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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]ITS is starting some CARES type classrooms.  For the first time.[/quote]

Finally!  But it is a very small number of kids.

Seeing DCPS provide more service than so many charters. has really been eye-opening.[/quote]

Depends on the DCPS and the Charter. Some charters are already in person or with CARES set ups. Some schools are making only a handful of seats available.[/quote]

I just get tired of ITS telling us they want more at-risk kids and then not really following through on providing a level of service that makes the school attractive or feasible.[/quote]

The data I've seen (surveys) have not indicated that at-risk parents are the main ones who want school to return to in person.

What have you seen that shows otherwise?[/quote]

That is the overall trend but there are some at-risk kids whose parents do want to send them.  And there has not been a survey in quite a while so people's needs may change.[/quote]

I've come to think that this is the wrong thing to be measuring. Many say, oh, only the high income, white parents want in person, so let's not cater to them. When it comes to the vaccine, it's also the case that white, high income people are more likely to want the vaccine without hesitation, but we're not saying, then let's scrap it, we're saying let's work on that with outreach campaigns etc. This should be the approach in schools as well, and those at risk families need to be given a chance to join the in-person later on should they choose. There are a variety of better answers than let's just stay closed because the neediest families are scared to come into our building - let's instead take them to tour the building, call and talk to them about it, etc - why not? I also want to stress that many, many at-risk families very much do want in person learning, it's just a somewhat lower percent than those who do not fall into this group, citywide.

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