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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We just picked up my DC from middle school early. 2/3 of the kids in his grade are out positive or quarantining and as well as 3 of his 6 teachers. The remaining kids will be hanging around the auditorium and gym all day.  They should have just gone virtual. [/quote]

Something something virtual school means learning loss something something[/quote]

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/16/opinion/remote-learning-failure.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/06/nyregion/nyc-remote-learning.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/12/briefing/remote-learning-covid.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/07/science/pandemic-adolescents-depression-anxiety.html

Thoughts? [/quote]

I read these as they were published. Comparing to a world where COVID doesn't exist isn't really helpful.  How does well-planned virtual or hybrid look compared to the sh1t show of unplanned closures, burnt out teachers, and half-classed spending the day in the gym.[/quote]

We know what virtual and hybrid look like because we did that last year.  And we know it resulted in learning losses, worse mental health for children, and behavioral issues this year.  We don't have to guess what happens when we have extended school closures.[/quote]

First poster here - I don’t need to read the links because I know virtual sucks. But if my choice was virtual school this week vs sitting in the auditorium watching Netflix with 3 other kids on a phone (what DC told me he was doing), I’d pick virtual. [/quote]

Well neat.  You could always just go pick your kid up and bring them home if it doesn't matter at all to you for them to be in school.  At least in DC, the DC Council legislation all of your kids absences can be excused if you just say "BUT COVID."  Otherwise, you don't really seem like a person who would care if their kid got "unexcused absences."[/quote]

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