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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Excellent speech and courageous for a politician to say out loud that a 9 year old's life has more value than a 99 year olds. [/quote]That’s not exactly what he said and it’s just going to get people riled up phrasing it this way. Lets’s be accurate. He said “The death of a 99-year-old is not worth closing school for a 9-year-old.”

And I agree with him.[/quote]

I completely disagree with him on that.  No death is trivial and a human being who is 99 years old has so much experience and knowledge to share.

That said, we can give the 99 year old a vaccine AND open schools for 9 year olds, so let’s work on that.  Right now, many counties are not doing well by their elders and have been extremely slow in getting them safely vaccinated.

I didn’t watch the speech.   It seems like enough people here were impressed with it, but I am not.  It sounds like he gave voice to the turbulent dissatisfaction and frustration so many parents have had with public schools, but [b]I imagine he doesn’t have a good workable solution.  Penalize schools financially if they don’t open?  They already have their yearly budget!  [/b]

I know it is emotionally fulfilling when people articulate so well the problems you see around you, but right now CP just seems to be pandering to the crowds and taking advantage of an emotionally charged situation.  Better he volunteer at a vaccination clinic and figure out ways to speed the roll out, then tell diminish the death of a 99 year old.

In short, I want schools to open, too.  Get the teachers and senior citizens vaccinated ASAP so we can do it.[/quote]

Re: the bolded - he's attaching language to the budget saying they will withhold funding for school districts that don't offer an in-person option. So yes, he does actually have a stick for the schools.
https://richmond.com/news/local/education/dunnavant-morrissey-petersen-to-introduce-budget-amendment-requiring-schools-to-open-in-person-to-receive/article_e149f819-531c-5f1a-a127-b51985b8c04c.html[/quote]

Yes, I imagine that appeals to the punishment hungry mob and it is why it is a popular means to “educational reform.”  It doesn’t work. Whenever they come up with one of those “Meet this benchmark or don’t get paid” it just means schools start cutting corners, not improving education in a meaningful way.

The thing is if most adults are vaccinated by fall, there is no reason for schools to stay closed, so this whole “penalty” schtick is just a waste of time.[/quote]

And hey, if it's just schtick and schools were going to open this fall anyway then no harm no foul.

This just adds a little bit of accountability to the equation. [/quote]

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