Allegedly there are several options for the fall none of which include being back full time?

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Anonymous wrote:They will open the schools. There will be outbreaks among students, teachers and staff. They will close the schools.

They will open all of the schools. There will be outbreaks among students, teachers, and staff at some schools. They will close those schools, then re-open them.

Nope, not until January (if we're lucky).

I don't know who these people are, who support keeping kids out of school for a year or more. I don't know anybody who supports this. My octogenarian parents certainly don't support it for their grandchildren.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will open the schools. There will be outbreaks among students, teachers and staff. They will close the schools.

They will open all of the schools. There will be outbreaks among students, teachers, and staff at some schools. They will close those schools, then re-open them.

I love all these experts.

You don't need to be an expert to see how this is going to go. Americans have demonstrated that they won't have the patience to endure more than a few months of lockdowns. They want to get back to "normal", consequences be damned. That's what's happening in general now. It'll happen with schools in the fall. When the outbreaks start, and kids get a little sick and staff, teachers and parents get very sick, and some of them die, the pendulum will swing in the other direction and schools will close again. Rinse and repeat. Everything is reactionary to whatever sentiment is ascendant at the moment. There is no guiding strategy to get us through this pandemic, which is a failure of leadership at all levels, but starting at the top.

Nobody else did either. The difference is that other countries used the lockdown time to take effective measures. We in the US just wasted ours.

Sucks when systemic racism and social injustice interfere with social distancing.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm in favor of taking care of the most vulnerable. Bring back the low income and IEP kids and others identified by staff, spread them out over all the schools and the rest of us somehow manage because we are decent human beings and we take care of the weakest amongst us be they physically at risk of dying of needing extra resources to learn. Accept that maybe our kids won't get every single advantage to which we think they are entitled but they will still be ok and maybe the gift they will get is understanding that we rise or fall together.

I can't believe someone is describing school[u] as "every single advantage to which we think they are entitled."

Kids aren't entitled to school?!

And no, they won't be ok.

They're not getting no school. They just aren't getting the kind of schooling that we would prefer they have. Would you have someone's mother die so Larlo doesn't have to take math twice? I wouldn't but that's just me. There are few character defining moments for a nation. This is one of them. Who will we be? So far, not so good.

Yes, they are. They are getting no school.

As you say, there are some character-defining moments for a nation. This is one of them. Will we be people who open nail salons and force people to keep working at meat-packing plants, but keep schools closed? So far, not so good.

AMEN! And Giants and Costco’s and all the things that the upper middle class and wealthy care about for their convenience. They’ll get the very best distance learning from Sidwell or their live-in nanny. Do you think they care if your average middle class or working class family’s child gets a decent education? No. Of course not. And if the fact that no school = no work for parents, they coulda also care less.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will open the schools. There will be outbreaks among students, teachers and staff. They will close the schools.

They will open all of the schools. There will be outbreaks among students, teachers, and staff at some schools. They will close those schools, then re-open them.

Nope, not until January (if we're lucky).

I don't know who these people are, who support keeping kids out of school for a year or more. I don't know anybody who supports this. My octogenarian parents certainly don't support it for their grandchildren.

I don’t know anyone who thinks opening schools in a pandemic is a good thing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm in favor of taking care of the most vulnerable. Bring back the low income and IEP kids and others identified by staff, spread them out over all the schools and the rest of us somehow manage because we are decent human beings and we take care of the weakest amongst us be they physically at risk of dying of needing extra resources to learn. Accept that maybe our kids won't get every single advantage to which we think they are entitled but they will still be ok and maybe the gift they will get is understanding that we rise or fall together.

I can't believe someone is describing school[u] as "every single advantage to which we think they are entitled."

Kids aren't entitled to school?!

And no, they won't be ok.

They're not getting no school. They just aren't getting the kind of schooling that we would prefer they have. Would you have someone's mother die so Larlo doesn't have to take math twice? I wouldn't but that's just me. There are few character defining moments for a nation. This is one of them. Who will we be? So far, not so good.

Yes, they are. They are getting no school.

As you say, there are some character-defining moments for a nation. This is one of them. Will we be people who open nail salons and force people to keep working at meat-packing plants, but keep schools closed? So far, not so good.

AMEN! And Giants and Costco’s and all the things that the upper middle class and wealthy care about for their convenience. They’ll get the very best distance learning from Sidwell or their live-in nanny. Do you think they care if your average middle class or working class family’s child gets a decent education? No. Of course not. And if the fact that no school = no work for parents, they coulda also care less.

Schools are not daycare centers. Daycare is your responsibility.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will open the schools. There will be outbreaks among students, teachers and staff. They will close the schools.

They will open all of the schools. There will be outbreaks among students, teachers, and staff at some schools. They will close those schools, then re-open them.

Nope, not until January (if we're lucky).

I don't know who these people are, who support keeping kids out of school for a year or more. I don't know anybody who supports this. My octogenarian parents certainly don't support it for their grandchildren.

I don’t know anyone who thinks opening schools in a pandemic is a good thing.

Then you must not know very many people.

By the way, schools were open during the last pandemic - the one in 2009.

[Anonymous]

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Schools are not daycare centers. Daycare is your responsibility.

It's true that school is not daycare. It's also true that school is child care. And it's also true that closed school will result in inadequate child care, endangered children, and/or mothers who quit their jobs because they're unable to work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm in favor of taking care of the most vulnerable. Bring back the low income and IEP kids and others identified by staff, spread them out over all the schools and the rest of us somehow manage because we are decent human beings and we take care of the weakest amongst us be they physically at risk of dying of needing extra resources to learn. Accept that maybe our kids won't get every single advantage to which we think they are entitled but they will still be ok and maybe the gift they will get is understanding that we rise or fall together.

