Has Duran gone mad? (APS)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The biggest APE supporter I know is a staunch republican lobbyist who lives in a multi million dollar home. She is pitching a fit about DL because, and I quote, her kids don’t like it. So teachers are risking their lives for people like her. I have learned a lot about my community through this. They are a bunch of privileged whiners.

The elementary schools with the highest percentage of hybrid rates (families that want their kids in school) are from the four most wealthy schools. Eye opening.

Do you have a link? Not doubting you, just curious.

in hardwood groves robert frost

[Anonymous]

So kids at the wealthy schools tested about the same on PALs etc and their parents want them in school. Kids at finically disadvantaged schools tested lower than normal and their parents don’t want them in school. I don’t know why you think wealthy parents are crazy. They know they are supplementing to keep their kids learning. And schools all over the country are open and by any measure in person is more effective. Don’t kid yourselves. This will set financially disadvantaged kids back in a way that impacts them the rest of their lives. They will for the most part never catch up to peers who have been on the classroom learning. APS will never make up this time and get them where they should be. But please. Blame wealthy parents.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:
You guys know they picked a date, right? Official announcement will be on 1/4


Where did you get that information?



I have heard the same. There was a principals meeting right before break. Although it seems like they had been trying to be careful with the numbers, they were getting all their ducks in a row. Announcement to come in early January that school will resume in January/February from what I hear.



for everyone? 4 to 5 days a week? Or are they persisting in the silly 2 days a week, where the teachers dances between 2 rooms- and they bring in Pre-K first, then a few weeks later 1-2, then maybe possibly 3-5?

Could someone in the know please answer this question, and also tell us what will happen to MS and HS students?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I believe it. my kids attend two of those wealthy schools at 70% and 75% each. We are in the DL minority. PTA meetings are fascinating. I don’t say a word since I don’t care what they do, my kids are staying home. I feel very badly for teachers though.

Please enlighten us on what happens in your PTA meetings.

Parents concerned about when gifted testing will be

[Anonymous]

Anonymous




So kids at the wealthy schools tested about the same on PALs etc and their parents want them in school. Kids at finically disadvantaged schools tested lower than normal and their parents don’t want them in school. I don’t know why you think wealthy parents are crazy. They know they are supplementing to keep their kids learning. And schools all over the country are open and by any measure in person is more effective. Don’t kid yourselves. This will set financially disadvantaged kids back in a way that impacts them the rest of their lives. They will for the most part never catch up to peers who have been on the classroom learning. APS will never make up this time and get them where they should be. But please. Blame wealthy parents.

This is NOT TRUE. Please PAY ATTENTION TO THE NEWS.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
You guys know they picked a date, right? Official announcement will be on 1/4


Where did you get that information?



I have heard the same. There was a principals meeting right before break. Although it seems like they had been trying to be careful with the numbers, they were getting all their ducks in a row. Announcement to come in early January that school will resume in January/February from what I hear.



for everyone? 4 to 5 days a week? Or are they persisting in the silly 2 days a week, where the teachers dances between 2 rooms- and they bring in Pre-K first, then a few weeks later 1-2, then maybe possibly 3-5?

Could someone in the know please answer this question, and also tell us what will happen to MS and HS students?

We already told you. It’s 2 day hybrid max. For every district in this area. They cannot maintain physical distancing with all kids in 5 days. You will not see 5 days again til august 2021, and it will be with masks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
You guys know they picked a date, right? Official announcement will be on 1/4


Where did you get that information?



I have heard the same. There was a principals meeting right before break. Although it seems like they had been trying to be careful with the numbers, they were getting all their ducks in a row. Announcement to come in early January that school will resume in January/February from what I hear.



for everyone? 4 to 5 days a week? Or are they persisting in the silly 2 days a week, where the teachers dances between 2 rooms- and they bring in Pre-K first, then a few weeks later 1-2, then maybe possibly 3-5?



Could someone in the know please answer this question, and also tell us what will happen to MS and HS students?



We already told you. It’s 2 day hybrid max. For every district in this area. They cannot maintain physical distancing with all kids in 5 days. You will not see 5 days again til august 2021, and it will be with masks.

Sorry, I am not seeing where it says what date this starts, for which grades, or whether some students will remain DL if they wish. I went through the whole thread and cannot find it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
You guys know they picked a date, right? Official announcement will be on 1/4


Where did you get that information?



