What time is Duran's announcement today?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We’re in the upper elementary group, so lessons will be concurrent. We chose distance learning rather than hybrid and I’m secretly hoping my kid’s teacher will remain virtual (medical exemption?) and the classrooms will have monitors. Is that possible, or will it only be in extraordinary circumstances where some sort of waiver is granted? Would they notify parents in advance?

It’s possible, but highly unlikely. APS supposedly is taking a very strict approach to ADA accommodations now.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's unfair that hybrid can switch to virtual, but virtual can't switch to hybrid. Sorry to be a complainer. Just sharing my thoughts.

Teachers, we support you.

You can’t have your cake and eat it too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We’re in the upper elementary group, so lessons will be concurrent. We chose distance learning rather than hybrid and I’m secretly hoping my kid’s teacher will remain virtual (medical exemption?) and the classrooms will have monitors. Is that possible, or will it only be in extraordinary circumstances where some sort of waiver is granted? Would they notify parents in advance?

It’s possible, but highly unlikely. APS supposedly is taking a very strict approach to ADA accommodations now.

APS should follow the law, period. As long as it’s doing that, no one should complain.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We’re in the upper elementary group, so lessons will be concurrent. We chose distance learning rather than hybrid and I’m secretly hoping my kid’s teacher will remain virtual (medical exemption?) and the classrooms will have monitors. Is that possible, or will it only be in extraordinary circumstances where some sort of waiver is granted? Would they notify parents in advance?

It’s possible, but highly unlikely. APS supposedly is taking a very strict approach to ADA accommodations now.

APS should follow the law, period. As long as it’s doing that, no one should complain.

I don’t know the laws around ADA but it APS seems to be denying most people that apply. The classroom monitor thing that fcps is doing seems to be less common in APS because fcps approved way more ADA requests.

[Anonymous]

Did someone on AEM seriously say that teachers (who are now at least partially protected by the vaccine) have more dangerous jobs than dental hygienists who were back at work, taking care of unmasked patients before they were vaccinated? I surely must be misreading, right?

[Anonymous]

Does anyone know if k-2 will need to bring their iPads to in person class?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Did someone on AEM seriously say that teachers (who are now at least partially protected by the vaccine) have more dangerous jobs than dental hygienists who were back at work, taking care of unmasked patients before they were vaccinated? I surely must be misreading, right?

It doesn’t matter.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We’re in the upper elementary group, so lessons will be concurrent. We chose distance learning rather than hybrid and I’m secretly hoping my kid’s teacher will remain virtual (medical exemption?) and the classrooms will have monitors. Is that possible, or will it only be in extraordinary circumstances where some sort of waiver is granted? Would they notify parents in advance?

It’s possible, but highly unlikely. APS supposedly is taking a very strict approach to ADA accommodations now.

APS should follow the law, period. As long as it’s doing that, no one should complain.

I don’t know the laws around ADA but it APS seems to be denying most people that apply. The classroom monitor thing that fcps is doing seems to be less common in APS because fcps approved way more ADA requests.

A bit backwards in reality. APS tried to hire monitors to provide those accommodations, but didn't get enough..thus they started denying requests. They actually claim they gave them, but said: "you are provided the short-term telework accommodation until students return to school" and.."extending your accommodation will harm the organization when students return"

Teachers who have had transplants, or are currently receiving chemo, have been denied. Vaccinations might mean some people with legit CDC high-risk from Covid health issues, might be okay returning, but others either won't be despite vaccine, or can't get vaccine due to their health issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think it's unfair that hybrid can switch to virtual, but virtual can't switch to hybrid. Sorry to be a complainer. Just sharing my thoughts.

Teachers, we support you.

Email your principal and ask. They said they will let you switch if there is room. Maybe another kid is switching to virtual.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We’re in the upper elementary group, so lessons will be concurrent. We chose distance learning rather than hybrid and I’m secretly hoping my kid’s teacher will remain virtual (medical exemption?) and the classrooms will have monitors. Is that possible, or will it only be in extraordinary circumstances where some sort of waiver is granted? Would they notify parents in advance?

Highly unlikely to happen.

Am I wrong that the other thread involving FCPS is a parent complaining that this exact thing happened with her child’s teacher? I assume there aren’t numbers released telling us how many APS teachers assigned to the concurrent model will continue teaching remotely? It can’t be that there are zero 3-5th grade teachers who have qualified to remain remote, right?

