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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son did not have teachers for half of his classes today at Churchill. For math, Delta math crashed, so he couldn’t complete the day’s assignment. The substitute couldn’t answer any questions.

In an elective class, my son saw the sub bully a disabled student for not wearing the school provided KN95 mask. The boy didn’t like how it felt on his face so he wanted to wear his own mask. The sub told the boy he would catch Covid and die if he didn’t wear the KN95. The boy got really upset.

Then there’s the classes in the auditorium. Just one mass of students there who aren’t receiving any instruction. Just babysitting them for the period.

[b]My son describes his school as online school inside the school. What’s the point? It has all the same downsides as online learning with the extra risk of Covid.[/b][/quote]

Exactly. Many schools are like this. Online experience with risk of covid. I was afraid of this outcome when I saw no intention by MCPS to go to virtual for a few weeks in schools where teaching can't be done in person. [/quote]

I should add, MCPS is being non-compliant with the ADA and IDEA during this crisis. They have canceled bus routes for disabled students, they have stopped many special education services, and they stopped providing accommodations when the teacher is absent.  It’s a mess and students are suffering for the lack of planning by Central Office. [/quote]

Parents of students with disabilities should go ahead and file their State Complaints and Office of Civil Rights Complaints for the denial of a Free Appropriate Public Education. It’s horrible at how MCPS treats the needs of disabled students as an afterthought.  State and Federal agencies have given clear guidance that Covid is not an excuse to violate the ADA and IDEA.[/quote]

Given that many hospitals are operating under crisis standards you can’t expect the schools to be better. [/quote]

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