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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Teacher here. I was in favor of trying to make a hybrid system work, until I found out [b]we could not enforce masks.[/b]  Students get in power struggles for the sake of power struggles over hats, hoods, cell phones, backpacks, ANYTHING. Without serious enforcement, mask compliance was going to be low.  When I heard that, I joined the distance learning camp. Not because I'm lazy or don't want to work. Distance learning is way more work for me.  It is less face to face time with any given student, but more work. I can see how from the parent perspective it seems like less work. I much preferred my job in the classroom. It's really insulting the way we get called lazy here. I can only speak for myself, but if I wanted to be lazy, I would not have chosen to teach middle school special education.

The other big request I would have is for substitutes. If you really need us to be in school in person, [b]please recruit substitutes[/b] who will be willing to come in for us. It was hard enough to get a sub in middle school special ed before the pandemic hit.  Most of the people who are willing to sub for me are 60+.  I would not want them to come sub for me. However, if I need to quarantine, I need someone to teach for me. Plus, I need the right to take a day off when life happens and I have to take care of something. I don't take vacations or take off to have fun, but we need substitutes. [/quote]

I agree with the above. I voted to go F2F, but then realized that we were missing some key items. Therefore, items I need include:

1. Supplies
       * extra masks 
       * n95 masks for staff in higher risk situations (younger kids, some special education classrooms, anyone in higher risk categories)
       * hand sanitizer in every classroom / office
       * cleaning supplies in every classroom / office
       * soap and paper towels in all rest rooms
       * enough chromebooks for each student's personal use (some may opt to bring in computer from home)

2. Policies - all thought out and shared with staff / parents / students before start of year
       * mask policy - what to do if you refuse to wear it
       * positive test procedure - what to do if student / staff tests positive
       * lunch policy - high school students cannot just roam about school - there is no social distancing - might need to have multiple lunch periods, this is a big issue due to space constraints
       * cleaning room - how we are going to get rooms cleaned in between classes to ensure they are actually ready to go
       * school transportation - how many on a bus / how many walkers / how many car riders - this is hard because roads around schools are so congested - could we have a staggered start for students who have their own transportation (ex: half day schedule for seniors with internships, but the student starts period 2 instead of period 1 if they provide own transportation)[/quote]

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