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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]And this is why we should be talking at least as much about attendance/truancy rates at public schools as we do about test scores. Kids who fall out of the public school system are at huge risk, to themselves and others. Kids need to be in school. We should be doing everything we can to keep kids in schools.

I get increasingly angry about how little focus was placed on this during the pandemic and how people continue to turn a blind eye to it even now that we see what a terrible impact school closures have had on the most at-risk kids in the city. Maybe next time we have a public health emergency and some of us say "let's do whatever it takes -- outdoor school, abbreviated schedules, sending kids to school with coats and open windows in the winter -- to keep kids in school," consider that we are speaking from a plan of knowledge and care, not just disregarding teacher concerns. School is really, really, really important for high risk kids. It is often their only source of consistency and stability.[/quote]

Which political party exclusively runs the D.C. government, including DCPS ?

“How’s that working out for you?” (as Dr. Phil would say).[/quote]

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