Virginia.

Oops. 25 years. Excuse my typo. The rest still stands. Go back to your cave, troll.

You definitely don’t know what you are talking about. There are locals for both NEA and AFT in VA. They have building reps. I don’t know what else to say and think perhaps you are trolling me.

DP. In your 8:05 post you clearly identify yourself as a "union rep." That's what she is responding to. We don't have unions in Virginia, and we certainly don't have unions in APS or any part of Northern Virginia, which you would know that if you were truly what you say you are. Please stop embarrassing yourself and go somewhere else to troll. We aren't buying any of what you're selling.

Unions historically don't have bargaining rights (but did as of May 1, 2021), but unions do exist in APS https://aeava.org/

That website has a list of union reps on it (in APS). If you really want to know them. Not every school has a delegate though.

But this person isn't trolling for union rights. This person is a Youngkin troll. You know, the no mask, no vaccine kind of trolling for Youngkin. Her agenda is pretty clear. She is being completely untruthful about her role as a Red Younkin Troll.

She also doesn't understand some basic facts about what is happening in Red rural Virginia, which is where she is from, and NoVa, which is where APS is located. Of course, no teachers are complaining in Red rural Virginia. They are glad of their jobs because being a teacher in Red rural Virginia is a pretty good gig and one of the easiest jobs in town with adequate pay. We have a farm down in rural Virginia and our farm manager's wife is a teacher. None of those women are rocking the boats because they want their jobs and need the income. They don't have any options for alternative careers in Red rural Virginia.

However, it is a completely different story in NoVa where teachers are able to easily transition to other jobs and occupations right now and earn a lot more money. It is ignorant and hostile actions like hers that make it difficult for the parent population in NoVa to understand that their constant hostility towards teachers isn't going to convince teachers to stay in their jobs and it is, in fact, driving them out.

My school has lost over 10% of its teachers and staff since the school year began and we were not fully staffed to begin with. Teachers are moving out of teaching, support staff are moving to different districts because they got a "promotion," and administrators either have moved to other districts or have also moved out of working in schools. People who work in schools right now are tired of the direct and latent animosity and hostility being shown to them. Couple that with relatively low pay and the ability to find new jobs at better pay and you have a recipe for disaster in NoVa schools.

We're at a crossroads. It can get worse or it can get better. If you keep believing trolls like this troll then things are going to get a lot worse for us up here in NoVa.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:The Mike Silverman Facebook post is sobering and yes it definitely says ER visits and hospitalizations are up.

I am so tired of the stupid people who try to pretend this isn't real. Go put on a mask, order takeout and shut up.

Or do you know better than the local ER doc?

Mike Silverman is a constant fear porn purveyor. How many of them were elderly? How many are obese?

Shouldn't he be tailoring his message to those most at risk, instead of the general population (who isn't listening to him)?

So sad that you are attacking the health care workers.

Sadly it's a really common tactic by the Covid-deniers.

+1

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Mmmmm. Whatever. "Union." For 35 years. (!!!) LOL. Nope, not in Virginia.

Oops. 25 years. Excuse my typo. The rest still stands. Go back to your cave, troll.

You definitely don’t know what you are talking about. There are locals for both NEA and AFT in VA. They have building reps. I don’t know what else to say and think perhaps you are trolling me.

DP. In your 8:05 post you clearly identify yourself as a "union rep." That's what she is responding to. We don't have unions in Virginia, and we certainly don't have unions in APS or any part of Northern Virginia, which you would know that if you were truly what you say you are. Please stop embarrassing yourself and go somewhere else to troll. We aren't buying any of what you're selling.

Unions historically don't have bargaining rights (but did as of May 1, 2021), but unions do exist in APS https://aeava.org/

That website has a list of union reps on it (in APS). If you really want to know them. Not every school has a delegate though.

But this person isn't trolling for union rights. This person is a Youngkin troll. You know, the no mask, no vaccine kind of trolling for Youngkin. Her agenda is pretty clear. She is being completely untruthful about her role as a Red Younkin Troll.

She also doesn't understand some basic facts about what is happening in Red rural Virginia, which is where she is from, and NoVa, which is where APS is located. Of course, no teachers are complaining in Red rural Virginia. They are glad of their jobs because being a teacher in Red rural Virginia is a pretty good gig and one of the easiest jobs in town with adequate pay. We have a farm down in rural Virginia and our farm manager's wife is a teacher. None of those women are rocking the boats because they want their jobs and need the income. They don't have any options for alternative careers in Red rural Virginia.

