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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I didn't read most of the thread, but I saw early on that someone cited Cincinnati Public Schools as one of "lots" of cities planning to go back to normal. This is absolutely not true.

Only one of the five options being considered by Cincinnati Public Schools involves 5 day per weeks of in person instruction. The remaining four options range from 1 to 4 days of in person instruction, depending on grade level.[/quote]

This is true of many examples of return to school that have been cited here, both domestically and internationally. Not only that, but domestic comparisons are often pointless depending on the size and scope of the school district. Pennsylvania and New Jersey have local (towns and municipalities) based school districts that are smaller and allow greater flexibility that large counties like Montgomery don’t have. For example, these districts rarely close for snow days because they aren’t spread out over a wide geographic area.

Also, people don’t know the details. [b]We have heard that schools in Sweden have been open the entire time, but that isn’t true. Schools weren’t in person for all ages.[/b] Or people ignore the significant mitigation measures in place in areas where schools have reopened.

We will see how things played out, but I think that the amount of money invested to obtain infrastructure for distance learning, including Chromebook purchases, pushes districts in the direction of DL. You can’t undo what you have already purchased. If we started fresh, maybe there would be more money for mitigation measures.[/quote]

I am not aware of anyone here who has claimed all schools in Sweden remained open. They did keep their primary schools (I believe up to age 11 or so) open normally though, which is what they should do here. Those are the kids who have the most trouble with DL, and who will keep their parents from going back to work.

And it is a sad state of affairs if it is true that purchase decisions made in a panicked rush after schools were suddenly closed should inform our long-term strategy.[/quote]

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