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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Sorry, typo. Together again people want opt-IN because they think no one will opt in. [/quote]

Not a TogetherAgain person, but performing medical tests on a minor without the consent of the guardian is pretty sketchy.

I would hope people would opt-in.  But we can't lose sight of our ethics and morality.

You definitely need consent.

Silence is not consent[/quote]

They’ve done it in DC[/quote]

That doesn't make it ethical or right.

It's wrong to conduct a test on a minor without the parent's consent.

These things matter, even in a pandemic[/quote]

No, it’s actually the right thing to do in a pandemic where others are placed into contact with you via something other than their own free choice (which is the nature of public education generally, more so with no virtual option available). [/quote]

No one is forcing you to send your kid in-person, you could have applied to the VA but most likely were one of the posters wringing their hands in July about how robust it was going to be and missed the extended deadline. Or you could choose to homeschool.[/quote]

VA is going well and different from last year.  We have full classes/live teaching daily.  They should have made testing mandatory if you want to be in person.[/quote]
Woot!  :roll: [/quote]

How is that different from last year????[/quote]

About double the actual class time/live in person.  Last year we had two hours of teaching time per class per week and half that time was to do work in class kids didn't do was homework so in all reality between the mental health check in and work it was about 30 minutes of class time.  We also have daily academic support after school.  Many more kids have camera's on and engaging.  [/quote]

Sounds like you had a completely different experience of virtual last year which was five hours minimum of direct teaching every day by Wed for my kids. Doesn’t sound any different from your description except that Wed is a school day.[/quote]

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