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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You all do realize that private schools had resources to open that public schools did not, right? Smaller classroom sizes, larger facilities, funds to purchase masks, shields, etc. Would all of you been happy to have your taxes increase to fund reopening? My guess is no. On the other hand, parents at private schools were more than happy to fork over additional money so their schools could reopen under the conditions imposed.  The complete tunnel vision without full context most of you have expressed is sad. [/quote]

I love your condescension! And how you combine that with being kind of clueless!

A couple points:

1. DC spends more on its public schools than any place else, except for New York. Here, you can look at the statistics yourself from the Census Bureau: https://www.census.gov/library/visualizations/2020/comm/school-system-spending.html

Isn't it strange how all these other states can manage to get their kids back in class despite spending a fraction of what DC does?

2. If that's not enough, Congress has dumped a mountain of cash on schools to deal with coronavirus. The stimulus package approved last Spring provided $30 billion to schools to deal with the outbreak. The stimulus package approved in December provided another $82 billion to schools. The stimulus package approved last month provided another $168 billion to schools. What is the annual DCPS budget? Maybe $1 billion?

So, no, the problem here is not money. This is a problem of will. [/quote]

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