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I think 2 thing are worth noting: 1) what PP said.  D's did not offer "high-quality, safe, continuously open public schools."  So it's not like there's a home with the D's any longer for that.  
2)  people who are mad often vote against a thing more than for a thing.  I know we all want to be rational and reasonable and stuff, but when D's didn't prioritize education , and on top of that told parents (moms, mostly) to just shut up and accept it, that made some people mad.  Thus is the nature of politics.[/quote]

To point 1, I said that's the goal, right? And there are logical and illogical ways to try and achieve that goal.  
To point 2, you're totally right about the "voting against things" part. It's really pathetic. But how were [predominately D-led] public school administrations supposed to 'prioritize education' when teachers wouldn't return to work and many of the parents who wanted in-person school wouldn't agree to mitigation measures? What magic solution do these 'switch' voters believe was available 15 months ago?[/quote]

Schools in many other states managed to open.[/quote]

Many schools in VA were also open.  :roll: 
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The facts are actually that only 6 states had schools closed longer than VA.  I guess two can play at the facts game.[/quote]

Is that all this is to you - a game? Do you even have kids?

Northam didn't keep schools virtual - those were local decisions. As demonstrated by all of the different approaches and timelines to virtual/in-person.

We get it. You are mad at your school district. There were some very bad consequences from virtual/concurrent learning. Push your superintendent and school board to address learning loss, SEL, etc. That is best use of your energy right now if you actually want to make a change.

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People are mad at DEMOCRATS.  Local Democrats who made the local decisions to close schools, and state/national Democrats who turned schools into a wedge issue and encourage paranoia and continued closures. That's the point of this thread. [/quote]

How exactly did Northam or VDH/VDOE "turn schools into a wedge issue, encourage paranoia, or continue closures"?

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Biden campaigned on school scare-tactics and then his CDC reversed course when the unions complained.  Northam campaigned with Weingarten who exploited false beliefs about the risks of open schools for her own union's benefit.  Northam (and most other dems) failed to use their positions to advocate for open schools - they just let this vital public service disappear.  Northam was the one to originally order schools to close, so it's on him that they didn't reopen. [/quote]

Northam did not turn it into a wedge issue or encourage paranoia FFS.

Feb 2021 - Northam opened schools after the vaccine was available and after the winter surge
March 2021 - Northam mandated 5-day, in-person instruction for July 2021

Yes, you are mad at FCPS' actions, but you blame others. We get it. 
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Did the teachers' union in VA obstruct opening?  And did McAuliffe campaign with the teachers' union?[/quote]

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