All schools should offer an all-virtual option

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Anonymous wrote:So what's the argument against a centralized DCPS virtually school for those of us that would choose it?

The virtual charter school is full and I don't care to rely on them to fulfill a public interest.

There is a centralized DCPS virtual school. You just had to apply and demonstrate a medical need to get accepted. And this is conjecture but I wonder if they are having trouble finding teachers because I keep seeing job postings. It’s probably because they are requiring the virtual academy teachers to report in person every day. DCPS never ceases to amaze me!

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Anonymous wrote:So what's the argument against a centralized DCPS virtually school for those of us that would choose it?

The virtual charter school is full and I don't care to rely on them to fulfill a public interest.

There is a centralized DCPS virtual school. You just had to apply and demonstrate a medical need to get accepted. And this is conjecture but I wonder if they are having trouble finding teachers because I keep seeing job postings. It’s probably because they are requiring the virtual academy teachers to report in person every day. DCPS never ceases to amaze me!

It's a very high bar for a doctor to require it, and does nothing for those of us whose kids did well in virtual and aren't interested in the added risk. That virtual school should be opened to anyone who wants it.

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Anonymous wrote:So what's the argument against a centralized DCPS virtually school for those of us that would choose it?

The virtual charter school is full and I don't care to rely on them to fulfill a public interest.

There is a centralized DCPS virtual school. You just had to apply and demonstrate a medical need to get accepted. And this is conjecture but I wonder if they are having trouble finding teachers because I keep seeing job postings. It’s probably because they are requiring the virtual academy teachers to report in person every day. DCPS never ceases to amaze me!

It's a very high bar for a doctor to require it, and does nothing for those of us whose kids did well in virtual and aren't interested in the added risk. That virtual school should be opened to anyone who wants it.

There are so district wide realities that make a virtual option for anyone who wants it really tricky. For every parent who has a kid who did well virtually and will continue engaging there are kids whose parents will use virtual as an excuse to not get their kids to school in the morning. And in person school is one of the biggest social structures to detect neglect or abuse (physical, educational, etc.). That is much more difficult virtually.

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Anonymous wrote:So what's the argument against a centralized DCPS virtually school for those of us that would choose it?

The virtual charter school is full and I don't care to rely on them to fulfill a public interest.

People arguing against centralized virtual school want to be able to keep their spot at their local or lotteried in school. They want their cake and eat it too. I really think more families need to plan to homeschool if they feel the risk is too much for their family.

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I am demanding that DCPS both give my child an education and not give my child a grave illness from possibly the most contagious virus that has even been seen.

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Anonymous wrote:So what's the argument against a centralized DCPS virtually school for those of us that would choose it?

The virtual charter school is full and I don't care to rely on them to fulfill a public interest.

There is a centralized DCPS virtual school. You just had to apply and demonstrate a medical need to get accepted. And this is conjecture but I wonder if they are having trouble finding teachers because I keep seeing job postings. It’s probably because they are requiring the virtual academy teachers to report in person every day. DCPS never ceases to amaze me!

It's a very high bar for a doctor to require it, and does nothing for those of us whose kids did well in virtual and aren't interested in the added risk. That virtual school should be opened to anyone who wants it.

There are so district wide realities that make a virtual option for anyone who wants it really tricky. For every parent who has a kid who did well virtually and will continue engaging there are kids whose parents will use virtual as an excuse to not get their kids to school in the morning. And in person school is one of the biggest social structures to detect neglect or abuse (physical, educational, etc.). That is much more difficult virtually.

Which makes permitting short-term virtual learning from the local school that knows its students safer than establishing a centralized mega virtual school with staff that will need to be hired from who-knows-where.

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Anonymous wrote:I am demanding that DCPS both give my child an education and not give my child a grave illness from possibly the most contagious virus that has even been seen.

You are unhinged if you think this describes Covid.

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Anonymous wrote:So what's the argument against a centralized DCPS virtually school for those of us that would choose it?

The virtual charter school is full and I don't care to rely on them to fulfill a public interest.

There is a centralized DCPS virtual school. You just had to apply and demonstrate a medical need to get accepted. And this is conjecture but I wonder if they are having trouble finding teachers because I keep seeing job postings. It’s probably because they are requiring the virtual academy teachers to report in person every day. DCPS never ceases to amaze me!

It's a very high bar for a doctor to require it, and does nothing for those of us whose kids did well in virtual and aren't interested in the added risk. That virtual school should be opened to anyone who wants it.

