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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My principal told us Monday that MCPS was going to require live, synchronous zoom classes on snow days.  [/quote]

Yeah, we're not doing this.

-Parent[/quote]

We won’t either.  But I don’t care if they hold the zoom without us.

- another parent [/quote]

This is why zoom ends up being useless - half the kids will skip.
I’m a HS teacher. There is no way I can teach new material that day.

What could work is requiring teachers to hold 2 hour zoom office hours on virtual days. Kids could get extra help if needed or sort out any grade or incomplete assignment questions. Or maybe 4 hours total - 2h in the morning and 2h in the afternoon to give maximum flexibility for kids to attend [/quote]

Zoom isn't useless for the kids who have active parents who make sure they attend.  If kids don't attend they get an unexcused absence.  Simple.  Have some consequences.  If they miss the content that's on them.[/quote]

Unexcused absences have absolutely no consequences these days. I have a few students who have attended class only 3-4 days this quarter. Administration is still pressuring teachers to help these kids pass. It is depressing but missing school means nothing in MCPS these days [/quote]

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