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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Normally I contribute quite generously to the group fund for our teacher’s holiday bonus.  I will not be making a contribution this year, as they’re protesting not wanting to teach my SN child who sorely needs in-person to learn.  Feels like a slap in her face.

I have zero respect for my kid’s teachers right now.

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Hi! As a Special ed teacher, my heart goes out to you and your family. This is an extremely difficult time for all students, but the lack of consistency is especially hard for SpEd kids, who may not have the tools and resources to deal with these changes. I want to go back to school to be with my students. DL is so hard and I know that I'm not able to reach all my students in the ways I can in person. However, I worry about the additional stress students will have returning to an unsafe environment. Going back to school does not mean going back to normal. There will be new norms and procedures, some that don't even make sense to teachers. The other thing, teachers haven't been given ANY guidance on what returning looks like. I've heard some people say that recess and specials are cancelled, another says that students will have to remain 6 feet apart in classrooms. And what about our students who need physical proximity? My students have a lot of trauma and sometimes the only way to calm them down is to give them a hug or pat their back- can I safely give students the emotional care they need to make it through the day? I don't know. And that's what is so frustrating because DCPS is not giving teachers (or administrators) any guidance or real answers to the questions we have. Looking at the health aspect, I am truly terrified of catching COVID and spreading it to my family (two high-risk individuals). We don't know the long term effects and there have been studies done in Germany (I may be wrong on the location) that shows people who had it mild now are suffering from heart conditions.

^that was a really long way to say that I want to go back. That I am fighting to go back to a safe school environment.

P.S. Do you use token boards at home? I've worked with my families to incorporate token boards into their daily routines and they've reported back very positive results! [/quote]

DC is not a special snowflake. Schools across the country have done it. Children and thriving and happy and teachers have made it work. Heck, most school districts across the country (most of which have much higher rates of infection) went back months ago with much less planning time than DC has had. And it worked and infections are not rising due to going back. This is all a farce by incompetent DCPS administrators, teachers, and the union. And to the extent you sign on by defending, by you too. Shameful[/quote]

Yeah seriously. "I can't go back because some students want hugs!" Spare me.[/quote]

Is that really what this teacher said? Or are you cherry picking to try and prove your point? They clearly said that they are frustrated by DCPS's plans to return because there isn't actually a plan and that they do want to go back to in person teacher. [/quote]

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