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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]2nd grader just found out and has no clue what happened. I sympathize with the teachers but honestly the only ones who are suffering are the children who can’t comprehend this at all.. is there no other way to make a statement instead of dragging children who have no fault in this. I am all for teacher and safety but honestly there has to be a better way [/quote]

yeah I am normally very honest with my kid but can’t be now. He got an in-person slot so how am I supposed to explain that his teachers don’t want to teach him?[/quote]

2nd grade is a great time for a lesson in nuance. Kids at that age are very bright and if lead through reasoning about a situation can walk away without feeling bad and learning a lot about empathy. [/quote]

yeah, no. who’s going to have empathy for him? trying to explain this will only make him scared to return, think his teachers don’t like him, or that his teachers are wrong/stupid. “The teachers are so scared of covid they don’t want to teach you! And the other kids parents are mad their class sizes will be bigger. but you shouldn’t be worried.” [/quote]

Right. So you have a great opportunity to teach empathy and about the world and instead you actually just want him to be coddled. If you choose to talk to him in a manner that this is an affront on him of course he will feel bad. You, as the adult, have a chance to frame the world as being bigger than him and more complicated than his initial emotional reaction. But that will require you to step outside of your own desires and emotions and use it as a growth opportunity. [/quote]

Agreed- I do think this is a good opportunity to teach children about collective responsibility to society. That is, doctors, nurses, first responders, grocery store employees, food producers, and many other people are doing their jobs at personal risk because their jobs are essential to society. But teachers don't want to do their part, apparently because their parents never instilled in them a similar sense of responsibility.[/quote]

Doctors, nurses, and first responders took jobs knowing they'd be put in harms way.  Not that they deserve any of this, but still, it is part of their jobs they may anticipate. The other jobs you listed do not involve sitting in an enclosed room with 12 individuals all day, with at least 20-30 minutes of that day being mask-less.  They don't involve children's tears, or tantrums, or spontaneous hugs or "silly" play and jokes that could lead to exponentially more infections.  We also aren't sending children into the grocery stores and restaurants.  Children are precious.  They are to be protected at all costs.  This means having a return plan that is safe and trauma informed.  Teachers have and are doing their part by reinventing their job and trying to deliver instruction as best they can during the pandemic.  Attacking them is not going to help anyone, least of all your child.  Try standing with them.  We can do better than the Mayor and she will see what we can accomplish together.[/quote]

In general, doctors and nurses have close, extended contact with about 10-20 patients a day.  Over the course of a week, they might see 50-100 different patients, along with caregivers that accompany the patients, and staff at the the facilities.  Depending on the type of provider, and the health complaints of the patients, they might be seeing patients without masks and work near their faces.  My son, for instance, needed sutures on his chin, screaming bloody murder the whole time as three of us pinned him down.

And even when there's not a real issue, I'll note that my spouse has noted that elderly patients very frequently think they need to pull their masks down to be heard.

I definitely get the concerns about middle/high school students.  I'm not sure there's a good way to handle them without reducing community spread first.  But I don't think elementary and self-contained special needs classes are a problem.
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Unfortunately I think the battle lines are drawn, so the main function of your well reasoned and rational post is to give me a chance to say how much I appreciate your spouses continued service through this time. I would imagine the added stress of dealing is felt by your whole family. Hope your son has a quick recovery. I remember holding my daughter down like that once and is wasn't fun. Best of luck to you all.

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