There are so district wide realities that make a virtual option for anyone who wants it really tricky. For every parent who has a kid who did well virtually and will continue engaging there are kids whose parents will use virtual as an excuse to not get their kids to school in the morning. And in person school is one of the biggest social structures to detect neglect or abuse (physical, educational, etc.). That is much more difficult virtually.

Which makes permitting short-term virtual learning from the local school that knows its students safer than establishing a centralized mega virtual school with staff that will need to be hired from who-knows-where.

Even if this were true, it still doesn’t make it more feasible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A school-by-school virtual option better be self-evident and proposed before August 30th.

https://amp.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/aug/08/america-children-unvaccinated-covid-schools

"As of Wednesday, one in 10 Covid-19 test results for US children five to 11 years are positive, and the week-over-week rise in test positivity is climbing fastest for this age group. Covid-19 test positivity among US children 12-17 (12.3%) is higher than for any other age group.

A published report of Scottish data noted that the Delta variant doubles the risk of Covid-19 hospitalization, regardless of age. The number of US children in the hospital due to Covid-19 doubled between 30 June and 31 July. On Thursday, US hospitals reported 249 pediatric admissions due to Covid-19, which is four admissions shy of the all-time single-day record (253). On a population-adjusted basis, the weekly average of US children admitted to hospitals with Covid-19 is rising faster than any other age group (as of Wednesday).

There is growing evidence to show that even mild or asymptomatic cases of Covid-19 among children can evolve into chronic (“long”) Covid. Newly published research suggests that at least one in 25 children with Covid-19 experience symptoms lasting more than four weeks. A separate UK government report estimates that at least one in eight children still have symptoms five weeks after their initial infection. Emerging data also suggests that up to one in 50 asymptomatic Covid-19 cases among children will evolve into chronic Covid."

That Scottish data has been contradicted by other, bigger studies.

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Anonymous wrote:So what's the argument against a centralized DCPS virtually school for those of us that would choose it?

The virtual charter school is full and I don't care to rely on them to fulfill a public interest.

There is a centralized DCPS virtual school. You just had to apply and demonstrate a medical need to get accepted. And this is conjecture but I wonder if they are having trouble finding teachers because I keep seeing job postings. It’s probably because they are requiring the virtual academy teachers to report in person every day. DCPS never ceases to amaze me!

It's a very high bar for a doctor to require it, and does nothing for those of us whose kids did well in virtual and aren't interested in the added risk. That virtual school should be opened to anyone who wants it.

There are so district wide realities that make a virtual option for anyone who wants it really tricky. For every parent who has a kid who did well virtually and will continue engaging there are kids whose parents will use virtual as an excuse to not get their kids to school in the morning. And in person school is one of the biggest social structures to detect neglect or abuse (physical, educational, etc.). That is much more difficult virtually.

Which makes permitting short-term virtual learning from the local school that knows its students safer than establishing a centralized mega virtual school with staff that will need to be hired from who-knows-where.

Even if this were true, it still doesn’t make it more feasible.

It isn't just feasible, it's been done by every DCPS DCPCS school for 1 1/2 school year, and by schools around the globe. Now, yes, it does make in-person learning less optimal - for the couple of weeks in-person learning lasts before they shift to virtual as well.

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Anonymous wrote:I am demanding that DCPS both give my child an education and not give my child a grave illness from possibly the most contagious virus that has even been seen.

You are unhinged if you think this describes Covid.

You are uninformed if you think this cannot describe Covid.

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Anonymous wrote:So what's the argument against a centralized DCPS virtually school for those of us that would choose it?

The virtual charter school is full and I don't care to rely on them to fulfill a public interest.

There is a centralized DCPS virtual school. You just had to apply and demonstrate a medical need to get accepted. And this is conjecture but I wonder if they are having trouble finding teachers because I keep seeing job postings. It’s probably because they are requiring the virtual academy teachers to report in person every day. DCPS never ceases to amaze me!

It's a very high bar for a doctor to require it, and does nothing for those of us whose kids did well in virtual and aren't interested in the added risk. That virtual school should be opened to anyone who wants it.

There are so district wide realities that make a virtual option for anyone who wants it really tricky. For every parent who has a kid who did well virtually and will continue engaging there are kids whose parents will use virtual as an excuse to not get their kids to school in the morning. And in person school is one of the biggest social structures to detect neglect or abuse (physical, educational, etc.). That is much more difficult virtually.

