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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It isn’t racist to point out that schools have no responsibility to provide childcare during an emergency. Schools routinely close for hurricanes, fires, and blizzards. The pandemic is an ongoing emergency. More low income families and families of color have opted out of in person learning when given the choice. It IS racist to assume that your priorities are the same as everyone else’s and that poor people are eager to warehouse their children in school buildings during the pandemic when they have explicitly said that they do not feel comfortable with that risk. You do realize that contracting the virus and the resulting loss of work (for possibly all income earning members of a household, not just one) and paying for the medical expenses (many people are uninsured or have catastrophic plans that cover very little) could be devestating for these families, right? They may also place more value on keeping their children and relatives safe, over the cold calculation many are making that their own are unlikely to become seriously ill. You don’t get to decide what’s best for another group of people and use that to push your own agenda. [/quote]

Well said.[/quote]

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