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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]No district is doing 5 until fall. Not even the ones doing 4. [/quote]

Falls Church City.  April 6. Feet away from Arlington. [/quote]
Enough with comparing to the tiny FCC district. Its not a fair comparison.[/quote]  Sure they have less buildings but we have more staff, more principals, more admin, more teachers, who can all be working on this. And is the entire damn state of Florida smaller than us?  How about 50% of other districts who are open 5 days a week in this country? Are we bigger than all of them or have some sort of special insurmountable issue that none of them did?  We are one of the smaller districts and we still can't get it together.  We are one of the most funded districts and we still can't get it together. This is a lack of will, period.[/quote]

This. 1000%[/quote]APS also has tons of resources.  Tell us what is needed for tents so we can have school 5 days a week with distanced outdoor lunch on rainy days and they will be funded.  The PTAs at the rich schools will cover them.  Set up a GoFundMe for any school that can't cover it.  I bet they'll be fully funded in two days.  Plus there are federal funds.  This isn't that hard.  Elementary schools should be back 5 days a week after spring break.  Seriously.[/quote]

GoFundMe for the schools whose PTAs can't afford it?!  So, the rich folks are fine and can go ahead; but to heck with those who can't afford it?  How about those rich PTAs buying the necessities for the schools that can't afford them?[/quote]

Simmer down! PP is saying,  where PTAs cannot afford it, set up a go fund me like they did for the earphones and teacher masks. The “rich” parents will end up paying for it all.[/quote]

I get what was being said.  What was being said is, "We'll take care of ours kids and then those who can't can set-up a Go-Fund me account and hope and wait for whomever to fund it.  Meanwhile, our kids will have what's needed and hopefully those other schools will eventually get what they need.  Meanwhile, we'll just go happily on with our lives, re-initiate our tunnel vision believing everyone's taken care of while those poor PTA schools wait and wait and maybe get what we got our kids."  Rather than, "We've got the money. We'll help APS identify what other schools need help getting theirs and pay for theirs, too, or pool our resources with other affluent PTAs and make sure all the schools (ie children) are taken care of  like ours."[/quote]

You’re delusional. The PP said they bet the tents for the underfunded schools will be paid for within 2 days. It’s an all or nothing thing with reopening, no one is suggesting only some rich schools reopen. The point is there is enough strong desire to get schools opened 5 days per week that the parents who can afford it will basically pitch in to buy any and everything that could possibly be needed to make this happen. You just have a stick up your rear and wanted to come off like some savior for the underfunded schools instead of actually using your reading comprehension.[/quote]

As for your reading comprehension, "betting" does not make it so.  It does not guarantee it.  It does not make it happen.  It's taking care of yourself and then telling others good luck.  I'd rather be a "savior" than the selfish entitled one pretending to care, justifying not taking any responsibility for others themselves because they can fundraise for themselves.  If those with the resources are happy to wait until everyone else gets enough funding, then fine.  I'll expect no complaints while they wait.  Or, to reiterate my previous point, they can help directly by purchasing for one of those poor schools while they pay for their own and speed things along for everyone.  The stick is yours.[/quote]

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