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It was at the beginning of the time our concern grew and well before the public school laid out the full extent of its very basic Covid protocols. My point was simply that it’s not accurate to say no one wants it and enrollment is declining. It was set up in such a way as to make it unattractive and then they are refusing to open it to more students who do want it given today’s conditions. [b]Also, the money is already spent/allocated for it,[/b] so why do you care if my kid uses it? In fact, [b]fewer in person kids would make in person school safer for your kid and less crowded for your kid[/b]. Lastly, [b]it’s not the same as the flu. It’s a once in a 100 year global pandemic.[/b] But again, you are good with in person, so fine, do that. Why do you care if my kid is in a virtual program that theoretically already exists? Now, the question of whether $10 million or whatever dollars spent on it was money well spent if there are no teachers and kids have no classes is a separate issue. I agree that people should be fired if that’s the case.[/quote]

1) The money is not all "already spent."  Most of that money in the ARP chart is for FTE.  With the staffing problems, there's a major lack of FTE and they're paying subs and 3rd party providers on a temporary basis.

2) School is safe.  The science is clear.  Reducing the amount of children in school will just decrease the already extremely tiny risk by a non-significant amount.

3) It's actually much less harmful to healthy children than the flu. And there are vaccines available for anyone over 12 (so this "once in a 100 year pandemic" statement is irrelevant).
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Still pushing that flu thing huh? It's ok, when someone says that it's a signal not to take them seriously. [/quote]

You’re not interested in contextualizing risk (like how COVID is less a risk to them than the car ride to school), just fear porn.  COVID doom really is a religion now.

Meanwhile, see this weekend all the parties, packed bars, and college football. The vast majority of people have returned to normal life, which was the entire point of vaccines for adults.[/quote]

Yes I see all that, that's why we're in the fourth surge now.

Also if you think all those people got vaccinated, think again. [/quote]

ZeroCOVID proponent in this comment there.  Doesn't realize COVID is here to stay forever as an endemic (a non-sterilizing vaccine for a virus with animal reservoirs will somehow be eliminated).  Thinks vaccinated people need to stay locked inside their houses and never return to normal.[/quote]

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