However, it is a completely different story in NoVa where teachers are able to easily transition to other jobs and occupations right now and earn a lot more money. It is ignorant and hostile actions like hers that make it difficult for the parent population in NoVa to understand that their constant hostility towards teachers isn't going to convince teachers to stay in their jobs and it is, in fact, driving them out.

My school has lost over 10% of its teachers and staff since the school year began and we were not fully staffed to begin with. Teachers are moving out of teaching, support staff are moving to different districts because they got a "promotion," and administrators either have moved to other districts or have also moved out of working in schools. People who work in schools right now are tired of the direct and latent animosity and hostility being shown to them. Couple that with relatively low pay and the ability to find new jobs at better pay and you have a recipe for disaster in NoVa schools.

We're at a crossroads. It can get worse or it can get better. If you keep believing trolls like this troll then things are going to get a lot worse for us up here in NoVa.

We don't let the inmates control the asylum.

They have summers off, rock solid benefits and early retirement. Come join the private sector and try to find that.

If someone wants to leave, see you later. Don't let the door hit you on the *ss on the way out. These few teacher nuts (most are actually sane) that occupy AEM and post on here are hilarious.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Mike Silverman Facebook post is sobering and yes it definitely says ER visits and hospitalizations are up.

I am so tired of the stupid people who try to pretend this isn't real. Go put on a mask, order takeout and shut up.

Or do you know better than the local ER doc?

Mike Silverman is a constant fear porn purveyor. How many of them were elderly? How many are obese?

Shouldn't he be tailoring his message to those most at risk, instead of the general population (who isn't listening to him)?

So sad that you are attacking the health care workers.

Sadly it's a really common tactic by the Covid-deniers.

This is a common tactic by authoritarians who don't want to debate facts. They must be destroyed and silenced.

I'm not criticizing his work in the ER, I'm criticizing his voluntary political role he's take to push his skewed, super risk averse perspective to public health. He's pushing misinformation to the community by not talking about the 1,000x age skew or comorbidities (I'm sure TONS of obesity - pun intended) so those most at-risk can take the proper precautions.

Reminds me of the authoritarians during the Iraq War who said you couldn't criticize Bush or the war, because you were denigrating the troops. Same authoritarian tactics.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mmmmm. Whatever. "Union." For 35 years. (!!!) LOL. Nope, not in Virginia.

Oops. 25 years. Excuse my typo. The rest still stands. Go back to your cave, troll.

You definitely don’t know what you are talking about. There are locals for both NEA and AFT in VA. They have building reps. I don’t know what else to say and think perhaps you are trolling me.

DP. In your 8:05 post you clearly identify yourself as a "union rep." That's what she is responding to. We don't have unions in Virginia, and we certainly don't have unions in APS or any part of Northern Virginia, which you would know that if you were truly what you say you are. Please stop embarrassing yourself and go somewhere else to troll. We aren't buying any of what you're selling.

Unions historically don't have bargaining rights (but did as of May 1, 2021), but unions do exist in APS https://aeava.org/

That website has a list of union reps on it (in APS). If you really want to know them. Not every school has a delegate though.

But this person isn't trolling for union rights. This person is a Youngkin troll. You know, the no mask, no vaccine kind of trolling for Youngkin. Her agenda is pretty clear. She is being completely untruthful about her role as a Red Younkin Troll.

She also doesn't understand some basic facts about what is happening in Red rural Virginia, which is where she is from, and NoVa, which is where APS is located. Of course, no teachers are complaining in Red rural Virginia. They are glad of their jobs because being a teacher in Red rural Virginia is a pretty good gig and one of the easiest jobs in town with adequate pay. We have a farm down in rural Virginia and our farm manager's wife is a teacher. None of those women are rocking the boats because they want their jobs and need the income. They don't have any options for alternative careers in Red rural Virginia.

However, it is a completely different story in NoVa where teachers are able to easily transition to other jobs and occupations right now and earn a lot more money. It is ignorant and hostile actions like hers that make it difficult for the parent population in NoVa to understand that their constant hostility towards teachers isn't going to convince teachers to stay in their jobs and it is, in fact, driving them out.

My school has lost over 10% of its teachers and staff since the school year began and we were not fully staffed to begin with. Teachers are moving out of teaching, support staff are moving to different districts because they got a "promotion," and administrators either have moved to other districts or have also moved out of working in schools. People who work in schools right now are tired of the direct and latent animosity and hostility being shown to them. Couple that with relatively low pay and the ability to find new jobs at better pay and you have a recipe for disaster in NoVa schools.

