APS Return to School Presentation Posted

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Anyone wondering why teachers should return before the kids should listen to the school board recording from tonight's meeting. Duran starts to cover it at the 2 hour mark. He does an excellent job explaining his rationale.

can you summarize?

DP. Allow teachers to:

Acclimate back to classrooms
Develop working relationships with assistants etc
Time to ask for ADA accommodations per CDC guidance
Voice concerns about mitigation procedures

This should be a week max. They are estimating a 4 day turnaround for ADA forms. It's pretty difficult to actually know what the concerns will be without the students.

Well if it is, it aligns with the superintendent's email about considering the academic calendar and talking about the end of Q2/start of Q3. From an ES perspective I can't imagine the quarters are very meaningful in terms of any kind of disruption though.

[Anonymous]

Did Duran
Discuss any student dates?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/arlington/Board.nsf/files/BX2QG766F011/$file/D-1%20School%20Year%202020-21%20Update%20010720.pdf

I don't understand how teachers can be pissed at this plan. All Duran is asking them to do is go teach in empty classrooms beginning at the end of the month. There is no firm date on even getting kids back physically in the classroom (likely due to the uncertainty with numbers and the new COVID strain). This at least gets them back in the practice of being back in the classroom and getting that "muscle memory" back. And prep can happen to return the kids to school. And hopefully with them in the school, they can provide vaccinations to them as soon as they are available.

What is the point of teaching in an empty classroom?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How long will we let the teachers hold our students hostage?

Until they feel 100 % confident they can ward of any possible lawsuit from teachers or staff.

I hope teachers have prepared a lawsuit. They should. APS is making it easier for them by ordering them back at the apex (for now) of the pandemic.

I think this is awful too but what's the legal basis for a lawsuit?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How long will we let the teachers hold our students hostage?

Until they feel 100 % confident they can ward of any possible lawsuit from teachers or staff.

I hope teachers have prepared a lawsuit. They should. APS is making it easier for them by ordering them back at the apex (for now) of the pandemic.

I think this is awful too but what's the legal basis for a lawsuit?

Talk about privilege. You’re going to sue your employer for requiring you to go to....drumroll please: WORK!?

[Anonymous]

Did they announce anything about lunch?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:https://go.boarddocs.com/vsba/arlington/Board.nsf/files/BX2QG766F011/$file/D-1%20School%20Year%202020-21%20Update%20010720.pdf

I don't understand how teachers can be pissed at this plan. All Duran is asking them to do is go teach in empty classrooms beginning at the end of the month. There is no firm date on even getting kids back physically in the classroom (likely due to the uncertainty with numbers and the new COVID strain). This at least gets them back in the practice of being back in the classroom and getting that "muscle memory" back. And prep can happen to return the kids to school. And hopefully with them in the school, they can provide vaccinations to them as soon as they are available.

What is the point of teaching in an empty classroom?

Seeing who’s going to quit...

[Anonymous]

Did the school board have any comments?

[Anonymous]

So when willDuran provide dates? At the next school board meeting?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Anyone listening to the citizen comments right now? I had no idea that pediatric psych beds at local hospitals are all full -- is this true?

Yes, children normally get mental health services at school (in addition to everything else school does) plus the pandemic has caused a lot of stress in kids who are currently locked away from their peers (shocking that there is a consequence for keeping kids away from trusted adults and their friends, shocked I tell you) and all of NOVA’s children’s psych beds and psych practices are full. Ask any pediatrician how it’s going for their patients. It’s heartbreaking. A lot of peds mental health professionals are cash only now and even with that you have to wait three to four months to be seen.

[Anonymous]

There are always very long waitlists for in patient psyche treatment. Always. Attributing that to APS distance learning is a misleading leap. But that is consistent with the way open schools now advocates employ data.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did the school board have any comments?

+1. Did they do anything other than thank everyone?

[Anonymous]

The reasons are bogus. They don’t need time to adjust. It’s going to make learning worse for all kids when they can’t see their teachers mouth. This is just to placate the APEs of Arlington.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are always very long waitlists for in patient psyche treatment. Always. Attributing that to APS distance learning is a misleading leap. But that is consistent with the way open schools now advocates employ data.

+1

Remember this case? https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/va-state-sen-creigh-deeds-files-6m-suit-son-suicide-article-1.2486661

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are always very long waitlists for in patient psyche treatment. Always. Attributing that to APS distance learning is a misleading leap. But that is consistent with the way open schools now advocates employ data.

+1

Remember this case? https://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/va-state-sen-creigh-deeds-files-6m-suit-son-suicide-article-1.2486661

It is insincere and scammy.