Fairfax is honoring those who were authorized virtual from the fall under cares act. They’ve authorized something like 74% of applicants. APS has done a 2nd round and this time they’ve authorized like 16% and among those 16% some are not authorized to telework but given other accommodations such as “stay home until kids report” or “take unpaid leave”.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know if k-2 will need to bring their iPads to in person class?

Is your school having a town hall?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I wonder if they'll offer an opt out. I chose hybrid given that they were following metrics, but now they aren't doing that anymore. I don't want to send my kids with all these new variants circulating. I guess I could just homeschool for a couple months.

Our school, DES, is allowing families to re-select. We have a high number of hybrid though so it's not as if extra teachers would have to come in.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We’re in the upper elementary group, so lessons will be concurrent. We chose distance learning rather than hybrid and I’m secretly hoping my kid’s teacher will remain virtual (medical exemption?) and the classrooms will have monitors. Is that possible, or will it only be in extraordinary circumstances where some sort of waiver is granted? Would they notify parents in advance?

It’s possible, but highly unlikely. APS supposedly is taking a very strict approach to ADA accommodations now.

APS should follow the law, period. As long as it’s doing that, no one should complain.

I don’t know the laws around ADA but it APS seems to be denying most people that apply. The classroom monitor thing that fcps is doing seems to be less common in APS because fcps approved way more ADA requests.

A bit backwards in reality. APS tried to hire monitors to provide those accommodations, but didn't get enough..thus they started denying requests. They actually claim they gave them, but said: "you are provided the short-term telework accommodation until students return to school" and.."extending your accommodation will harm the organization when students return"

Teachers who have had transplants, or are currently receiving chemo, have been denied. Vaccinations might mean some people with legit CDC high-risk from Covid health issues, might be okay returning, but others either won't be despite vaccine, or can't get vaccine due to their health issues.

“Receiving chemo” can mean a lot of things. Certain types of skin cancer are treated with topical chemo, for instance, which doesn’t have the same immune effects of other forms of chemo.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We’re in the upper elementary group, so lessons will be concurrent. We chose distance learning rather than hybrid and I’m secretly hoping my kid’s teacher will remain virtual (medical exemption?) and the classrooms will have monitors. Is that possible, or will it only be in extraordinary circumstances where some sort of waiver is granted? Would they notify parents in advance?

It’s possible, but highly unlikely. APS supposedly is taking a very strict approach to ADA accommodations now.

APS should follow the law, period. As long as it’s doing that, no one should complain.

I don’t know the laws around ADA but it APS seems to be denying most people that apply. The classroom monitor thing that fcps is doing seems to be less common in APS because fcps approved way more ADA requests.

A bit backwards in reality. APS tried to hire monitors to provide those accommodations, but didn't get enough..thus they started denying requests. They actually claim they gave them, but said: "you are provided the short-term telework accommodation until students return to school" and.."extending your accommodation will harm the organization when students return"

Teachers who have had transplants, or are currently receiving chemo, have been denied. Vaccinations might mean some people with legit CDC high-risk from Covid health issues, might be okay returning, but others either won't be despite vaccine, or can't get vaccine due to their health issues.

“Receiving chemo” can mean a lot of things. Certain types of skin cancer are treated with topical chemo, for instance, which doesn’t have the same immune effects of other forms of chemo.

True, but you are kind of missing the overall point .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:We’re in the upper elementary group, so lessons will be concurrent. We chose distance learning rather than hybrid and I’m secretly hoping my kid’s teacher will remain virtual (medical exemption?) and the classrooms will have monitors. Is that possible, or will it only be in extraordinary circumstances where some sort of waiver is granted? Would they notify parents in advance?

It’s possible, but highly unlikely. APS supposedly is taking a very strict approach to ADA accommodations now.

APS should follow the law, period. As long as it’s doing that, no one should complain.

I don’t know the laws around ADA but it APS seems to be denying most people that apply. The classroom monitor thing that fcps is doing seems to be less common in APS because fcps approved way more ADA requests.

A lot of people are applying for accommodations because they have babies at home or an elderly parent, which aren’t grounds for accommodations under the ADA.