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I'm sorry you are feeling this. Totally understand what you are going through. I think that DCPS could do many different things and be creative about this.  In the midst of delta, I don't think reopening all elementary schools for everyone, having 30 person classrooms, full cafeterias is a good idea.  That said, why can't DCPS reopen for PK-2 because this is really the group that virtual makes the least sense (kids 3, 4, 5, 6 don't have the attention span or the maturity to sit through these virtual classes).  Then DCPS can have a more flexible virtual/in-person for 3-5 to alleviate the crowding at elementary schools.  Middle school and High schools should all be open because kids have access to vaccines.  That is just one thought and there are probably many more, but DCSP is not thinking of alternate plans and burying their heads in the sand.[/quote]

YES! A more flexible virtual/in-person for 3-5 until they can be vaccinated, soon. Considering how contagious delta is, and how much circulating virus there will be by September, it's unacceptable that the only option for cautious upper el families be to seek a fraudulent medical note and to abandon their own elementary school for a full year of virtual academy. 
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I'm glad that the people who want to have a virtual option will have one, but it is unfair to teachers and other students to do concurrent, or some hybrid option.  We've listened to teachers here tell us how difficult this past year has been, and how overworked they are.  I don't believe it is right to ask them to continue.[/quote]

I hear you about the impacts to teachers because I could see the toll on my son’s teacher. That said, delta is on the rise and I’m hoping we could have *some* flexibility for this narrow group of students until a vaccine is available. I am sensitive to the disruption to teachers and students and these are legit concerns. [/quote]

"Narrow group of students"? We are talking about thousands of kids. And if it's going to be optional - why only offer it to grades 3-5? Do you think there aren't a similar number of overly cautious Pk-2 parents? Are you going to tell them that it's only for 3-5 because those kids deal with virtual school well, which is in fact not the case for most of them?

This is a poorly thought out proposal that's tailored to your needs, but doesn't do right by the kids, who need to be in school. There is a reason European countries have only offered the opt-out from in person learning to those with a true medical need. I realize American parents are prone to wanting this handled differently due to the strong homeschooling culture, but you can do exactly that if you really think it is too dangerous for your kids to be in school this fall.[/quote]

You raise good points about unfairness to PK-2nd. This is an attempt to think of ways to address concerns raised about virtual not working for little ones. At the end of the day, no ones going to be happy with any decision. I already had a medical waiver for my child who is at high risk. But I worry about elementary students who are the last group who doesn’t have access to any vaccine. [/quote]

You can stop worring because covid is not high risk for elementary school kids! how fortunate is that? Not sure why you're wasting your mental energy on this. Kids should be encouraged to return in person and given accurate information, not concern-trolling about the need for virtual for "cautious" parents. [/quote]

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