How can you expect schools to reopen?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people that works in DC use public transportation. Do you know how difficult it is to have 6 feet of social distancing on a metro train or bus? You can’t.

NYC seems to be doing it.

NYC got hit hard with the virus. They understand this virus is serious and won't be lax about masks and distancing.

[Anonymous]

What offices are doing is not relevant to opening schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What offices are doing is not relevant to opening schools

...says a person who evidently is not worried that they will have to choose between giving up their paid employment in an office and leaving their elementary-school-aged child home alone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What offices are doing is not relevant to opening schools

I disagree.

If an office hasn’t historically embraced telework and opted to continue with telework until reevaluating in January, I think that speaks volumes about the concern for our health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not being snarky, but how can you expect schools to reopen when the majority of dc offices have announced telework until 2021?

My office and upwards of 20 other fed agencies, nonprofits, firms, etc. (plus the thread in the jobs forum) have already announced they’ll reevaluate in 2021.

I understand many people still must go to offices/hospitals/etc., but you must realize the seriousness of the situation when DC offices that never allowed telework are now mandating it through 2021.

Can everyone just stop criticizing the schools and focus on planning for the Fall? You critics sound ridiculous. Like Chuck Woolery.

Don't you understand? They don't CARE about any of that. They're just assuming that THEIR precious BBs won't be the kids who inevitably get very sick or even die. They don't care if anybody else's kids get sick and die. They just want their kids in school buildings. They've had to parent them since March and they are SO DONE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Most people that works in DC use public transportation. Do you know how difficult it is to have 6 feet of social distancing on a metro train or bus? You can’t.

Um, all the Asia and Europe countries are doing it. Their numbers are great.

So sick of people saying things can’t be done.

So sick of people citing Asia and Europe as if it's remotely relevant. Go get us their leadership and rewind back to March, then try again.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Because schools are essential and teachers can’t do their jobs effectively online, at least for ES. You will notice that other essential jobs, Luke grocery workers and Metro drivers, are also showing up at work and are not teleworking. My husband is a Fed and he has to go into work because his job requires it. It is based on job function, and teachers have a job that can only be done effectively in person.

1. Teachers are not "essential workers." How convenient that you now want to classify them that way to suit your demands.
2. Teachers CAN do their jobs remotely and meet the requirements set forth by the state for public education. Whether or not you like it or agree is irrelevant.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because schools are essential and teachers can’t do their jobs effectively online, at least for ES. You will notice that other essential jobs, Luke grocery workers and Metro drivers, are also showing up at work and are not teleworking. My husband is a Fed and he has to go into work because his job requires it. It is based on job function, and teachers have a job that can only be done effectively in person.

1. Teachers are not "essential workers." How convenient that you now want to classify them that way to suit your demands.
2. Teachers CAN do their jobs remotely and meet the requirements set forth by the state for public education. Whether or not you like it or agree is irrelevant.

Teachers CAN do their jobs remotely. But not effectively.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What offices are doing is not relevant to opening schools

I disagree.

If an office hasn’t historically embraced telework and opted to continue with telework until reevaluating in January, I think that speaks volumes about the concern for our health.

I think it speaks volumes about them figuring out that actually telework does work for them after all.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not being snarky, but how can you expect schools to reopen when the majority of dc offices have announced telework until 2021?

My office and upwards of 20 other fed agencies, nonprofits, firms, etc. (plus the thread in the jobs forum) have already announced they’ll reevaluate in 2021.

I understand many people still must go to offices/hospitals/etc., but you must realize the seriousness of the situation when DC offices that never allowed telework are now mandating it through 2021.

Can everyone just stop criticizing the schools and focus on planning for the Fall? You critics sound ridiculous. Like Chuck Woolery.

Don't you understand? They don't CARE about any of that. They're just assuming that THEIR precious BBs won't be the kids who inevitably get very sick or even die. They don't care if anybody else's kids get sick and die. They just want their kids in school buildings. They've had to parent them since March and they are SO DONE.

How many kids have died locally, PP?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Because schools are essential and teachers can’t do their jobs effectively online, at least for ES. You will notice that other essential jobs, Luke grocery workers and Metro drivers, are also showing up at work and are not teleworking. My husband is a Fed and he has to go into work because his job requires it. It is based on job function, and teachers have a job that can only be done effectively in person.

1. Teachers are not "essential workers." How convenient that you now want to classify them that way to suit your demands.
2. Teachers CAN do their jobs remotely and meet the requirements set forth by the state for public education. Whether or not you like it or agree is irrelevant.

1. Yes they are essential. Kindergarten cannot be taught effectively online.
2. No they cannot. See point 1. This was made abundantly clear in the spring.

[Anonymous]

Please google summer camps + covid. See the laundry list of recent articles noting an uptick in kids getting sick at camp. This explains why schools recently pulled the plug.

[Anonymous]

There are numerous reasons why people want schools to stay closed that have NOTHING to do with health. Period.

I wish they’d just admit it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are numerous reasons why people want schools to stay closed that have NOTHING to do with health. Period.

I wish they’d just admit it.

I’d respect it more, absolutely.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Please google summer camps + covid. See the laundry list of recent articles noting an uptick in kids getting sick at camp. This explains why schools recently pulled the plug.

School is not a sleepaway camp.