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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/17/opinion/schools-closing-covid.html?action=click&module=Opinion&pgtype=Homepage

I couldn't agree more and am really disappointed with MCPS and their non-scientific "health metrics" which we will certainly never meet, meaning no in-person school for our kids this year. [/quote]

This isn’t about the kids. This is a workplace safety issue. The sooner you realize that and understand that your feelings as a parent are completely irrelevant, the sooner you will understand the reality of the situation.

Why the hell would a doctor write about schools? Maybe a teacher should write about the medical workplace? [/quote]

Seriously. Unless teachers can be outfitted with covid floor level ppe, no way they should be forced to teach in person.[/quote]

Yet somehow daycare workers and private school teachers and Catholic school teachers and German teachers are teaching in person ... [/quote]

That other employees are exploited -- likely because they lack protections afforded by strong unions -- hardly means that others should similarly be exploited.[/quote]

False! Plenty (all?) public/quasi-public sector essential workers are unionized and are on the job. Who else do you think are running utilities, trash pickup, transit, safety ... not to mention unionized private employees like nurses, truckers, longshoremen. All on the job.  Teachers are unique in cowardly refusing to work n
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MCPS made the call, not teachers.  All those jobs require someone to go in.  Teaching can and is being done online.  Its the same quality for us.  The issue is there is not enough teaching time but it would be the same issue in person.  Grow up, figure out how to make it work and with all the time you spend slamming teachers, spend that time helping your kids.

If you like how Germany or Catholics are doing things, either move to Germany or pay for Catholic.  Simple.

Why don't you sign up to work at a school?  Interesting how you can volunteer others and you cannot even help your kids at home, which is your responsibility.[/quote]

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