We're at a crossroads. It can get worse or it can get better. If you keep believing trolls like this troll then things are going to get a lot worse for us up here in NoVa.

Best of luck to them. The government contractors that dominate the local job market will give them about 13-days paid time off (including sick days) for the first five years. They might pay more but they will expect 60 hours a week. At my first job, it was six holidays per year and no vacation days until after completion of your first year.

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Anonymous wrote:Can't wait for Youngkin to end the mask mandate! My kids will be maskless on the first day.

Got an AG coming in who's threatening to sue any school district that closes and a majority in each legislative chamber that will be vehemently against school closing. Bring on January 15th!

He’d have to ban mask mandates too.

Don’t think that’d fly in purple VA.

He's absolutely going to. He campaigned on that position too. He said it in a radio interview the other day.

My kids will be maskless the first day.

Teacher here ...

Okay, that's fine. I hope your kids like being taught by subs. Because I'm out as soon as masks come off. And I'm not alone. My health is more important to me than your desire for your kid to not wear a mask.

Are you in a NoVA district? I doubt if any will drop their mask requirements this spring.

ES Teacher

Same. Although apparently there is at least one poster on this thread who is certain that it will be otherwise. I know that if the mask requirements are dropped in my school then at least half of us will walk. And we won't be waiting until the end of the school year to do it.

PP here. Personally I'm not that concerned about being in class with my students unmasked and I'm ok requiring masks for now, but again I don't think the local districts will drop the requirement.

I will say that it's pretty impressive that at least half of your school staff would walk. I haven't heard anybody say that. I haven't heard any discussion about it honestly. I highly doubt that many on our staff would be able to afford to just leave anyhow, even if they wanted to.

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Huh. I guess I talk to more people at my school. Or they talk to me. I know the sentiment is very strong. Teachers feel pushed to their breaking points. There doesn't seem like much to keep any of us going in. We've already seen teachers leave with very little notice and they're getting jobs easily. The only people who intent to stay are those who absolutely have to. Everyone else has a backup plan in place or just intends to stop working.

That’s disappointing. Countless people have been pushed to limits during Covid. Wonder what would happen if all just abandoned and jumped ship.

Parent here. Minimizing their risk to make yourselves feel better at what you're doing to them is not the way to keep them in their jobs. I don't think many professions have people who are being asked to jeopardize their health like teachers are. At least in hospitals they have significant protocols in place to protect staff. At schools they throw 30 kids in a room, toss a teacher in and shut the door.

I totally get why teachers are upset and worried about their health.

Until the rest of you numbskulls start to recognize that we are expecting superhuman things from teachers and then treat them better while also compensating them for the risk, we will continue to see them leave teaching. Some will leave with no notice and some at the end of the year. It is not hard to blame them.

I also think there are a few parents here sock-puppeting and pretending to be teachers when they aren't. This teacher I take at face value because what she says resonates with what I hear from teachers at my kids' school when I talk to them. It is highly doubtful we're talking about the same small school.

So, parents, wise up. Stop trying to browbeat teachers. Start listening to teachers' concerns. We all recognize that all you want childcare and, news flash, you're getting it. Just don't be surprised when your childcare providers are telling you that what you're paying them and the working conditions they're living with aren't worth the risk to them.

Honestly, I would prefer if we go back to virtual. It worked great for my family and my kids thrived, and I'm tired of worrying about how lax some of you dingbats are about your child's (and mine) health and safety so you can earn your piddly pay.

Honest question: why aren’t your kids in virtual now? You wouldn’t have to worry about outbreaks. I guess I’m just wondering, after all the data showing how virtual does not work the the majority of kids, why you still advocate for it for everyone, when there is an acceptable solution for your particular family?

The FOHM parents who want to shut down the schools for everyone regardless of the mental health toll on kids are the worst people on the planet.

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LOL at the parents.

We already work 60 hour weeks and the "summers off" trope has been debunked repeatedly. Apparently, all to no avail until you guys learn some reading comprehension.

Working 60 hours and only having 2 weeks off will be a blessing, not a curse, to all of us teachers.

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Anonymous wrote:LOL at the parents.

We already work 60 hour weeks and the "summers off" trope has been debunked repeatedly. Apparently, all to no avail until you guys learn some reading comprehension.

Working 60 hours and only having 2 weeks off will be a blessing, not a curse, to all of us teachers.

Best of luck in your new career! Let us know how it works for you.