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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]“ Again, what's the solution? DL for a 5, 6, or 7 year old is not a viable solution for parents who work full-time and don't have the luxury of telecommuting for all of that time. Recognizing that this logistically does not work for my family does not mean we are choosing not to give teachers grace, or choosing to focus on the negative.

I'll be at work. My DH will be at work. My kids will be in child care where they won't always be able to DL. Again, how is Burgundy helping me to come up with a solution here? They're not. Instead, I get to pay a lot of money for nothing. I feel like my family doesn't matter.”

Do what many of us are being forced to do. Quietly form a “pod” with other parents at Burgundy. [/quote]

Are you all running background checks on the other parents? There are a couple of parents who I know well, but many who I don't know well at all. Logistically, how does this work? If 2-3 kids are in each pod, then each family has to take off work to each 1-2 times per week, every week? Not doable for every family.[/quote]

We are hiring someone to supervise the distance learning and outdoor activities. Google it and you can get a ton of information. DCUM public school section has a lot of tips, etc. We are hiring a college student on a gap year to supervise and moving the pod to different homes each week. Going rate is $200-$400 a kid. FCPS teachers on leave of absences for the year are also offering this service, but you have to ask around to find them because they will loose their teaching position for 2021-2022 if they get caught. [/quote]

Thanks for the info. Did you have any trouble finding someone considering that at this point, you can only commit for a few weeks in September...until we get the announcement that we are DL for the rest of 2020?

Also, this makes me really worry for those families who may not be able to afford to hire someone to participate in one of these pods. This whole thing is just really, really unfair. I hope Burgundy is paying attention.

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Not to mention...what are we paying 35K for exactly if we still have to pay to hire people to assist with learning? It’s a bitter pill to swallow when we are getting the same thing as the public’s and they are free.[/quote]

I agree and feel like my family made a HUGE mistake by not switching to public for next year. If it makes you feel better, most private school parents are in exactly the same situation and many are paying $45k+. We all took a risk by signing the contract during a pandemic and not withdrawing by June 1st. [/quote]

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