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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We picked hybrid but are going to stick with virtual after hearing the “plans” that will have kids chained to their desks and laptops with very little opportunity for movement or fresh air.  I suspect we aren’t the only ones.  My child switches teachers for different subjects but they won’t allow elementary students to move around to different classrooms so she will have to stay in homeroom and log in virtually with her teachers that will be right down the hall.

The kids won’t even be able to use playground equipment on school grounds so may as well use the City playground down the street in our neighborhood.  [b]My understanding is that even if families decline the hybrid seat they have ACPS won’t make those open seats available to other families, which is such a shame.[/b]  They are doing all they can to keep classrooms almost empty, but will claim they have successfully “reopened.”[/quote]

Yes. At our school the principal said it was an equity issue, because everyone who might want to come back might not have transportation. Notice I said "might"--they don't actually have data on this, they just pre-emptively want to consider the potential equity issue. [/quote]

Serious question, why would there be a transportation issue? Even with the CDC guidelines for buses, there are fewer kids going to school overall and then you divide that in half because of the two day in school/two day virtual.  Why aren't there enough buses?  I know they've had a driver shortage the past few years but calling it an equity issue because of transportation doesn't ring true.  When some of the west end elementary schools were too crowded (I know, I know every school is overcrowded) they were putting kids in vans and taxis and driving them to our ES.

[b]Have they put out any hard data on transportation?[/b] I've looked at the FAQs and it just says there aren't enough bus seats.  And while that is not completely unbelievable, I just don't trust ACPS' competency.   
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If they have, I haven't seen it. I have the same questions as you. My cynical side says they just don't want to try to accommodate a waitlist because it's more work.[/quote]

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