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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't blame you.

I just hope that in the future we as a society can recognize that stopping in person learning has real consequences. Education is essential (and for large numbers of students, does not work virtually).[/quote]
We were in a tough place, with no easy answers. Yes, school sucked for a lot of kids, mine included. How many more people might have died with 100% in-person school? I'm not qualified to answer that, but I can say I think we lost enough lives as it was.[/quote]

We know that schools could have reopened safely with precautions in place.

We saw this happen in other parts of the country.  And we saw it happen right here with private schools.

MCPS stayed closed longer than most other school systems in the US.  That had too many negative effects.  [/quote]

Most of that information is in hindsight. The schools that opened up were doing an experiment with insufficient and evolving data. They weren’t smart they were lucky. I’m a public school parent and the sibling of a public school teacher and I am glad that they put the health and safety of my sibling and that of the children first. [/quote]

Sure.  And we were really UNlucky that our kids were kept out of school buildings for over a year.  For no good reason.

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Ah the Monday morning quarterback. We were unlucky there was a global pandemic. Most people
Did the best they could with the info they had[b]. The idea that any of this was easier for the teachers and schools is laughable.[/b] Too bad you can’t or won’t look past the end of your own nose. We are very lucky this virus isn’t killing very many kids…..yet. [/quote]

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It's not "Monday morning quarterbacking" if we were saying it last summer. We knew closing schools would have horribly harmful effects. And it was a political decision. The proof of that to me is that MCPS didn't even offer PEP in person, while child care programs were operating for the same ages in MCPS facilities. [b]What on earth is more freaking essential than early intervention for preschool-aged children with developmental delays?[/b] This was about the union flexing it's muscle to "prove" teachers have more power than other workers. And it was a really dumb decision - as many have pointed out this past year has been hell for teachers. Guess what, it didn't need to be. Education is essential.[/quote]

What’s more important ? Umm hundreds of thousands dead for one. Just because YOU thought we should go back does not mean that the science supported that. This was a novel virus, still is. Last summer they didn’t know why it wasn’t affecting kids the same and they still don’t. The decision made in the south was just AS political if not more. No one really knew where this was going so they made the best decision they could with the Information and resources they had. I love the idea the the union has so much power. They chose to flex their power so they could make their job twice as hard? Hmm wouldn’t you think if they had the power you think they do they would flex it for more funding, more supports and more freedom to teach as they like and not to the test. You are just upset that someone got something you wanted and you are looking to blame someone in a situation where there is no one to blame except Mother Nature or God. If they had opened and thousands of kids and teachers had died I’m sure you’d be first in line to call them stupid. They can’t win. Be glad that you and your family are well in the middle of a global pandemic. Sheesh [/quote]

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