Which makes permitting short-term virtual learning from the local school that knows its students safer than establishing a centralized mega virtual school with staff that will need to be hired from who-knows-where.

Even if this were true, it still doesn’t make it more feasible.

It isn't just feasible, it's been done by every DCPS DCPCS school for 1 1/2 school year, and by schools around the globe. Now, yes, it does make in-person learning less optimal - for the couple of weeks in-person learning lasts before they shift to virtual as well.

1) School in the spring here wasn’t full time for everyone who wanted it
2) Which other countries? Germany, for instance, never offered this. School attendance was mandatory for all absent an extreme medical need. Which countries offered a school-based virtual option while schools were generally open for anyone who wanted it?

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Anonymous wrote:So what's the argument against a centralized DCPS virtually school for those of us that would choose it?

The virtual charter school is full and I don't care to rely on them to fulfill a public interest.

There is a centralized DCPS virtual school. You just had to apply and demonstrate a medical need to get accepted. And this is conjecture but I wonder if they are having trouble finding teachers because I keep seeing job postings. It’s probably because they are requiring the virtual academy teachers to report in person every day. DCPS never ceases to amaze me!

It's a very high bar for a doctor to require it, and does nothing for those of us whose kids did well in virtual and aren't interested in the added risk. That virtual school should be opened to anyone who wants it.

There are so district wide realities that make a virtual option for anyone who wants it really tricky. For every parent who has a kid who did well virtually and will continue engaging there are kids whose parents will use virtual as an excuse to not get their kids to school in the morning. And in person school is one of the biggest social structures to detect neglect or abuse (physical, educational, etc.). That is much more difficult virtually.

Which makes permitting short-term virtual learning from the local school that knows its students safer than establishing a centralized mega virtual school with staff that will need to be hired from who-knows-where.

Even if this were true, it still doesn’t make it more feasible.

It isn't just feasible, it's been done by every DCPS DCPCS school for 1 1/2 school year, and by schools around the globe. Now, yes, it does make in-person learning less optimal - for the couple of weeks in-person learning lasts before they shift to virtual as well.

If by “done,” you mean “tried,” yes. If you mean done successfully as more than a stopgap, then no, it hasn’t been done.

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Anonymous wrote:I am demanding that DCPS both give my child an education and not give my child a grave illness from possibly the most contagious virus that has even been seen.

You are unhinged if you think this describes Covid.

You are uninformed if you think this cannot describe Covid.

I hope you don’t transfer your extreme anxiety about Covid to your kids. I’d feel really bad for them if they had to live in fear like you.

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Anonymous wrote:So what's the argument against a centralized DCPS virtually school for those of us that would choose it?

The virtual charter school is full and I don't care to rely on them to fulfill a public interest.

There is a centralized DCPS virtual school. You just had to apply and demonstrate a medical need to get accepted. And this is conjecture but I wonder if they are having trouble finding teachers because I keep seeing job postings. It’s probably because they are requiring the virtual academy teachers to report in person every day. DCPS never ceases to amaze me!

It's a very high bar for a doctor to require it, and does nothing for those of us whose kids did well in virtual and aren't interested in the added risk. That virtual school should be opened to anyone who wants it.

There are so district wide realities that make a virtual option for anyone who wants it really tricky. For every parent who has a kid who did well virtually and will continue engaging there are kids whose parents will use virtual as an excuse to not get their kids to school in the morning. And in person school is one of the biggest social structures to detect neglect or abuse (physical, educational, etc.). That is much more difficult virtually.

Which makes permitting short-term virtual learning from the local school that knows its students safer than establishing a centralized mega virtual school with staff that will need to be hired from who-knows-where.

Even if this were true, it still doesn’t make it more feasible.

It isn't just feasible, it's been done by every DCPS DCPCS school for 1 1/2 school year, and by schools around the globe. Now, yes, it does make in-person learning less optimal - for the couple of weeks in-person learning lasts before they shift to virtual as well.

If by “done,” you mean “tried,” yes. If you mean done successfully as more than a stopgap, then no, it hasn’t been done.

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The logistics of truly offering a virtual school at every school is really difficult. Some schools could pull it off IF the number of kids who want virtual makes up an entire class (ES). So if a school has 40 3rd graders and 18 want virtual, that works because one teacher is virtual while the other has 22 in person. But if at that same school only 5 want virtual then you have 35 in person with one teacher? One teacher has a laptop facing the front of the room and hopes the five kids at home can see them? You can see the issues hopefully.

High school I can’t even logistically figure out how that would work based on kids’ varied course choices.