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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not  a good analogy.  But partners should have to go in before they mandate associates and admin staff do.  [/quote]

What’s wrong with the analogy?  If it’s safe for grocery employees to work on stores, why shouldn’t everyone else be back in the office too?  If it’s not safe enough to bring back everyone, we should let grocery employees stay home until it is.[/quote]

It’s not a perfect analogy because schools with kids have been open for months now and we know it can be safe. Anyone that can work from home should for the sake of the community. Teaching is not one of those jobs. The better analogy is if we are sending grocery store workers, delivery people, and other essential workers to work than so should teachers.

Signed,
An essential worker. [/quote]

I think we’re on the same page.  The decision of who should be working in person vs. remotely is largely based on (1) how essential the job is, and (2) can it be adequately performed remotely.  Teaching is a necessary job, we can’t just quit educating kids for a year or more, and the data shows that remote learning hasn’t been very effective for many students.  These factors weigh in favor of bringing back in-person schooling.  As for central administration, while their jobs need to be done, none of the previous posters have made a case for why it can’t effectively be done remotely.  If it can, those people should continue to work remotely, in no small part for the safety of essential workers who need to work in-person.[/quote]

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