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I was in my middle school and in one DC’s HS and did not see any preparations. I was told by a building service worker that when hand sanitizer stations were installed for H1N1, it took 3 weeks.

I had to hand-deliver out of state school records for a DC, which is why I was at the HS. We got a hard-sell to pick up a Chromebook for him up in Rockville. Since we bought him a brand new laptop as an 8th grade graduation present (coming from private), we declined, but they reminded us that hot spots are still available as well. They don’t know DH and I work for MCPS so I think they were hinting that school likely opens in DL.[/quote]

Maybe they weren't hinting, maybe they were outright telling you, but since they don't make the decision, they don't know. It has as much validity as me telling you that school likely opens on Mars.[/quote]

They may not have made a decision, but we can certainly look at clues that will influence their decision.

The next BOE meeting is a week from today, and we can expect some kind of decision then. At that point, they have 7 weeks until school opens. If certain preparations for in-person learning haven't been made before then, there just would not be sufficient time to implement them in 7 weeks, and the inability to implement a certain option would certainly affect their decision about choosing that option.[/quote]

The BoE is going to tell us, "Well, we agree that there should be school, but whoops, there's enough time to do that, so remote instruction it is!"? I don't think so. [/quote]

I know it sounds almost comical, but I think so. I watched the BOE meeting last week. Not a single board member asked questions about how to implement in-person learning this fall. Instead, they'd talk about how they are praying for kids, or how MCPS did such a great job distributing meals.

For example, the operations team showed photos of how a classroom would look layout-wise with spaced desks. No one asked how that affects school capacity (30%? 50%?) nor how much effort it would take to set up classrooms based on those plans. It's like no one realizes the immense effort to implement any sort of plan. It's worrisome.[/quote]

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