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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So we've got a scenario where (lots of) Black and brown parents are choosing something for their children that hurts their children (in relation to educational progress of their white peers).

I'm sympathetic to the reasons WHY this is happening.  Certainly the perceived risk of death (higher amongst Black and Latino/a populations) is outweighing the perceived risk of educational shortfalls.  Anecdotally, hybrid also appears to be a thing keeping low SES kids out of schools, given it's an impossible schedule to keep with many less-flexible jobs.  I'm sympathetic to schools always having had racist issues anyway, not being a safe space for Black and brown kids, and achievement gaps already being in place.  I'm sure in many households the decisions are pretty agonizing.

But what do you do?

I think the only solutions (in the short-ish term) are to reduce the cases of the virus, encourage vaccinations, and try to get back to full-time IPL as quickly as possible.  While caseloads decline due to higher vaccine rates, parents can keep pressure on schools to open full-time, at least in the Fall.  Allow the possibility of DL in the fall for those that need it due to different medical issues.  That actually seems like the least racist strategy.

In the longer term, obviously we need to advocate for resources to help kids recover from education losses, more mental health services to recover from damage done by the pandemic, and a host of other issues decreasing achievement gaps and racist policies in schools.

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Well said.[/quote]

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