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I'm not even sure what they're advocating for anymore. If there's so much demand that 3 feet isn't viable anymore in in person education, wtf is APS supposed to do? I don't want my child in an office building, sorry. Or outside all day long.[/quote]

Interestingly, a lot of people trashed one of the SB candidates a few weeks ago for playing around with this very idea - what happens if we can't fit everyone back even at 3ft.  They mocked her drawings, which I don't think were mean to be totally done to scale but to point out potential problems.  There's a 40-something page DCUM thread entitled Shifts in the Fall? based on exactly that, her contemplating what options exist if it becomes impossible to get every single child in a classroom 5 days per week all at the same time.  Duran's message shows that APS staff are similarly thinking about options.

There are plenty, notably the APE crowd and their candidate, who continue to say 5 days per week as in the old days starting immediately.  They're already screaming objections that the idea even needs to be considered. Maybe it will end up being unnecessary, but that's what contingency planning is for.  We know APS did a horrible job last spring, and just possibly they are trying to do a better job under Duran this spring in preparation for fall. [/quote]

I saw that thread. It devolved into APE vs SR ridiculousness.

I’m confident that we can safely open five days a week in the fall, with whatever mitigation measures needed by then. Interestingly, it’s the high schoolers who we don’t have to worry about next year. Hopefully enough of them will be vaxxed by then.  Hoping that ms and es kids will start getting shots sooner rather than later.

The hysteria on both sides will hopefully have a summer to simmer down.

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Ironically, the fact that lower ed won't be vaccinated by the fall, but, will be in person only supports the notion that they might as well go forward with additional days now. There will not be a substantive material change in their status or risk exposure between now and then. [/quote]

I'm actually okay with staying the course this year. There's been too many changes since hybrid opened. There are still many adults here who still aren't vaccinated too. That will all change by the Fall.

I think if you're not APE or SR, most people are okay with hybrid as it is. My kids are happy so I'm happy.

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SR is good with hybrid this year. Many many people in SR have their kids in hybrid.

APE are the ones who are calling for change RIGHT NOW. [/quote]

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