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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He’s just speaking the truth. That’s why everyone on this thread is upset. Why not acknowledge your privilege and then have a conversation?![/quote]

What privilege?  I work hard to afford private for my kid.    So?   You made other choices.  People that bash others using the tired “privileged” label sound like envious middle school children.   Get over it.   People are more successful then you.[/quote]

The privilege is not going to private school. [b]It’s suggesting to public health officials during a global pandemic that your school is special and deserves special rules[/b].[/quote]

Actually the opposite.  We suggested during a global pandemic that public health officials set rules/guidelines around what a safe reopening looks like versus issuing a blanket closure.  It’s a separate discussion if the resources needed to do so, I.e. the space to social distance, cleaning supplies, COVID testing etc, potentially being your own transportation and no extended day etc. around hybrid or in-person learning were easier to accomplish at a private school than the public schools. But they also at the same time had to look at the situation more like other businesses needed to (like will someone pay the same for virtual learning or move to public) and how to remain financially viable in a way that MCPS didn’t have to worry about.[/quote]

+1.  There was no rule that all schools remain closed. From a public health standpoint, it was up to public health officials to take reasonable measures that would promote public health and limit community spread. Demanding closure of all private schools without even considering mitigation plans was unreasonable.

In addition, as PP said, private schools are business and, particularly in the lower grades, private schools provide education and childcare. Public schools can pretend that they are free to offer "education" via any learning platform, but private schools, as businesses, must try to meet the education and childcare needs of their families. Private schools, and especially Catholic schools, are filled with families who are not uber rich with parents who worked outside of the home during the pandemic. These families would have had to pay tuition to continue their children's education and separately pay for childcare if their schools were forced to stay virtual.[/quote]

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