Will fall 2021 mean full IP classes?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You will not be getting 8:30-3:30pm full in person classes in Aug, unless vaccinations are available to all adults by then and older students.

my kids title 1 is offering exactly that. 8:30-3:30, four days a week. She went today and it was awesome. I guess it just depends on how many teachers came back to each individual school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm hoping for hybrid in Fall, 2021, and then maybe full IP in Fall, 2022. If by some miracle there's a pediatric vaccine by Winter, 2021. Otherwise I'd imagine we will be in hybrid until 2023? Whenever there's a pediatric vaccine.

Note: I don't think that's scientifically the right thing. I think that's what the DMV teachers' unions will allow.

Then the DMV teachers unions need to be busted. At some point we need to start following the science and doing right by the kids, like the rest of the world.

+1. Really tired of this. And tired that somehow it’s ok to some schools and teachers are just fine but at our school, only one class is opening because teachers there don’t follow science. Either it’s safe or it’s not. It should be a district-wide decision. But I guess like the rest of DCPS, where you live matters to how you are educated. Complete shame. Fire them all.

its not just the location. My kid is east of the park, at a title 1 that is predominantly low income latino ELL. All day school started today. they have at least one class per grade, some grades have two plus several cares classes,

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You will not be getting 8:30-3:30pm full in person classes in Aug, unless vaccinations are available to all adults by then and older students.

my kids title 1 is offering exactly that. 8:30-3:30, four days a week. She went today and it was awesome. I guess it just depends on how many teachers came back to each individual school.

And how many parents want it. Our WOTP school couldn’t even offer enough half day seats to meet demand.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm hoping for hybrid in Fall, 2021, and then maybe full IP in Fall, 2022. If by some miracle there's a pediatric vaccine by Winter, 2021. Otherwise I'd imagine we will be in hybrid until 2023? Whenever there's a pediatric vaccine.

Note: I don't think that's scientifically the right thing. I think that's what the DMV teachers' unions will allow.

Then the DMV teachers unions need to be busted. At some point we need to start following the science and doing right by the kids, like the rest of the world.

So ignorant on so many levels.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm hoping for hybrid in Fall, 2021, and then maybe full IP in Fall, 2022. If by some miracle there's a pediatric vaccine by Winter, 2021. Otherwise I'd imagine we will be in hybrid until 2023? Whenever there's a pediatric vaccine.

Note: I don't think that's scientifically the right thing. I think that's what the DMV teachers' unions will allow.

Then the DMV teachers unions need to be busted. At some point we need to start following the science and doing right by the kids, like the rest of the world.

+1. Really tired of this. And tired that somehow it’s ok to some schools and teachers are just fine but at our school, only one class is opening because teachers there don’t follow science. Either it’s safe or it’s not. It should be a district-wide decision. But I guess like the rest of DCPS, where you live matters to how you are educated. Complete shame. Fire them all.

its not just the location. My kid is east of the park, at a title 1 that is predominantly low income latino ELL. All day school started today. they have at least one class per grade, some grades have two plus several cares classes,

You are benefiting from the fears of the parents at your school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm hoping for hybrid in Fall, 2021, and then maybe full IP in Fall, 2022. If by some miracle there's a pediatric vaccine by Winter, 2021. Otherwise I'd imagine we will be in hybrid until 2023? Whenever there's a pediatric vaccine.

Note: I don't think that's scientifically the right thing. I think that's what the DMV teachers' unions will allow.

Then the DMV teachers unions need to be busted. At some point we need to start following the science and doing right by the kids, like the rest of the world.

So ignorant on so many levels.

Please spell out exactly why this is ignorant. I know, you can’t, because it’s you who is ignorant.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You will not be getting 8:30-3:30pm full in person classes in Aug, unless vaccinations are available to all adults by then and older students.

my kids title 1 is offering exactly that. 8:30-3:30, four days a week. She went today and it was awesome. I guess it just depends on how many teachers came back to each individual school.

Learn how to read into context. Not EVERYONE'S kids get that if any. Thanks for rubbing it in. It doesn't depend on how many teachers if the cap is 8-11.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:You will not be getting 8:30-3:30pm full in person classes in Aug, unless vaccinations are available to all adults by then and older students.

my kids title 1 is offering exactly that. 8:30-3:30, four days a week. She went today and it was awesome. I guess it just depends on how many teachers came back to each individual school.

And how many parents want it. Our WOTP school couldn’t even offer enough half day seats to meet demand.

