If you can, pull your kid from school - it is the only right thing to do

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This is a pretty obnoxious post, op, even by dcum standards.

Is it, though?

Yeah. It is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Ok, I knew I would get a lot of backlash, but I didn’t think some of it would be so venomous. I know it’s not part of everyone’s agenda, but the reality is, we cannot even open businesses that hold a much smaller number of adult bodies safely. How on earth do we think sending thousands of kids into one building for hours every day is going to work. The virus is not going to magically decide not to spread within the school hallways.

If the government can provide billions to pharma companies, and companies to help get us through this time, surely they can find a way to allocate funds to find ways to make schools safer for those that have no choice but to attend. (Better air handling systems, better cleaning, make for all everyday....and consultants to help modify the physical building and classroom layout for safety). And, if my family has to pay some sort of Covid tax for schools, we’d be happy to even though we would not necessarily attend.

Unfortunately, due to my own wording, I made the concept sound like the intent is to protect some but not others. This was not what I intended. I, and yes, this is my perspective, feel we have to be open to a variety of formats now and in the near future, for schools, business, transportation...

If the families that are able to, kept there children home from the public school building, to learn, we would have less students in the buildings. Every single additional body brings with it a multiplicative factor for virus spread. The parent with the child in AP math could probably help here. This means every additional body present makes it more difficult to control transmission. And, let’s not forget, for every child, there are their parents that may be using transportation, may be working in buildings or heading to businesses, where they can become infected, or that the child will infect the parent who then infects others. It’s similar to the mask situation. The more people that wear them, the less transmission of virus that takes place. Even if that number is not 100%, any percent is worth it. The long term implications are just not clear enough. It seems like there are definitely some. And while school is important, the physical structure is not. Plus, it’s not like learning has to occur at a specific time or place.

Or, OP, here's another idea. You get over your fear of your own shadow and go on living your life. The virus isn't going anywhere. We're all going to have to learn to adapt and get back to normal as much as possible. Hiding my kids in the basement and pretending that they're getting an education in the name of some vague "greater good" is not in my plans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, pulling your child does not help other children. It hurts them. Children need to be in school. School includes classmates, which includes your children.

Send your children to school.

My child doesn’t need OP’s child in order to learn.

[Anonymous]

That’s the point, your child does not need my child to learn.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hmmm, I wonder which parent will be able to teach my kid AP Statistics? AP Physics?

+1 lol.. my kid is taking a lot of AP/IB classes. Maybe OP thinks all a parent needs to do is buy a workbook and your kid will be fine.

[Anonymous]

The problem with OP's post is that she's living in La La Land. The government isn't going to give schools the money they need to open safely -- the administration is threatening to pull money from schools that don't open, and demanding that the CDC weaken their guidelines. States and localities are suffering the loss of tax dollars, and probably can't afford to pay for all the necessary precautions, even if they were feasible (we're not going to get a bunch of HVAC systems upgraded before September).

Your post reads like rich people should just find their own private education island, as if that will help anyone else. I mean, no one cares if your kids show up or not, but saying that wealthy people should hire tutors and consultants and home school in their outdoor spaces with the other rich people is just so incredibly tone deaf. You can pretend you're saying it for the common good, but it's clear that you are saying that rich people should pretend that they are making some kind of sacrifice rather than admit that they are protecting their own kids and f*** anyone else.

The reason that schools can't open safely is because we don't have community transmission under control. Period. Nothing you say is helping that.

[Anonymous]

Right. We can’t get community transmission under control. Yet people are pleading to open schools without first figuring out the former. It will only get a million times worse.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:OP, pulling your child does not help other children. It hurts them. Children need to be in school. School includes classmates, which includes your children.

Send your children to school.

My child doesn’t need OP’s child in order to learn.

Your child could learn a lot from OP's child. Guarantee it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your post reads like rich people should just find their own private education island, as if that will help anyone else. I mean, no one cares if your kids show up or not, but saying that wealthy people should hire tutors and consultants and home school in their outdoor spaces with the other rich people is just so incredibly tone deaf. You can pretend you're saying it for the common good, but it's clear that you are saying that rich people should pretend that they are making some kind of sacrifice rather than admit that they are protecting their own kids and f*** anyone else.

Whatever the reason, the goal remains the same. It’s like masks. They are best used to protect others. I’m sure a portion of people wear them with their own protection in mind. Still, it helps. Same with schools and number of students. Less is best.