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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most parents do NOT want schools to open. They are well aware of the risks! Many parents are voicing sadness and frustration that their children's lives are still upended for the upcoming school year, but it doesn't mean they WANT schools to reopen with the pandemic uncontrolled as it is.

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Every polls I’ve seen taken by a local school district Or private school in the last month has between 60 and 85 percent of parents in support of school reopening.  National polls differ because of local covid situations.[/quote]

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I'm a different poster but the polls done in NOVA such as FCPS, APS, and Falls Church showed 60% or more wanted to start school with the hybrid choice. That doesn't mean full time with packed classrooms, but they want some in-person option. [/quote]

Why don't you sign up to teach at a school since its important to you?  You are willing to risk our teachers lives but not your own.[/quote]

I would if I wasn't already doing my OWN damn job. You know, the one I am hired to do and get paid to do.[/quote]

Yes, and please tell us of the conditions of your job. Are your co-workers climbing onto your lap and hugging you tightly whenever they see you? Do they routinely sneeze and cough into your face? Are you in a room with them for 8 hours straight, no breaks? Are you constantly needing to remind them not to touch their private parts, pick their noses, etc? Are they constantly sticky, grimy, or smelling faintly of poor bathroom hygiene?[/quote]

Actually I work with adults with mental health needs and sometimes intellectual disabilities so yeah. They do want to hug, get high 5s, hold hands etc. Yes, i do work with a group of them at one time. 
You know what? Part of  this new way of life is TEACHING people new social norms. New ways to great, new ways to say hi, new ways to get needed attention. And yes, they ALL wear masks for over 8 hours a day. OMG how is this done you ask? We teach them it keeps them and us safe. You know, the people they care about as well and they do it. Do some need reminders? Yup. Do some need to try 10 different masks before finding one that doesn't pinch or hurt their ears? Yup. Do they need to go to the restroom to wash their hands a lot? Yup. Do they use sanitizer? Yup. Do they need to step in a hall to take their mask off for a minute sometimes? Yup. 
Is all of this ok? Yup. 
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It is like people forget that not everyone sells insurance for a living or something. Teachers don't realize there are jobs out there that have conditions similar to the ones they are crying about. And those workers are back at work.[/quote]

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