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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Question  to the PP who was asking about parents pressuring school admins. Do folks have examples of how to do that successfully? We are at a school that, at least until now, had long waitlists for every grade, we have a PTO, but of course neither they or other families have a direct line of authority to school admins. Have reached out to the school board itself with middling results — empathy but not action. Would love specific advice. Thanks! [/quote]

Not PP but here is advice:

1. Gather a group together of like minded school parents. Draft letter to your admin and send, demanding plans and answers. Ask for a phone call.
2. Plan with this group to all attend your school board meeting. These are open now. Find out when and how and how to ask questions.
3. Consider joining wider DC efforts to reopen. Try checking Twitter for more info.
4. You do have a direct line to admin. It’s your principal or director’s email address. Use it, ask for a meeting, a call. Emphasize specific challenges to your children (not to you) and how many schools are reopening. Get details on the challenges to your school and share with other parents.

Make some noise! Call any reporters, email them etc, [b]Perry Stein [/b]etc, and offer to go on record about how your charter is really behind. This will get attention but you won’t win any popularity contests at school. But since your kids are 5 maybe you don’t care. Enter the lottery for other schools just in case none of this works.[/quote]

Perry does not require anyone on the record talking to her. She is quite happy to use anonymous posts to DCUM as evidence of whatever position her piece espouses. [/quote]

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