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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just feel like there are parents who will never been satisfied. fully 40% of schools are still virtual.  Many private schools are hybrid or in person. [b]Great. Go enroll in one[/b]. Duran is announcing return dates for March and he has said he is committed to having teachers/staff vaccinated as much as possible before the return. That's not a bad thing.  The return is in sight.

As for summer school, good luck getting teachers to teach. There is no money in the budget to pay for increased salaries that would be necessary (and may not even be successful) in staffing summer school. Teachers work on contracts and summer school isn't included in the contract, it's in addition to the regular school-year contract. APS can't make something out of nothing.

Do I want my kids to return-yes. I want COVID to be over. I want everyone (including my kids) to be vaccinated so I feel they are safe in the return as well. I am okay with sending them back because I feel that research shows that it can be done safely but I'm not blind to the risks there are for adults and so I want them vaccinated. But overall my kids are doing okay and learning and progressing. [/quote]

If only it were that easy.  EVERY private school in the area is full.  Not everyone who wants to leave can.  There is no where to go.  That's why parents are so frustrated.  They have no options.

Great your kids are doing ok.  A LOT are not.  There are a lot of kids just turning the ipad on and tuning out.  It's going to take years to dig out of this disaster the SB created.  Public school kids in this area are at a HUGE disadvantage. [/quote]

Such a sad, horrible situation the SB has put the APS families in. This isn't right. I just wish I knew more of what I can actually do about it, other than uprooting my family and moving. [/quote]

Yes, there are no viable options for families.

And enough for the people for whom virtual learning is working. Great. We're glad it's working for you. NO ONE IS SAYING YOU HAVE TO PICK IN PERSON LEARNING! So, stop trying to force those of us for whom virtual learning is not working to feel bad or be shamed simply because it does not work for our children or our families. [/quote]

We need an "opt-out" of virtual learning option. Something just seems off that we are forced to put our kids in front of screens for months on end and call it an education. This is not an education and can potentially have negative long-term effects on our kids brains and vision. [/quote]

That’s called “homeschooling”. 
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We stretched ourselves to buy a house in Arlington, anticipating a high quality, public education. This requires both parents to work FT - homeschooling is not an option. But wow, thanks for the wise and insensitive suggestion. [/quote]DP.  You should have bought what you could afford.  You made bad choices.  That isn't our fault.[/quote]

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