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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm thinking of sending my kids to live with grandparents in upstate New York.  They will quarantine at home first, I'll drive them up there, and let them do another quarantine officially with grandma and grandpa.   They are old enough to be a help to my folks (who asked for them to come).    If Maryland doesn't get it together and turn our state around, it's going to be a long, hard winter stuck mostly indoors on our screens.[/quote]

So we would consider this too (we have one year until our oldest enters kindergarten).  That being said, I'll believe it when I see it in terms of schools actually opening up there.

This whole response has been a mess and I don't think we've begun to understand the fallout.  A good friend of mine in another state just quit her nursing position when schools announced fulltime distance learning for the upcoming school year.  They were able to make it work in the spring as her husband was at home teleworking more and able to shoulder the DL and childcare burden.  But now he's back fulltime and makes more- it would also be eaier for her to find a new position a couple years down the road.  She said that the continued school closure almost felt like a "green light" to put her family first.  Why assume the risks that come with healthcare only to have most of her salary go to pay a nanny?  The societal benefits don't outweigh the personal risks- teachers have come to that decision, and others will too.  It will be interesting to see how widespread this sort of thing is, because if a parent quits, it is more likely to be the mom, and there are a number of so-called "essential" fields that are dominated by women.[/quote]

I think the ripple effect of DL on the economy as parents have to quit or take leave from their jobs is going to be large.  I just can't see people having any other option in many circumstances other than quitting their jobs.  [/quote]

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