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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thanks for the thoughtful responses. Yes, exposure was outside of school. The class has another similarly situated kid, so its two kids. And I am keeping my kid home to protect others, just in case. (Its terrible.)

If they tried simulcasting and it was a hot mess, I'd understand. But they don't seem to have any plan at all (how 'bout a lunch bunch math lesson?) and they both KNOW kids are going to be out and WANT kids to stay home of there is any risk at all. Morning meeting seemed to go okay today - the visual wasn't great but we could hear the teacher and my kid was called on to share - unmute-share-re-mute.

I wish they were trying harder or had a plan - what great PR it would be if I was telling everyone that I was glad I kept Kid home, just in case, and the school did a good job keeping us on track. [/quote]

You can thank the teachers and WTU for this, NOT DCPS. WTU negotiated prohibitions on simulcasting/simultaneous in person and virtual. Basically, a student needs to have a documented medical issue requiring virtual and the school must need to have provide virtual in order to meet legal obligations (like IEP support) and must have tried every other option to no avail first. The MOU adds: “DCPS shall not require teachers to provide simultaneous instruction for student or family convenience.” And any teachers who are forced to provide simultaneous instruction and meet the limited criteria to do so must get paid additional stipends.[/quote]

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