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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am okay with closure (in fact think it is prudent) but I really wish the pro-closure posters on this thread didn't sound so much like they do not give a crap about anyone who isn't a suburban mom holing up in her giant house. They leave the impression they don't care about janitors, or restaurant workers, or bus drivers, or really anyone who faces eviction, loss of health insurance, or bankruptcy if they can't pay their rent. [/quote]

Because they don’t. [/quote]

That is absolutely not true.  I wonder why working parents cannot creatively piece together childcare with friends/family -- surely they would be able to find a teenager or college student to watch their kids?  Or pool together with another parent to coordinate childcare?  Or ask their employer to help by allowing them to bring their child to their workplace?  Or approach their local church for help with childcare for the days they cannot get help from other sources?

Yes, I have worked as a waitress for many years prior to marriage and kids.  I know it is difficult, but this blanket statement that "noone cares about the working class" is just so irresponsible and ridiculous.[/quote]

Well, you just demonstrated the point that you don't give a crap in this post, so I think the ship has sailed as far as pretending you care about anyone else. Literally every single one of your examples will have kids and teens be out and about, thus defeating the point of school closures but causing massive hardship. All you obviously want is for your kids to have excused absences so they don't ruin their GPA while holing up in your mansion, but you do not care about the working class. Ugh.[/quote]

I am PP.  How, exactly, did I demonstrate that I don't care?   You are simply looking for a reason to be pissed off, sorry.  Schools close, does not mean that people are quarantined.  So noone has a teen neighbor down the street?  No 2 parents from different families could coordinate/share childcare?

We are talking about closing schools with 1,000-2,000+ kids and staff who meet daily.  You are selfish and ridiculous.[/quote]

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