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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wouldn’t vote for someone associated with APE if they were passing out winning lottery tickets.  No thanks.  I need someone with ideas who seeks to accomplish something. Not a complainer who just demands the system bend to their will. Ick. [/quote]

+1000

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Based on the anti-science and anti-teacher commentary coming from that group... 
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Some of the other anti-science organizations that think kids need in person schools include such crackpots as Unicef, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Joe Biden administration!

https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/children-cannot-afford-another-year-school-disruption
https://www.aappublications.org/news/2021/01/05/covid-school-safety-010521
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/16/president-joe-biden-recommits-school-reopening-goal/6776406002/

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These are all recent statements. And guess what? Schools are now opening.

APE was pushing to open back in the fall regardless of #s or safety measures. 
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Not true they were pushing it regardless of #s or safety. They pushed in the fall to open because numbers were low. As cased began to surge in Europe they largely kept schools open and spread within schools was lower than the community. School districts in this country that stayed open during the surge demonstrated lower transmission in schools as compared to the community. The science is that schools should stay open regardless of community numbers. There are real harms to keeping schools closed, including mental health and learning loss that will have repercussions for decades. And, finally, APS could be doing a lot more now. We have kids, even young ones, going to school to be taught by a virtual teacher. That is not acceptable, especially for young and SPED kids. Sure, some teachers may need to be accommodated (though, I'm confused what health risk can't be mitigated by a vaccine...) but that accommodation cannot harm children. Accommodations should be limited to permitting virtual instruction to kids that chose virtual or some other task that can be remotely. It is not okay to provide in-person kids with teachers working from home - full stop. We need to end the farce that kids that need in-person can be taught remotely. [/quote]

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