Northam Not Committed to Signing 5d/wk Bill

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:According to this WaPo analysis, he only committed to “reviewing” it, not signing it. If you want 5 days, better start writing/calling to let him know it.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/03/05/health-202-virginia-legislators-try-force-return-5-day-in-person-school/

The analysis also points out the impossibility of providing 5 days in FCPS and other NOVA districts of 6 feet is still the guidance.

Gotta say that I will be very surprised if he does not sign this into law.

I was listening to the Kojo Nnamdi show a week or so ago and he had a NoVa legislator on - someone from Fairfax - Scott Sturovell I think. Tom Sherwood asked him about so many NoVa Dems voting for SB 1303 - Tom was pretty surprised. Sturovell straight up said that legislators were under "tremendous pressure" from parents from NoVa whose kids had not been in school in person.

Northam and the Dems have nothing to lose by signing this bill and a lot to lose by not signing. This should not be a difficult political calculation and opening schools is solidly backed by science and evidence, so it should not be a difficult calculation at all.

I can’t find the episode of the Kojo Nandi show online. Can you point me to it?

I believe this is it:

https://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2021-02-26/the-politics-hour-february-26-2021

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I predict NOVA and Hampton Roads flipping the governorship red next year if school doesn’t start 5 days a week.

FCPS teacher here. If we do not start school next fall with 5 days a week, I will be very upset and will likely be one of those voting to flip it red. Unfortunately, I realize that would not really solve the problem... but how else am I supposed to react?

Do you think you are in the minority among your colleagues? Genuinely curious about the mood. I'm in Arlington, but it seems like all of NoVa seems to go the same way with this stuff.

[Anonymous]

If Northam doesn’t sign, won’t it pass according to VA law?

[Anonymous]

Fauci says 3 get is more than enough

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If Northam doesn’t sign, won’t it pass according to VA law?

Yes

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I predict NOVA and Hampton Roads flipping the governorship red next year if school doesn’t start 5 days a week.

Bingo. Dems are dumb to ignore the obvious.

[Anonymous]

the obvious that people are that stupid?

if you vote republican, you haven't been paying attention the last year.

they got us into this mess. period. yet, because they are giving lip service to opening schools (which again, THEIR FAULT THIS GOT THIS BAD!), you will reward them?

we are surrounded by idiots.

[Anonymous]

How come Catholic schools in the neighborhood are doing great?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How come Catholic schools in the neighborhood are doing great?

the ones near me are doing exactly what fcps is currently doing - hybrid with concurrent learning.

yes, FCPS probably could have opened in the fall knowing what we know now, but we aren't the only school system that decided to go this route. we had lots of very scared people who still felt we needed more information in the fall. what's done is done - hindsight 20/20 and all that.

we are taking cautious steps forward here. Lots of teachers are still virtual - all my daughter's in HS are, hence why we decided to stay that way rather than switch teachers more than halfway through the year.

[Anonymous]

Action deadline is 11:59 pm on March 31. If he does nothing it still becomes law, but looks much weaker.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I predict NOVA and Hampton Roads flipping the governorship red next year if school doesn’t start 5 days a week.

I want school back 5 days but the likely Rep nominee believes in Qanon so I would really recommend against being a single issue voter, as important as this is to many of us.

DP. I completely agree with you, but I’m also concerned enough people may vote on this single issue to flip the governorship and really screw all of us.

Then I suggest you contact Northam's office and recommend that he sign this bill.

+1. I’m a single I sue voter on this. Not having schools fully open in November means that we again hit the holidays and wait until March. Nope. That’s a red line for me.

I'm also a single issue voter this time. Hurl whatever insults you want. This hybrid nonsense needs to end, and we need to be back to five days in-person next school year.

Me too. It would make me sad to do it but the democrats have completely discounted our children’s welfare.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How come Catholic schools in the neighborhood are doing great?

the ones near me are doing exactly what fcps is currently doing - hybrid with concurrent learning.

yes, FCPS probably could have opened in the fall knowing what we know now, but we aren't the only school system that decided to go this route. we had lots of very scared people who still felt we needed more information in the fall. what's done is done - hindsight 20/20 and all that.

we are taking cautious steps forward here. Lots of teachers are still virtual - all my daughter's in HS are, hence why we decided to stay that way rather than switch teachers more than halfway through the year.

The high schools are doing that, but all the k-8 ones I’m familiar with have been 5 days in person since September, though some are offering concurrent DL (not all though).

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How come Catholic schools in the neighborhood are doing great?

the ones near me are doing exactly what fcps is currently doing - hybrid with concurrent learning.

yes, FCPS probably could have opened in the fall knowing what we know now, but we aren't the only school system that decided to go this route. we had lots of very scared people who still felt we needed more information in the fall. what's done is done - hindsight 20/20 and all that.

we are taking cautious steps forward here. Lots of teachers are still virtual - all my daughter's in HS are, hence why we decided to stay that way rather than switch teachers more than halfway through the year.

It was a tribal decision. Once Trump made an issue of schools opening in the fall, I knew heavily blue areas would object on that principle alone. Amid the uncertainty, there was very much a sense of not wanting to do something he was pushing for.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I predict NOVA and Hampton Roads flipping the governorship red next year if school doesn’t start 5 days a week.

I want school back 5 days but the likely Rep nominee believes in Qanon so I would really recommend against being a single issue voter, as important as this is to many of us.

I wish everyone would email the VA GOP and tell them that if they put forward someone like Kirk Cox or anyone maybe slightly more moderate than $%#@$ Amanda Chase, they might have a chance of winning.

the election is in November. If my kids are still Hybrid, I'll vote a straight R ticket without even looking at the names. By that point I expect my office to be open and any understanding to be gone, so my kids will have at least one unemployed parent and I'll blame the school board and the state government that enabled them

Nope. Nobody is following you to the polls with a gun to your head to make you be a ridiculous, low-information one-issue voter.

If you choose to vote to elect a right wing fringe loon so you can have your babysitting back, the school board and the government won't be responsible. You will.

[Anonymous]

One more day. Still not signed.

Want it signed? Tell the governor, your delegate, and your state senator.