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[quote=Anonymous]The real issue is the failing of government to invest money and prioritize actions that would reduce the spread of illness and allow all schools to open safely. Families are now faced with a very real problem - two parents cannot work full time and manage an entire year of distance learning. They have to problem solve to come up with a solution that works for their family.

My kids private school is planning to open 5 days a week for a full day. Kids will be in groups of 10 with a single teacher. I realize this may only last a few months before having to go back to a distance learning model. It is worth the risk.

As a mom, I have 3 choices if my kids school does not open or goes back to distance learning.

Choice 1: I can quit my job to oversee and manage 6 live school zoom calls a day plus homework for 2 kids. This would involve a substantial loss of income (6 figures).

Choice 2: I could pull my daughter out of school and have her do Kindergarten next year so I only have to oversee my 2nd graders distance learning program while working from home. Our nanny can provide childcare during working hours but cannot oversee distance learning. My daughter hated distance learning last spring and I had to sit next to her for 2-3 zoom calls per day to ensure she participated. She would only allow mommy to be with her, not daddy. Both kids wanted mommy to help with homework, not daddy. It was completely unsustainable and I was near a mental breakdown by the end of May.

Choice 3: Form a pod with a few other families and hire a teacher to ensure both childcare and learning. I would get to keep my job. My kids will be much happier and it would reduce the trauma they endured in the spring.

Is this inequitable? Of course. Do I feel bad for those without options? Yes! But families make financial choices everyday to address their individual needs.

Families have a big problem right now and government did nothing to help address it, so families are figuring out how to solve it themselves. People are crazy to think families with more money have to help those that don’t have the same means. I have my own very real problems to solve. I can’t solve everyone else’s. That is what government is for. This is a complete failure of government and its sad that so many kids will suffer without the benefit of in-person school.

If private schools can reopen with funding, then so can public schools if the federal government would step in and prioritize funding.

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