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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The teachers are dead set on not going back in-person this year in any way. Someone just posted to APE (which I’m a member of just to see their side, not because I fully support their positions) that she had a meeting with Libby Garvey today, who said the teachers are the biggest impediment to reopening schools.  Apparently APS is concerned if they reopen, so many teachers will refuse to return that they’ll have a teacher shortage for hybrid.  It sounds like this may be part of the reason for bringing the teachers back earlier, that APS can get a sense of how much of a problem this is in advance rather than face an effective mass walkout just ask students are arriving at the building.[/quote]

I'm sure its this.   APS thinks its teachers are going to quit en masse.  Some people suggest that is not true given that FCPS, FCCPS, PWS, LCS, have not seen this mass resignations.  This is the clearest way to find out if it is true or not.  
It's also to give them time to get ready, e.g. actually get childcare if needed, actually move back to commuting distance if needed.   
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Don’t blame them one bit. If I were forced back at the peak of this pandemic to sit in rooms with 6-10 kids  I’d strongly consider quitting. This is a big labor problem for Arlington. If you force these teachers back when conditions are like this, you will NOT HAVE ENOUGH TEACHERS. They are going to have to stay distance to keep enough teachers OR start granting permission for theme to stay home and hire aides to be in classroom while teachers teach from home.  Aides are less skilled labor so APS has a better chance of finding enough. [/quote]

Fortunately nurses didn’t take this approach, even though they’re at much greater risk than teachers would be.[/quote]

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