Your kid might not return to a classroom this year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

we all know schools aren't opening. a bunch of meetings and fake plans for nothing. they should just be upfront with families so we can plan accordingly. enough already. the lack of honesty and transparency is driving everyone private and the fact that children can learn in person.

there aren't enough spots NOW in private schools. Good luck with this.

the privates near us (which are mostly parochial) aren't open either

Where? All the parochial schools near me (western Fairfax/eastern Loudoun) are open.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, for planning purposes, it would have been so much better to just say this instead of having eleventy billion drills about hybrid learning, returning to the classroom etc.

We sort of gave up the ghost this year. No one is going back. Period.

Let's hope between the vaccine is available by this summer to the public. If it is, I'm sure classes will occur with masking.

+1
This bait-and-switch garbage is so insulting. Just announce that school is closed for the year until teachers are vaccinated. But once they are vaccinated, they’d better get back in the building, along with our kids. No more excuses.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Correct, your kid may not return.
Because Trump massively mishandled the pandemic. And lied about his incompetence.

And Senate Republicans pardoned him, keeping him in office. For judges and tax cuts. At the expense of your kids.

this. I will never, ever forgive those douchebags. They have so very much blood on their hands between Covid deaths and the insurrection.

LMFAO poor thing. Thinking either wing of the same birds gives a flying phuck about you.

please, the republicans knew trump was dangerous, but left him in power anyway. ANYONE ELSE might have at least TRIED to care.

You were all warned this man couldn't handle a crisis, and boy, did he ever prove it.

National Republicans are to blame - 100%.

It really is plain as day.

Really? Because from where I sit, the current school board is solely responsible for refusing to get kids and teachers back in school - not Trump. Plenty of school districts across the nation have been holding in-person classes for months. While Trump was president, btw.

So I blame the morons who insisted on voting for their fellow morons in the last SB election. The shameful and disgusting way school closures have been handled rest squarely on their shoulders. It really is plain as day.
DP

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Of course they aren’t going back this school year. I said this as soon as the decision was made in July to have everyone “just start virtual” (this is APS). Then the start date moved from Oct to Nov to Dec to.... probably never.

Folks really need to stop hoping for a change from the schools. It’s NOT likely to happen this year. Soon we will be heading g about the new variants making it more risky. Find a new path forward. NoVa SBs are not going to provide a viable, satisfactory path.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Time to move to a low tax red state with open schools.

Sure but their schools are not good. You get what you pay for.

And what are you getting g right now? Nada!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Honestly, for planning purposes, it would have been so much better to just say this instead of having eleventy billion drills about hybrid learning, returning to the classroom etc.

We sort of gave up the ghost this year. No one is going back. Period.

Let's hope between the vaccine is available by this summer to the public. If it is, I'm sure classes will occur with masking.

It's January and the school year runs until June (unless they extend it, like they've been talking about). And you're ready to throw in the towel? (Okay, I am ready to throw in the towel too. But our sad household will revive if our kids are able to return to the building.)

Nobody with the position and power to do so has talked about extending the school year. There are contracts , it can’t be done. They COULD use CARES or state funding to open up summer school enrollment to any student who wants it instead of the typical allotment only allowed to students who need credit recovery. But they cannot just extend the school year when staff contracts end on the date they end.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

we all know schools aren't opening. a bunch of meetings and fake plans for nothing. they should just be upfront with families so we can plan accordingly. enough already. the lack of honesty and transparency is driving everyone private and the fact that children can learn in person.

there aren't enough spots NOW in private schools. Good luck with this.

the privates near us (which are mostly parochial) aren't open either

Yes there are. People just don’t want to pay the tuition. But there are spots.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

we all know schools aren't opening. a bunch of meetings and fake plans for nothing. they should just be upfront with families so we can plan accordingly. enough already. the lack of honesty and transparency is driving everyone private and the fact that children can learn in person.

there aren't enough spots NOW in private schools. Good luck with this.

the privates near us (which are mostly parochial) aren't open either

Yes there are. People just don’t want to pay the tuition. But there are spots.

Alright, share where there are spots easily available

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

we all know schools aren't opening. a bunch of meetings and fake plans for nothing. they should just be upfront with families so we can plan accordingly. enough already. the lack of honesty and transparency is driving everyone private and the fact that children can learn in person.

there aren't enough spots NOW in private schools. Good luck with this.

the privates near us (which are mostly parochial) aren't open either

Yes there are. People just don’t want to pay the tuition. But there are spots.

Alright, share where there are spots easily available

No, because you don’t actually plan to call these places and enroll your kid and pay the tuition. It’s all hot air. They’re all advertising open spots and enrollment openly and you could find it if you were actually seriously considering it... which you aren’t.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

we all know schools aren't opening. a bunch of meetings and fake plans for nothing. they should just be upfront with families so we can plan accordingly. enough already. the lack of honesty and transparency is driving everyone private and the fact that children can learn in person.

there aren't enough spots NOW in private schools. Good luck with this.

the privates near us (which are mostly parochial) aren't open either

Yes there are. People just don’t want to pay the tuition. But there are spots.

Alright, share where there are spots easily available

trust me, if I could find one that made sense near me, I will happily pay the tuition. I tried last night to look at the two closest catholic schools and can't find anything useful on their damn sites OR their social media.

but keep on believing people are just blowing hot air.

No, because you don’t actually plan to call these places and enroll your kid and pay the tuition. It’s all hot air. They’re all advertising open spots and enrollment openly and you could find it if you were actually seriously considering it... which you aren’t.

[Anonymous]

damn it, stupid quote thing - I somehow messed it up. I'm a little frustrated after a fight with my young elementary schooler over sitting her ass down in a chair and paying attention to the screen.

trust me, if I could find one that made sense near me, I will happily pay the tuition. I tried last night to look at the two closest catholic schools and can't find anything useful on their damn sites OR their social media.

but keep on believing people are just blowing hot air.

[Anonymous]

Well, the positivity rate for the Fairfax Health District has dropped below 11%, so that’s a good thing. It’s moving in the right direction.

[Anonymous]

Students will go back this school year, if just for the final few weeks so the school board can say they did it. The 2021-2022 school year, we're probably looking at a hybrid situation for most of the year, maybe 5 days by Spring of 2022 but should be 5 days by Fall of 2022.....hopefully

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Students will go back this school year, if just for the final few weeks so the school board can say they did it. The 2021-2022 school year, we're probably looking at a hybrid situation for most of the year, maybe 5 days by Spring of 2022 but should be 5 days by Fall of 2022.....hopefully

I hope so too. 3 day weekends is where happiness lays.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Students will go back this school year, if just for the final few weeks so the school board can say they did it. The 2021-2022 school year, we're probably looking at a hybrid situation for most of the year, maybe 5 days by Spring of 2022 but should be 5 days by Fall of 2022.....hopefully

I hope so too. 3 day weekends is where happiness lays.

Also when COVID spreads