How many DCPS parents might be willing to file a lawsuit against DCPS to ensure fall reopening?

[Anonymous]

This sounds like a great approach.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It also appears that CARES classrooms are used more frequently in schools with mostly african americans and Hispanics, whereas majoritarily white schools in DC have more IPL classrooms with a teacher, and some have rejected the use of CARES almost entirely. This cannot be explained by low demand for in-person learning, it means that some students are getting a lower quality of in person learning. This trend exists because schools were reopened school-by-school, allowing for a difference in what was provided.

Totally. I would gladly contribute to a legal fund if those parents wanted to sue to get IPL.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some interesting facts from a Return to Learn tracker that is tracking school openings, etc:

https://www.returntolearntracker.net

Key Findings

The nationwide effort to give students the option for in-person learning continues: As of March 22, just 7 percent of districts are fully remote and 41 percent are fully in person, leaving 52 percent of districts offering hybrid instruction.

Just 3 percent of districts that are majority white have no option for in-person instruction. This rate is six times higher in majority-black districts and eight times higher in majority-Hispanic districts at 18 percent and 24 percent, respectively.

Several community characteristics affect what type of instruction students are receiving. Remote learning is more prevalent in counties with high proportions of single mothers and high percentages of children in poverty.

There are also wide differences by district characteristics. Remote learning is more than twice as prevalent in low-achieving districts.

No one ever wonders if this is because people don't give a sh*t about Black and brown kids? Like maybe it's not just "Black and brown parents don't WANT to send their kids to school"? It seems sort of f*cked if the narrative wasn't, "Well Black and brown people WANT that."

Um, I though Black and brown people *did* want remote learning in higher percentages?

Yeah. Because the teachers’ unions have been screaming at them all year that their kids will die if they go back to school. Here’s a study about it: https://twitter.com/vkoganpolisci/status/1371808663007035392?s=21

Uh because our schools are way more run down than yours. That was the main worry. Our kids also face more trauma, meaning they can have more challenging behaviors that are extra unsafe because of COVID.

But I agree that these poor families put too much trust in the union, as did I as a teacher. But I’m back now after having a meeting with all my families to discuss what specific precautions my classroom will have. 90% of them wanted IPL after all their questions were answered and the risk was explained.

I imagine if this happened on a mass scale, the number for black and brown families who want IPL would jump.

thank you teacher! we need more efforts like yours.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Some interesting facts from a Return to Learn tracker that is tracking school openings, etc:

https://www.returntolearntracker.net

Key Findings

The nationwide effort to give students the option for in-person learning continues: As of March 22, just 7 percent of districts are fully remote and 41 percent are fully in person, leaving 52 percent of districts offering hybrid instruction.

Just 3 percent of districts that are majority white have no option for in-person instruction. This rate is six times higher in majority-black districts and eight times higher in majority-Hispanic districts at 18 percent and 24 percent, respectively.

Several community characteristics affect what type of instruction students are receiving. Remote learning is more prevalent in counties with high proportions of single mothers and high percentages of children in poverty.

There are also wide differences by district characteristics. Remote learning is more than twice as prevalent in low-achieving districts.

No one ever wonders if this is because people don't give a sh*t about Black and brown kids? Like maybe it's not just "Black and brown parents don't WANT to send their kids to school"? It seems sort of f*cked if the narrative wasn't, "Well Black and brown people WANT that."

Um, I though Black and brown people *did* want remote learning in higher percentages?

Yeah. Because the teachers’ unions have been screaming at them all year that their kids will die if they go back to school. Here’s a study about it: https://twitter.com/vkoganpolisci/status/1371808663007035392?s=21

Uh because our schools are way more run down than yours. That was the main worry. Our kids also face more trauma, meaning they can have more challenging behaviors that are extra unsafe because of COVID.

But I agree that these poor families put too much trust in the union, as did I as a teacher. But I’m back now after having a meeting with all my families to discuss what specific precautions my classroom will have. 90% of them wanted IPL after all their questions were answered and the risk was explained.

