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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am really curious to see how this is broken down by school. Given the numbers for race and economically disadvantage I imagine the families that pick virtual are more concentrated in S. Arlington.

I also found it fascinating that the majority reason for picking virtual was health and safety and NOT waiting for a vaccine which gives me concern that 1) folks are not planning on being vaccinated or 2) that we aren't reaching groups regarding the effectiveness of the vaccines.

Finally, has APS committed to keeping virtual school all year. What happens if after the first quarter or semester only a handful of children remain. Will they combine grade levels? Will teachers be teaching to 1-2 students.

Also would love to know the current grade breakdown for ES picks. [/quote]

Well here’s some insight on the “health and safety “choice. A bunch of people even here on this website said they were going to choose health and safety to show that they felt that it was already safe to be in school. So kind of like a middle finger to APS. I did not choose waiting for the vaccine because I’m not waiting for the vaccine for my kids, they’re too young. I chose it’s my preferred instructional model because it is.[/quote]

Pfizer is going to submit for EUA for ages 2-11 in September, so presumably a vaccine could be available by October or November.  So you could be waiting for a vaccine for elementary kids.  Or are you anti-vax?

The chart only showed the choice by people picking virtual, not people picking in person.  And rather than a middle finger, I think many people believe it actually is healthier for kids to be in school given that the Covid risk to them is so low and the mental/physical/emotional risks of isolation are so high.[/quote]

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