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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As a teacher, we WANT to go back in person, however, the protocols determined will lead to outbreaks and eventual death of both teachers and students of all ages. Too bad we can't invest in things like the NBA and MLB are doing with constant screening, testing, and contact tracing...but that would require more investment (and thus more taxes). Would all of you in favor of in person learning be in favor of this? I certainly would be.[/quote]

Would I prefer to pay more taxes or 10,000-20,000 for crappy piecemeal childcare this next year, childcare in which  the provider and my child might get sick because NO protocols are in place. what pods are going to be wearing masks inside?  Also my child isn't learning or getting very much social interaction.  Easy call. Schools could raise money like gangbusters right now if they would open hybrid.  Parents would literally throw money at them.

But would I rather my child go to school with protocols in place even if they aren't as great as they could/should be?  Yes.  Because the alternative is childcare workers who don't have healthcare and are working with no protocols inside people's houses or their own houses getting sick. We are just pushing the risk down the economic chain.  And kids are still gong to get sick but without school to catch it early through temp checks etc, they will infect more. What happened in the spring - everybody staying home - is not going to happen this year.  Children will be in makeshift childcare settings WAY more dangerous than DCPS's plan for school.[/quote]

Was this supposed to inspire teachers to feel ok about hybrid? Because children might be put in more dangerous situations due to their PARENTS? Again school is not childcare. 
Teacher literally has the word teach, I promise no where in the job description does it say childcare nor have we ever received training on that.

[b]You want to do pods your choice but don’t act like it wasn’t a choice[/b]. I hate DL too but kids and staff will return when it’s (relatively) safe. [/quote]

I'm sorry, where's the choice here exactly? Many people do not have a choice. What PP said is fully accurate: we're just pushing the problem down the economic chain, as usual, onto frontline workers who are the most vulnerable of all, with no health care or even immigration status much of the time.

Teaching may not be childcare BUT there is NO choice happening for the most vulnerable in our society, kids or caregivers or childcare workers. We may not want to put teachers at risk, but why do we want to put these other people at risk? We cannot just be silent on what happens when we close schools. Closing schools needs to go hand in hand with OTHER SERVICES being offered instead of DEAD SILENCE.[/quote]

Well, that's because of our federal governments HORRIBLE response to the pandemic. If the government paid people to stay home (generalization, but you get the idea) we could have this thing under control. However, the senate hasn't even been able to put forth a round two of response for MONTHS. This is not an us versus them, it's a REPUBLICAN problem.[/quote]

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