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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think the point is that childcare is not the primary purpose of school, if it were it would be open year round like daycare.[/quote]

Yes, but it is A purpose of school. To say it's not puts an unfair amount of burden on working parents. [/quote]

Sorry, but two-working parent household here, and I have never considered school to be childcare. Did it make life a little easier when they were in school full-day? Sure. But that's just coincidence. Still have to arrange post-school childcare, driving, etc. School is NOT childcare. [/quote]

1. How old are your kids?
2. Did you pay for back up care on retainer pre-COVID?
3. Do you have family in the area that would take your kids at a moments notice?
4. Did you have an agreement with your spouse that snow days, etc. would be split 50/50 - or did it fall primarily on one of you?
5. Was your post-school care through the school? Or through another entity?

Generally curious - not trying to be combative. I'm struggling to understand how "school is not child care" has become a talking point - and what people who say this had in place pre-COVID? Because I guarantee you - during COVID - trying to fix any of the above situations/dependencies has been terribly difficult.[/quote]

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