Our WOTP school is offering one class only for one grade. Teachers everywhere but at Hearst are returning. Seeing all those DCPS photos and reading happy posts on the other thread is great for them but infuriating for our struggling family. Not really the best little school in the district.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I'm hoping for hybrid in Fall, 2021, and then maybe full IP in Fall, 2022. If by some miracle there's a pediatric vaccine by Winter, 2021. Otherwise I'd imagine we will be in hybrid until 2023? Whenever there's a pediatric vaccine.

Note: I don't think that's scientifically the right thing. I think that's what the DMV teachers' unions will allow.

are you nuts? no full classes until 2022? Do you care about education. The differnce in my kid today after just one day back in class is astounding.

This is my post. No, I am not nuts. I don’t want to wait to go back to school full time until 2022 or beyond. It’s just that I think that the teachers’ unions won’t go back full time in person until a pediatric vaccine is widely administered. I hate it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm hoping for hybrid in Fall, 2021, and then maybe full IP in Fall, 2022. If by some miracle there's a pediatric vaccine by Winter, 2021. Otherwise I'd imagine we will be in hybrid until 2023? Whenever there's a pediatric vaccine.

Note: I don't think that's scientifically the right thing. I think that's what the DMV teachers' unions will allow.

are you nuts? no full classes until 2022? Do you care about education. The differnce in my kid today after just one day back in class is astounding.

This is my post. No, I am not nuts. I don’t want to wait to go back to school full time until 2022 or beyond. It’s just that I think that the teachers’ unions won’t go back full time in person until a pediatric vaccine is widely administered. I hate it.

What’s stopping the charters then? They don’t have unions.
Schools are open in states with strong unions, all over the Northeast.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm hoping for hybrid in Fall, 2021, and then maybe full IP in Fall, 2022. If by some miracle there's a pediatric vaccine by Winter, 2021. Otherwise I'd imagine we will be in hybrid until 2023? Whenever there's a pediatric vaccine.

Note: I don't think that's scientifically the right thing. I think that's what the DMV teachers' unions will allow.

are you nuts? no full classes until 2022? Do you care about education. The differnce in my kid today after just one day back in class is astounding.

This is my post. No, I am not nuts. I don’t want to wait to go back to school full time until 2022 or beyond. It’s just that I think that the teachers’ unions won’t go back full time in person until a pediatric vaccine is widely administered. I hate it.

What’s stopping the charters then? They don’t have unions.
Schools are open in states with strong unions, all over the Northeast.[/

My understanding is that the teachers at charters have kids at DCPS, or DCPS teachers have kids at charters, so everything is intertwined in weird, non-transparent and non-straightforward ways.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I just dont see a scenario where it would be full IP classes. But they cant do what theyre doing now because if certain kids have to stick with virtual for another year or however long it will create serious concerns and inequities.

There already are serious inequities with their practice of offering IPL seats by lottery. I don't think any other country has done it this way. If they had to go hybrid, they found a way to offer it to everyone.

Other countries are so far ahead of us when it comes to health and social services. They also place a value on families and kids, unlike here.

PP here and I agree. They consider public school an indispensable public good. I hope you are not trying to argue that the fact that they also have better healthcare excuses DCPS from finding a way to accommodate everyone who wants IPL under a hybrid model.

This.

[Anonymous]

It’s definitely not too early to start planning for the fall. DCPS needs to be working on how they’re going to make it work starting now. If they wait until the last minute like they did this year we’re going to be in the same situation we are now. DCPS could just keep spinning the “all schools are open for IP” for another year regardless of how many kids actual do go into school and for how many hours each week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s definitely not too early to start planning for the fall. DCPS needs to be working on how they’re going to make it work starting now. If they wait until the last minute like they did this year we’re going to be in the same situation we are now. DCPS could just keep spinning the “all schools are open for IP” for another year regardless of how many kids actual do go into school and for how many hours each week.

Well said. The planning needs to start now so we can get everyone back in person for the Fall, including all teachers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Oh hell no. My kids are going to school in person full time (they will wear masks if necessary). Even if we have to go stay with grandparents in another state, I absolutely refuse to do distance learning beyond the end of this year.

We did this for this school year...it’s been fine in that the kids are in school but it’s been an adjustment squeezing us into my parents’ house and I miss our house and stuff and life in DC very much. I’m watching and hoping we can return to DC. I also don’t think my employer is going to support full time work from home for another year. As soon as the vaccine is widely available to all adults, they will demand we come back. I’m not sure where that leaves us as I cannot afford full time care for two kids if I am called back; there’s a reason we spaced our kids so that we never had two in full time care simultaneously.

I am hoping that this is what will force DCPS' or the mayor's hand. Once the vast majority of people need to be back in the office, it's going to be even harder to argue that teachers should get special treatment, and people will need the childcare public school is indeed supposed to provide in order for them to do their jobs.