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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why does it always seem like Montgomery County Schools are caught flat footed? Do they not meet and talk through scenario's? What if there is big surge after the holidays? What if we don't have enough bus driver? What do we do if a whole bunch schools turn red at the same time? How will we manage lunches during a surge and cold-weather?

The list goes on and on and on.[/quote]
These are good questions. I think we all know the answer: incompetence [/quote]

Parents are demanding schools stay in person.  What do you really want them to do?[/quote]

A few loud, annoying parents are demanding this. They see no nuance. Kids could start being hospitalized and they’d still want schools open. They don’t speak for the majority. [/quote]

You're wrong - those who want schools to stay open are the majority, here and elsewhere. That's because education is an essential service. But we live in a county full of neurotics led by incompetent bureaucrats who opened "escape rooms" months before the reopened schools.[/quote]

Count me firmly in the keep schools open camp. I personally know more teens who have attempted suicide during the past two years than kids who got Covid (at all, let alone in school). And very afraid my kid might be next on the list if schools shut down again. This is not the way teens are supposed to grow up. [/quote]

I'm sorry your family is in pain. And I know this is dcurbammom, where we tell each other to toughen up and deal, and I don't want to do that. I know suicidal teens. I was one.

But this isn't about your teen. Or your family.

If there is some quiet small way you can impart that to them and find some joy in what you all have, I recommend it. [/quote]
DP, but you’re wrong. For once, we need to prioritize kids. Why is someone’s grandparent more important than this poster’s teen? I lost my beloved grandparents years ago and miss them daily, still, but enough is enough. Why are you forcing children to shoulder the burden, still?[/quote]

So you want to risk killing someone else's child or grandparents because your kid is suicidal?  In other words, you want other parents to send their kids to school and potentially contract covid to make your child feel better about themselves and seem as if everything is normal?

I know that a lot of folks have it rough at home.  Terrible marriages, cramped housing, abusive parents, bad neighbors; but the school is not your marriage counselor and daycare system!!!!  If you have family issues at home, solve them or at least deal with them - and if you can't do it yourself reach out for help!!!

I really can't understand how pathetic people are that because they can't hack their own problems at home, they want to blame someone else (like the school system).  Don't get me wrong - MCPS has made terrible leadership decisions since about 2018.  But don't use the school as your personal valet and babysitter.  It just doesn't do anyone (including your own child) any good.[/quote]

how is going to school risking killing someone else? who precisely is dying in this scenario? i mean this is not 2020 where we were suddenly faced with a deadly virus and we all had to hit the pause button to protect others from dying. the virus has evolved, so your thinking on this should too. and newsflash--schools have historically been a safe haven for kids. lots of kids who need that positive influence in their lives and school provides that for them. many kids have suffered as a result of sitting at home not being in school. school provides structure and normalcy for many kids whether you like it or not from your perfect little place in the world. [/quote]

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