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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like how all the daycares and nearly all private schools managed to open. But the public schools that the poor and middle class depend on couldn’t. And when you ask why, they accuse you of wanting free babysitting. Public school is not free!! 65% of our taxpayer dollars go to it. We all pay a lot and received absolutely nothing. Also, babysitters work hard, don’t denigrate them. [/quote]

When you ask why they try to shut you up by accusing you of “hating your children,” being “entitled,” or, gasp, worst of all, “white.” It’s such a naked ploy to end all opposition to indefinite school closures. Sad that it has been so effective. For evidence, just check out the comments on the WaPo article. [/quote]

Ugh, I haven't read the comments to this article, but I've been reading comments on articles on this topic in the NYT and WaPo since the summer and was initially surprised at the almost unanimous support for keeping kids out of school. Back in the summer I was assuming it was mostly boomers without school-aged kids commenting, but I guess we now know that a substantial part of DC parents are on board with this gerontocratic approach to schools during Covid.[/quote]

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