I have heard the same. There was a principals meeting right before break. Although it seems like they had been trying to be careful with the numbers, they were getting all their ducks in a row. Announcement to come in early January that school will resume in January/February from what I hear.



for everyone? 4 to 5 days a week? Or are they persisting in the silly 2 days a week, where the teachers dances between 2 rooms- and they bring in Pre-K first, then a few weeks later 1-2, then maybe possibly 3-5?



Could someone in the know please answer this question, and also tell us what will happen to MS and HS students?



We already told you. It’s 2 day hybrid max. For every district in this area. They cannot maintain physical distancing with all kids in 5 days. You will not see 5 days again til august 2021, and it will be with masks.

Sorry, I am not seeing where it says what date this starts, for which grades, or whether some students will remain DL if they wish. I went through the whole thread and cannot find it.

it will be announced next week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:


Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
You guys know they picked a date, right? Official announcement will be on 1/4


Where did you get that information?



I have heard the same. There was a principals meeting right before break. Although it seems like they had been trying to be careful with the numbers, they were getting all their ducks in a row. Announcement to come in early January that school will resume in January/February from what I hear.



for everyone? 4 to 5 days a week? Or are they persisting in the silly 2 days a week, where the teachers dances between 2 rooms- and they bring in Pre-K first, then a few weeks later 1-2, then maybe possibly 3-5?



Could someone in the know please answer this question, and also tell us what will happen to MS and HS students?



We already told you. It’s 2 day hybrid max. For every district in this area. They cannot maintain physical distancing with all kids in 5 days. You will not see 5 days again til august 2021, and it will be with masks.



Sorry, I am not seeing where it says what date this starts, for which grades, or whether some students will remain DL if they wish. I went through the whole thread and cannot find it.



it will be announced next week.

Are they going to tell the teachers before they tell the parents? Or do the teachers have to find out like everyone else?

[Anonymous]

I do blame the wealthy parents/ladies who lunch at Jamestown, Tuckahoe, Nottingham & Discovery who are driving this crazy vendetta that is forcing teachers to school at the height of the pandemic because Susie Q is unhappy with DL. I do blame them.

[Anonymous]

Can anyone link to the days of the week the grade levels will be attending? I can’t remember where I saw it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I do blame the wealthy parents/ladies who lunch at Jamestown, Tuckahoe, Nottingham & Discovery who are driving this crazy vendetta that is forcing teachers to school at the height of the pandemic because Susie Q is unhappy with DL. I do blame them.

Me too. Just for the record, I think it's a small number even at these schools. I'm in one of these neighborhoods. Some of my friends picked virtual. The ones who picked hybrid don't want to go back now. I only know one who's part of APE.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Can anyone link to the days of the week the grade levels will be attending? I can’t remember where I saw it.

Here it is for elementary: https://www.apsva.us/school-year-2020-21/elementary-school/elementary-school-hybrid-in-person-distance-learning-model/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do blame the wealthy parents/ladies who lunch at Jamestown, Tuckahoe, Nottingham & Discovery who are driving this crazy vendetta that is forcing teachers to school at the height of the pandemic because Susie Q is unhappy with DL. I do blame them.

Me too. Just for the record, I think it's a small number even at these schools. I'm in one of these neighborhoods. Some of my friends picked virtual. The ones who picked hybrid don't want to go back now. I only know one who's part of APE.

I know. I live there too. I almost picked hybrid with the hope APS would be sane and send kids back in March. But ended up picking DL because I had a strong suspicion this would happen. January/early February return validates the DL choice. If it happens.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do blame the wealthy parents/ladies who lunch at Jamestown, Tuckahoe, Nottingham & Discovery who are driving this crazy vendetta that is forcing teachers to school at the height of the pandemic because Susie Q is unhappy with DL. I do blame them.

Me too. Just for the record, I think it's a small number even at these schools. I'm in one of these neighborhoods. Some of my friends picked virtual. The ones who picked hybrid don't want to go back now. I only know one who's part of APE.

The issue is they have the ability to say “no it’s nuts to go back now” and not send their kids in when they feel it’s unsafe. THEIR pushing though is what made districts move to open in the HEIGHT of the pandemic and will force teachers in who don’t have that same ability to back out and they need to take ownership of that. They insisted schools open, schools are safe, mitigation works, it doesn’t spread in school and then when schools decided to open when it wasn’t convenient for them they quietly said “oh but my kids won’t be going.”