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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Even if we are talking about 100 kids in the cafeteria at a time plus staff, we are talking about the cafeteria being at about 20% capacity at any given time, which is very low capacity utilization for safety purposes.  I can understand why some aren’t comfortable going back and I won’t argue with your choice to stay virtual, but it’s not a reason not to reopen for those who are comfortable with those mitigation measures.[/quote]

You keep saying “it’s not a reason not to reopen” but no one is arguing it is. They are arguing that there should be an outdoor option so families not comfortable with the all-grade level indoor group lunches can have the same opportunity to send their kids to hybrid as those who don’t care.  [/quote]

I'm comfortable with the current situation. [b]There needs to be some level of risk taken[/b]. [/quote]

There “needs” to be risk taken? No, we don’t need to add risk unnecessarily. If there is an outdoor option, take it. Or find another solution that works. Maybe all kids eat in period 5 to reduce the exposure to larger groups.

We don’t “need” to autonomically just go with the riskiest option. 
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Yes, it sounds like a very smart idea to plan for hybrid kids to have to eat their meals during a class session, thereby distracting them from the teaching going on.  Clearly education is a priority for you.[/quote]

LOL. Yes, if kids are eating they certainly can’t learn. I’ll let my kids know that they aren’t learning anything since they eat breakfast and sometimes lunch during class now.  :lol:

Or.......the schools can build in a lunch window extending period 5 so kids can eat there after the class has ended.

God forbid we try to do anything to reduce risk. WTF is wrong with you people? [/quote]

Some kids would find it very distracting to eat while class is going on, but since they're not your kids I guess they don't matter.

They looked into using the classrooms for meals, but it wasn't workable because (1) some of those classrooms are needed for other classes during that time period (remember that the grades all eat at different times, so you can't just extend lunch periods without completely throwing schedules out of whack); and (2) they don't have enough staffing to cover every classroom while students eat while also allowing teachers to have their lunch/prep periods.

I am in favor of reducing risk, but we need to consider all of the consequences of a given measure.[/quote]

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