I imagine if this happened on a mass scale, the number for black and brown families who want IPL would jump.

thank you teacher! we need more efforts like yours.

(also ... your experience actually fits exactly into the research PP cited. Parents are more likely to want to send kids back if the schools are open - it gives the signal that schools are safe, because they trust their teachers and schools.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It also appears that CARES classrooms are used more frequently in schools with mostly african americans and Hispanics, whereas majoritarily white schools in DC have more IPL classrooms with a teacher, and some have rejected the use of CARES almost entirely. This cannot be explained by low demand for in-person learning, it means that some students are getting a lower quality of in person learning. This trend exists because schools were reopened school-by-school, allowing for a difference in what was provided.

Totally. I would gladly contribute to a legal fund if those parents wanted to sue to get IPL.

It gets back to which teachers were willing to come in. Why that is so polarized, I don’t know.

[Anonymous]

This is such an interesting conversation. All the white teachers at my school figured out loopholes to remain home and basically told the principal no when they were asked to return. The black teachers magically “won” the lottery to return to the classroom and are there en masse.

Just a few months ago, I read on this same board that the black teachers were the ones with pre-existing conditions and that’s why DCPS wouldn’t return for IPL.

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Anonymous wrote:This is such an interesting conversation. All the white teachers at my school figured out loopholes to remain home and basically told the principal no when they were asked to return. The black teachers magically “won” the lottery to return to the classroom and are there en masse.

Just a few months ago, I read on this same board that the black teachers were the ones with pre-existing conditions and that’s why DCPS wouldn’t return for IPL.

This board is full of people encouraging confirmation bias.

All the teachers at my school want to come back but only when fully vaccinated. Parents supported this.

I know one teacher who said she wanted to wait a few weeks to check the variant coverage (this was back in early Feb) because of her age and health risks. She would rather wait two weeks for a newer vaccine than go w the older one if that was the case. She’s vaxxed and returning.

Our concern now is random testing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is such an interesting conversation. All the white teachers at my school figured out loopholes to remain home and basically told the principal no when they were asked to return. The black teachers magically “won” the lottery to return to the classroom and are there en masse.

Just a few months ago, I read on this same board that the black teachers were the ones with pre-existing conditions and that’s why DCPS wouldn’t return for IPL.

This board is full of people encouraging confirmation bias.

All the teachers at my school want to come back but only when fully vaccinated. Parents supported this.

I know one teacher who said she wanted to wait a few weeks to check the variant coverage (this was back in early Feb) because of her age and health risks. She would rather wait two weeks for a newer vaccine than go w the older one if that was the case. She’s vaxxed and returning.

Our concern now is random testing.

Of course its something else now, you’re going to keep moving the goal posts with new “concerns” til the cows come home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is such an interesting conversation. All the white teachers at my school figured out loopholes to remain home and basically told the principal no when they were asked to return. The black teachers magically “won” the lottery to return to the classroom and are there en masse.

Just a few months ago, I read on this same board that the black teachers were the ones with pre-existing conditions and that’s why DCPS wouldn’t return for IPL.

This board is full of people encouraging confirmation bias.

All the teachers at my school want to come back but only when fully vaccinated. Parents supported this.

I know one teacher who said she wanted to wait a few weeks to check the variant coverage (this was back in early Feb) because of her age and health risks. She would rather wait two weeks for a newer vaccine than go w the older one if that was the case. She’s vaxxed and returning.

Our concern now is random testing.

Of course its something else now, you’re going to keep moving the goal posts with new “concerns” til the cows come home.

Seriously. Stop finding excuses. If you are vaccinated and wear your mask to work, you are protected regardless of testing. Parents can use testing protocol in their own risk analysis to send their kid to school or stay DL.
I cannot believe how delicate teachers are as a group.