I can't believe someone is describing school[u] as "every single advantage to which we think they are entitled."

Kids aren't entitled to school?!

And no, they won't be ok.

They're not getting no school. They just aren't getting the kind of schooling that we would prefer they have. Would you have someone's mother die so Larlo doesn't have to take math twice? I wouldn't but that's just me. There are few character defining moments for a nation. This is one of them. Who will we be? So far, not so good.

Yes, they are. They are getting no school.

As you say, there are some character-defining moments for a nation. This is one of them. Will we be people who open nail salons and force people to keep working at meat-packing plants, but keep schools closed? So far, not so good.

AMEN! And Giants and Costco’s and all the things that the upper middle class and wealthy care about for their convenience. They’ll get the very best distance learning from Sidwell or their live-in nanny. Do you think they care if your average middle class or working class family’s child gets a decent education? No. Of course not. And if the fact that no school = no work for parents, they coulda also care less.

Schools are not daycare centers. Daycare is your responsibility.

School isn’t daycare, but many working parents depend on the before and after care programs at elementary schools - in part because I don’t know that any other form of daycare exists for elementary aged kids. Not every family can afford a nanny or babysitter daily, and I think the demand for nannies and babysitters will far exceed the supply. If no one is home to help kids with online school, then what happens?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm in favor of taking care of the most vulnerable. Bring back the low income and IEP kids and others identified by staff, spread them out over all the schools and the rest of us somehow manage because we are decent human beings and we take care of the weakest amongst us be they physically at risk of dying of needing extra resources to learn. Accept that maybe our kids won't get every single advantage to which we think they are entitled but they will still be ok and maybe the gift they will get is understanding that we rise or fall together.

F u

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm in favor of taking care of the most vulnerable. Bring back the low income and IEP kids and others identified by staff, spread them out over all the schools and the rest of us somehow manage because we are decent human beings and we take care of the weakest amongst us be they physically at risk of dying of needing extra resources to learn. Accept that maybe our kids won't get every single advantage to which we think they are entitled but they will still be ok and maybe the gift they will get is understanding that we rise or fall together.

I can't believe someone is describing school[u] as "every single advantage to which we think they are entitled."

Kids aren't entitled to school?!

And no, they won't be ok.

They're not getting no school. They just aren't getting the kind of schooling that we would prefer they have. Would you have someone's mother die so Larlo doesn't have to take math twice? I wouldn't but that's just me. There are few character defining moments for a nation. This is one of them. Who will we be? So far, not so good.

Yes, they are. They are getting no school.

As you say, there are some character-defining moments for a nation. This is one of them. Will we be people who open nail salons and force people to keep working at meat-packing plants, but keep schools closed? So far, not so good.

Agree. The supposed distance learning they got in the spring was pathetic. It was essentially no school.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:They will open the schools. There will be outbreaks among students, teachers and staff. They will close the schools.

They will open all of the schools. There will be outbreaks among students, teachers, and staff at some schools. They will close those schools, then re-open them.

Nope, not until January (if we're lucky).

I don't know who these people are, who support keeping kids out of school for a year or more. I don't know anybody who supports this. My octogenarian parents certainly don't support it for their grandchildren.

I don’t know anyone who thinks opening schools in a pandemic is a good thing.

Then you must not know very many people.

By the way, schools were open during the last pandemic - the one in 2009.

+1 I haven't met a single person in actual life who is in favor of schools remaining closed. So I'm going to guess the "people" you refer to all live in your house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm in favor of taking care of the most vulnerable. Bring back the low income and IEP kids and others identified by staff, spread them out over all the schools and the rest of us somehow manage because we are decent human beings and we take care of the weakest amongst us be they physically at risk of dying of needing extra resources to learn. Accept that maybe our kids won't get every single advantage to which we think they are entitled but they will still be ok and maybe the gift they will get is understanding that we rise or fall together.

I can't believe someone is describing school[u] as "every single advantage to which we think they are entitled."

Kids aren't entitled to school?!

And no, they won't be ok.

They're not getting no school. They just aren't getting the kind of schooling that we would prefer they have. Would you have someone's mother die so Larlo doesn't have to take math twice? I wouldn't but that's just me. There are few character defining moments for a nation. This is one of them. Who will we be? So far, not so good.

Yes, they are. They are getting no school.

As you say, there are some character-defining moments for a nation. This is one of them. Will we be people who open nail salons and force people to keep working at meat-packing plants, but keep schools closed? So far, not so good.

AMEN! And Giants and Costco’s and all the things that the upper middle class and wealthy care about for their convenience. They’ll get the very best distance learning from Sidwell or their live-in nanny. Do you think they care if your average middle class or working class family’s child gets a decent education? No. Of course not. And if the fact that no school = no work for parents, they coulda also care less.

Schools are not daycare centers. Daycare is your responsibility.

Agree.

[Anonymous]

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Schools are not daycare centers. Daycare is your responsibility.

If child care is purely a matter of personal responsibility, then so is avoiding coronavirus. Don't want to get infected? Stay home.

Alternatively, both are matters of community concern and public health.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Schools are not daycare centers. Daycare is your responsibility.

If child care is purely a matter of personal responsibility, then so is avoiding coronavirus. Don't want to get infected? Stay home.

Alternatively, both are matters of community concern and public health.

And your point is....? Childcare is on you. Schools aren't childcare centers. If it isn't safe to operate schools in person, you don't get to dump your kids off there.

[Anonymous]

NoVa is entering Phase 3 on July 1st. Phase 3 in Virginia means all students are allowed back to school buildings (protection details TBA). MoCo is even in better shape than NoVa.