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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The only solution here that I see if for MCPS to increase the teacher's and aides summer  sign on bonus so that our kids have a safe place to be for the summer and have social interaction. School is a kind of community village where mostly everyone takes parts either in taxes or uses the free public school services. Many families cannot go back to work until school has been figured out.

If the union is asking MCPS to give teachers more money I don't see why that cannot happen. ughhh!!!!

#pAYupMCPS[/quote]

I thought they were broke as is.[/quote]

I am so sick of MCPS. They can find money for fru fru stuff but not enough money so that we can have schools open and teachers/staff that want to come back?!!!!

If they cannot get staff they need to increase the summer money or whatever the staff is demanding. As other people have mentioned there is a teacher shortage, NOW.IS.NOT.THE.TIME. for the county to be in a fight with teachers when the rest of us need schools to be open for summer and fall. [/quote]

Money was not why we didn't return.  COVID was.  We don't NEED schools open in person, you want them open.  We need to have our kids get an education.  There is nothing in the rules that says it has to be in person.  Teachers did what they were told.  They were told to DL.  They didn't have the choice so stop blaming them.[/quote]

Am I the only one who remembers teachers screaming on PAGES facebook page and her and on twitter and on the MCPTA facebook page about how they will die of COVID if schools open? I also remember teachers organizing a drive in rally protesting returning to school and causing traffic jams on Rockville pike. It was MCEA and teachers who obstructed the return to school last July and this entire year. Not MCPS. [/quote]

[b]I do not care about the past. I care about now. Let's move on. COVID has moved on and there are plenty of vaccines. People in this area are dragging out the virtual slgnaling way too long. If schools cannot people to work in them, then they need to throw money at the problem or get creative. At this point if the current summer bonus is not working, then they need to offer more money. Everyone has a price, how much is the county willing to shell out so that kids in elementary can be in person. [/b][/quote]

The MAJORITY of parents, except in the rich schools, choose to keep their kids virtual so stop blaming just MCPS.  COVID has not moved on.  In this area, number have dropped but its still alive and well in other parts fo the country and around the world.  Until it is under control everywhere covid has not moved on.  Parents will continue to send in their kids sick, which is a huge issue for some of us.  You want child care.  Pay for camps this summer or a private academic class, like we are if you are really concerned about how your child is doing.  MCPS for 3 weeks of summer school isn't much for any child and pretty worthless.

Even for more money, teachers would still have to pay for child care and many want a break.  They are on a 10 month contract.  If you have moved on, want summer school, why don't you sign up to teach.  Sometimes its not just about the money.  There is no way I'd send my kids in person this summer.  Its too risky in ES and MS where kids aren't vaccinated and parents like you don't believe covid exists and will not even take the most basic safety precautions.[/quote]

Just homeschool your kid. The county is at 0.8 cases per 100,000. COVID moved on. Middle and high school students can get vaccinated. Whoever gets sick at this point, it’s on them. Out of thousands of ped infections in MoCo, there were exactly 0 deaths. But you keep on being scared, clearing you finally found a rational reason for your generalized anxiety. [/quote]

[b]Mcps has an obligation to provide an education.  No need to homeschool.  Mcps still has Covid cases.  It is not just about deaths.  My middle schooler is not eligible for the vaccine.  [/quote][/b]

Correction, MCPS has an obligation to provide a quality education. Which includes in person learning as social emotional is just as important as academic. So yes, more money might incentivize those who are on the fence about working summer school. [/quote]

I can't believe anyone is arguing that virtual kindergarten constitutes "an education". SMH.[/quote]

Everybody knows virtual Kindergarten was a joke. MCPS should be ashamed it pushed out this crappy product.[/quote]

But don't worry, kids are resilient.[/quote]

Definitely moreso than adults here who can't imagine functioning in a geography with 0.8 cases/100,000 residents. Next think you know they'll start demanding DL on days when there's a thunderstorm threat to head off the risk of lightning strikes...[/quote]
17 people died from lightning strikes last year. 600,000 people died of COVID even with mitigation. But sure, the risks are totally similar! You definitely understand statistics. [/quote]

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