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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]There are also students who have had an significant improvement in their mental health during DL because the schedule allows them more sleep or freedom from bullying, chaotic classrooms, etc. My daughter has barely stuttered this entire time. She has friends who have been able to reduce meds. Hearing the same from other parents on DCUM. Guess our children don’t matter. [/quote]

No one is trying to take that away from you.  We just want hybrid as well for those kids who need it.  [b]Stop with the self-serving false equivalence.[/b][/quote]

This. Enough with claims that we need to fix every societal ill before kids can go back to school. It's not a valid position.

As an aside, please either resolve the bullying issues swiftly or place your child in another school. Either way, get your child the professional therapy she needs if she's stuttering due to anxiety and actually prefers to avoid socialization rather than be in a school environment. This sounds like an untenable environment at her school and you've let it go on for far too long. This is in no way a reason to keep schools closed, but rather an issue that you've failed to resolve. I'm saying this as a parent of a child who was bullied. As soon as I knew about it I pushed until it was resolved. We even moved because although the issue was resolved for my child, the school just had a bad environment when it came to bullying and the leadership was poor. Please advocate for your daughter immediately. Don't be afraid to have conflict with the teachers and principal. They're not your friends. Your daughter should matter much more than your relationships with school officials do. I'm not trying to be unkind but your daughter is really suffering here. Hugs to her.[/quote]

Bullying and school anxiety are important issues we should be working to address. But not at the expense of every other child! And it’s not a long term solution.[/quote]

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