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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know one of the anti-opening people on AEM.  Her kids need to stay virtual bc of other family members at risk.  It all comes down to “virtual kids will get screwed out of opportunities” if school reopens and other kids go back.  It’s not about teachers, not really.[/quote]

Here's the thing: "family members at risk" is something that a lot of us share. My parents are local and my dad is over 70, has Parkinson's, heart disease, dementia, and is overweight. He would not fare well if he got Covid. However, after the first month or so of lockdown, my parents collectively decided that still being able to see grandkids was worth it to them, and so we see them even though the kids have been in a variety of care situations (camps, pods, babysitters) since, and would continue to do so if schools opened and our kids did hybrid. That's our risk calculus, which is individual to us. Others take a different approach.

Any excusing what stay-virtual parents are doing is imposing their risk calculus on me and that is unfair. I'm sorry about the FOMO aspect, I really am, but that's the choice. Extreme caution on Covid vs. a higher quality education. Just let us all make our own darn choices. [/quote]

100%. They have the choice to remain virtual, and they are trying to force their choice on everyone else. Misery loves company is not a good reason for everyone to be stuck in DL hell. [/quote]

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