[Anonymous]

The problem isn't that every teacher is refusing to return to work; it's that at many schools (especially MS/HS in DC) enough are refusing (or claiming ridiculous medical leave excuses w/ the help of the WTU) to ensure that kids who want IP instruction (not IPL, which is a farce) can't get it. And principals and the mayor claim those schools are "open" even though the teachers refuse to teach in the classroom. School Without Walls HS has not had a SINGLE day of classes with a teacher in the classroom for more than a year. And this is supposed to be one of DC's premier HS? Ridiculous. The failure to educate is real. The union excuse making is despicable. Our elected leaders are fools. There is zero evidence that this will change by fall, which is why they keep saying they "plan on" returning to 5 days a week, in person instruction rather than just stating they will. They will just keep moving the goalposts to keep teachers "working" from home for as long as they can.

[Anonymous]

This is what political leadership can actually accomplish for students who need to be back in school:

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/03/us/covid-schools-governors-reopening.html

Bowser, by contrast, just punts her responsibility to individual principals who prefer to run out the clock on the school year.

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Anonymous wrote:This is such an interesting conversation. All the white teachers at my school figured out loopholes to remain home and basically told the principal no when they were asked to return. The black teachers magically “won” the lottery to return to the classroom and are there en masse.

Just a few months ago, I read on this same board that the black teachers were the ones with pre-existing conditions and that’s why DCPS wouldn’t return for IPL.

This board is full of people encouraging confirmation bias.

All the teachers at my school want to come back but only when fully vaccinated. Parents supported this.

I know one teacher who said she wanted to wait a few weeks to check the variant coverage (this was back in early Feb) because of her age and health risks. She would rather wait two weeks for a newer vaccine than go w the older one if that was the case. She’s vaxxed and returning.

Our concern now is random testing.

Of course its something else now, you’re going to keep moving the goal posts with new “concerns” til the cows come home.

Good lord you are mental.

Those who are given a spot are coming back and we will randomly test our kids outside of DCPS. DCPS promised random testing and has failed to deliver. And I and a few families will report our negative results to our schools just because we like transparency and it’s a pandemic.

No one moved a goal post.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:This is such an interesting conversation. All the white teachers at my school figured out loopholes to remain home and basically told the principal no when they were asked to return. The black teachers magically “won” the lottery to return to the classroom and are there en masse.

Just a few months ago, I read on this same board that the black teachers were the ones with pre-existing conditions and that’s why DCPS wouldn’t return for IPL.

This board is full of people encouraging confirmation bias.

All the teachers at my school want to come back but only when fully vaccinated. Parents supported this.

I know one teacher who said she wanted to wait a few weeks to check the variant coverage (this was back in early Feb) because of her age and health risks. She would rather wait two weeks for a newer vaccine than go w the older one if that was the case. She’s vaxxed and returning.

Our concern now is random testing.

Of course its something else now, you’re going to keep moving the goal posts with new “concerns” til the cows come home.

Seriously. Stop finding excuses. If you are vaccinated and wear your mask to work, you are protected regardless of testing. Parents can use testing protocol in their own risk analysis to send their kid to school or stay DL.
I cannot believe how delicate teachers are as a group.

You just want to be upset. It’s sad really.

I’m not a teacher. But I do know your teachers know the mental parents from the non mental ones and they feel sorry for your kids.

Our teachers who we all respect have come to outdoor birthday parties and play dates, scheduled to do independent work w our kids outside in person.

DCPS school. Strong community. No whiny ward 3 moms.

[Anonymous]

Whiny ward 3 moms? Really?

I'm not in ward 3 and I'm just as upset that the schools my tax dollars support can't figure out how to get its teachers back in the classroom like just about every other place in the country can.

While you're enjoying birthday parties w/ your kids teachers who refuse to get back in a classroom maybe spare a thought for the many high-risk kids in DC who have been suffering for more than a year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Whiny ward 3 moms? Really?

I'm not in ward 3 and I'm just as upset that the schools my tax dollars support can't figure out how to get its teachers back in the classroom like just about every other place in the country can.

While you're enjoying birthday parties w/ your kids teachers who refuse to get back in a classroom maybe spare a thought for the many high-risk kids in DC who have been suffering for more than a year.

Birthday parties and/or play dates are outside and masked and distant too. Teachers are coming back because they are vaccinated SO YOUR POINT IS?

Who are the high risk kids in dc? How do you know they aren’t the kids I’m talking about?