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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well without some pressure I’m sure APS would have easily committed to a full virtual year. They needed a push from the Governor to even start hybrid. And the governor needs to see that the community supports these moves. My neighbor is an APS Admin and complimented my open schools now sign and said he signs are helpful in keeping the pressure which is needed in some corners at APS. Our teachers are vaccinated and we have a lot of learning loss to make up for, how can we settle for something less than 5 days asap?[/quote]

But now? The drop in COVID cases has leveled off. We're not out of the woods yet, but we're definitely close to it. There is already a bill on Northam's desk for a full in-person option starting July 1, when all adults in the country will have had the chance to be vaccinated. Schools are opening for in-person learning as we speak. Let APS get through more than 1 day before beating this drum FFS.

Btw, your story sounds made up to justify your sign. [/quote]

DP. I agree that “5 days a week now” is premature. There’s so many factors to work around. Not the least of which is we’ve been closed up for literally a year now and we have to get people psychologically comfortable with going out again, plus (as you mentioned) adult vaccines slowly rolling out to more people.

That said! I also get why they’re doing it now. Because you have to keep the pressure on, even for the fall, even with the bill likely being signed by the governor. You have to keep the closures in peoples minds, or else people will forget about it and be more likely to accept whatever school crumbs are thrown our way. Look how the school opening bill has been barely covered by the media! The local media thinks of education as a fringe, unimportant issue, a woman’s issue, a “who cares, parents need to figure it out” issue. Many journalists are men and many don’t have kids, and they really don’t get it or care to get it. Coverage of local issues is sorely lacking around here anyway and coverage of kids and family-related issues is particularly bad.

They need to keep reminding people that our kids aren’t in school - until such time as the kids are in school. Real, full time school for those who want it. Because no one else is going to advocate for our kids. [/quote]

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