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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My kids would love to be back in school but this letter makes sense to me.  There is real risk to teachers without safety measures, and from what I gather, proper safety measures aren't being taken in the degree necessary.  I see my kids' teachers (one kid in MS and one in HS) working very hard.  Distance learning is awful but it's not because teachers are unreasonable.
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Thank you!! Finally someone who gets it!! We are all doing our jobs and if distance learning isn't working for your child, find an alternative like I did. The issue is that most public schools were over-crowded and filthy before COVID (I had roaches/mice in my building) along with other issues. The issue is cleanliness. I feel for teachers all over the country during this time. America continues to treat teachers a as a doormat and wonders why things are a hot mess now. Our country needs to do deal with the real issue, which is funding/investing in the school buildings and putting a SOLID safety plan in place for a safe return.[/quote]

What is the plan you propose? You sound as if you want all school buildings torn down and rebuilt?  What SOLID safety plan do you want in place? The districts have plans for cohorting, social distancing (through hybrid plans), eating in classrooms and minimizing unmasked times, isolating any student exhibiting symptoms, working with local health officials to determine quarantines where there are positive cases, placing the highest quality air filters in HVAC, etc.  Masks will be required. PPE and cleaning supplies have been purchased and cleaning plans are in place.

I agree that teachers should be vaccinated before returning, but that was not a demand until Hogan stated this new mandate. If teachers are vaccinated and all of the safety plans are in place, will that be enough? What else will it take?

I'm not arguing with you, but keep honestly asking if the demand is that schools reopen when the pandemic is over, or whether it is realistic to  have some in person learning next fall? You can tell people to "adapt," but if we are talking another year of having school closed, adapting for long-term DL can involve major life decisions like leaving jobs, finding other health insurance, moving to other areas, homeschooling or leaving public school, and other life-altering changes. The problems you cite are not temporary problems, so are you arguing for additional years of DL?

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