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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think we’ve all established that we WANT our kids to go back to school in-person and agree that it’s how they learn BEST, but that doesn’t mean our kids can’t be taught remotely. Being the suckiest option doesn’t make it not an option. Sadly, during a pandemic we don’t get to just sit around and demand business as usual. [/quote]

But this thread isn't about what parents want. The thread is about teachers pushing back against what may be best for their students because the teachers do not want to put themselves at risk. If ER doctors said, well we don't have the PPE or the space to keep ourselves safe, so call us when you have a heart attack and we will walk you through CPR, we would be up in arms.

Teachers need to realize that they are essential and with that comes responsibility. DCPS proved last year they cannot pull distance learning off. Teachers need to step up and fight for what is best for their students and stop worrying about what is best for them.[/quote]

False equivalency and you know it. Teachers are not doctors, nor are they police officers. You sound just as ridiculous as the folks who want to arm teachers with guns in the classroom. They teach, that’s their job,  and if it’s not safe to do that in person during a pandemic then by all means they can and should do that virtually. It’s 2020, that’s an option. Yes, that’s going to create major issues for my husband and I who both need to work fulltime, but these aren’t normal times. We have to do things that are uncomfortable![/quote]

I'm a parent here, but it seems to me that if schools were to ensure the same things hospitals do -- PPE, regular testing, protocols for when students or family members get ill that don't penalize them -- teachers could feel safe stepping up to the level of a health care worker. But since that's not happening, I don't blame them for balking at in person school. [/quote]

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