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I don't think that's a good idea. It's still 10 weeks until school starts. Far too soon to make a decision.They need to lay out options: if x, then y; but if a, then b.

I would love for MCPS to announce that there will be school in the fall, with as many protective measures as are feasible, but even I believe that MCPS also and concurrently needs to develop fallback options.[/quote]

I'm fine with an If x then y set of options, tied to health statistics. That's still a decision. Right now, we have no decision at all, and no dates on when we'll have one. Maybe I'm just jaded (and we've been in MCPS for only 2 years!) but [b]while I love all the teachers we've had, central office administration and leadership has left a lot to be desired.[/b][/quote]

Amen to that.  I feel like, if there is going to be distance learning, or staggered schedule learning, they really need to adjust the curriculum and teaching methodologies to reflect that.  At this point, I don't see how they are going to have time to do that.  [/quote]

I'm really skeptical. For example, let's say they decide to have those cardboard dividers on each desk. How many do they need to order, 150,000? It's not like that volume is just sitting in the manufacturer's warehouse, especially if all other school systems get the same idea. I bet if you placed an order that large right now, you'd be lucky to have it arrive by end of August. That's just one item. Think of every other item they'd need -- PPE, sanitizer stations and supplies, probably some kind of divider in the uses separating the driver from the kids. All those need to be ordered, in bulk, arrive in the MCPS warehouse, then be installed in every school/bus. How is that achievable in 10 weeks?[/quote]

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