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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The parents are exposed to their kids' germs either way. Also, they want to continue day drinking while WFH. [/quote]

???

Kids don't spontaneously produce Covid. If kids are at home, they are less likely to pick it up than if they are at school. So this makes no sense. Obviously kids and their families would be at higher risk for getting Covid if they are going to school, just as teachers would be at higher risk if they were teaching in schools. That's OP's whole point, and it's valid. Why are parents so willing to send their kids to school if it increases the likelihood of contracting Covid (which it undoubtedly does)?

Also, good luck to any parent who is successfully day drinking while working full time from home and watching their kids! Sounds like hell.

The more reasonable explanation, which is also what OP is saying, is that teachers are advocating for their most ideal situation (WFH, which is both safer and more convenient for many) and parent's are advocating for their ideal situation (in-person school, which would help them with the burden of childcare while they WFH). No one is a villain here. It's a shitty situation. I am so confused about the vitriol expressed in both directions on DCUM. All the parents and teachers I know IRL (and most of the teachers I know are also parents), are more understanding and nuanced about it. Everyone empathizes with everyone else's struggle. Everyone's annoyed with the politicians and school administrators.[/quote]

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