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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They don't want their kids exposed to "those kids," which has been openly expressed many times on DCUM over the past year by pro-DL parents. The definition of "those kids" varies but it typically is code for brown children, children with disabilities, poorer children, etc.

We all know what the posters who talk about how "my kids are thriving because they aren't exposed to those kids" are really saying. Sometimes they are so overtly racist/ableist/etc that people report them to the moderator and those posts are deleted. I've personally seen and reported enough of them that I know what the other posters who are more subtle are saying when they talk about "those kids."

I think they are a large percentage of the DL forever crowd.[/quote]

Wow. I never thought of it that way. [/quote]

Every thread about DL, returning to school, or the idea of long term DL has posters saying that their kids are "thriving" because they don't have to deal with the "troublemakers" or special needs kids and can concentrate on their own learning. That's the most frequently stated reason why posters say their kids are learning more with DL than in person.  [/quote]

Exactly. They often don't even try to hide their racism, ableism, etc. [/quote]

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