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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don’t even know what I want to happen. I’m scared of the impact of losing a quarter of this school year’s in-classroom learning. I can’t imagine how serious the impact would be if we have distance learning for a significant chunk of next school year. It’s a dire situation. At the same time, our schools are too overcrowded to return to school as we knew it. Social distancing would be impossible at secondary schools if all students return. Even if 20% of kids were kept home, I think it would still be difficult to social distance. We’re going to have to choose between 2 bad options. More risk averse people whose kids have always been top students will want schools closed, as long as lack of childcare isn’t a dealbreaker. [b]People who are less risk averse, people whose children are really struggling with online learning and/or with the absence of their usual special services, and people who can’t keep their jobs without childcare will want schools open.[/b] Everyone else is probably feeling at least somewhat conflicted.[/quote]

You do realize that people who fall into this category - less at risk, want/need the better quality of in-school instruction, and cannot continue to work from home - are the VAST MAJORITY of people, right? Please tell me you realize that most of the country, if not the entire world, falls into this category.   :shock: [/quote]
I can easily believe it’s the majority of MCPS parents, but I’m not sure it’s the “vast” majority of MCPS parents who have political sway.[/quote]

I hope for its sake and the sake of our county, MCPS does the right thing for the majority of students and families. Meaning, reopening with some modifications to reduce crowding and improve sanitation.

As for those who hold political sway, businesses hold political sway and even those who are in relatively lucrative careers - law, finance, consulting, and certainly sales in some industries, are seeing pipelines dry up and business wane. Keeping the economy on ice - which is what happens when people can't count on in-school education - isn't going to last long.

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