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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How many DCPS students are being raised by a high risk parent, grandparent, guardian? [/quote]

Those families should have the option to continue DL. They should not determine policy for everyone.[/quote]

Exactly. We need to reopen for students.[/quote]

But I read on this here board that some people don’t make good choices for their families.  That in Europe attendance is required (no virtual option just cause people are scared/don’t want to send kids) and that should be replicated here.  So it appears some people posting here for schools to open want to force their choice on everyone. [/quote]

Congratulations, this is the biggest overreach to try to find reasons to not reopen.[/quote]

You must not read the threads.  This exact quote was posted by someone.  Maybe they were a troll. But that is what they said.  People should not be allowed to stay at home (like Germany). Parents should not get a choice. [/quote]

DP. This is funny because I posted both the "Those families should have the option to continue DL" comment above as well as the comment a few days ago to which I believe you are referring regarding parents' poor choices and the policy in Germany. No, I'm not a troll. I do believe that families with documented high-risk situations should have the option to continue DL. That doesn't mean I don't think that the large proportion of parents in DC who would choose DL for their kids right now are not necessarily choosing what is in their kids' best interest. However, I do not believe we in the US should try to force even those people to send their kids to school, and I did not say that in my post a few days ago. I know the German approach, which I believe is ultimately better for kids, wouldn't fly in a country that has such loose homeschooling rules even in non-pandemic times. Also, I did mention previously that Germany allows families with documented high-risk situations to keep their kids home. I'm not sure what exactly the rules are and I'm sure they are fairly strict, but they don't force absolutely everybody to be in school. They just don't allow parents to make this choice purely out of fear.[/quote]

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