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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I saw this announcement today and my heart dropped. We will *talk* about a date for only early elem in a few more weeks. What does that mean for kids in HS? Do they ever get to go back? I'm so frustrated. Once all teachers are vaccinated, they need to open all hybrid back at once. This is ridiculous.

There has been so much fear-mongering from the beginning about the dire consequences if school opened, and here we are in Feb., with schools open all around the country, and our kids are sitting at home. Meanwhile, the worse case scenarios have not happened anywhere.[/quote]

This is why I think Duran is failing the entire APS community. It's pathetic we have to wait until 2/18 to even *Potentially* hear about the early learners returning, which will have a 2-3 week transition period, meaning they will not return until sometime in March. My best guess is Middle and High school are back mid-late April.

What enrages me is the coldness of his email. His tone is so direct and insensitive to families that are struggling, chose hybrid, and have lost their patience, students whose mental health is declining, and of course, loss of learning. None of this is addressed in his email. And he fails to acknowledge the recommendations from the specialists that have been saying for months it's safe to open. He's lazy, just following FCPS and siding with the teachers unions. We have the biggest *follower* as a leader to our school system. [/quote]

So strange. I have never found his tone to be anything but thoughtful and compassionate. And his email recognizes that he CAN send K-2 back even with rates sky night like they are now. He wants to wait til more data on mitigation from CTE opening this week is in. Seems thoughtful and reasonable.  I think people are sometimes blinded by their anger.  [/quote]

Wrong - cases are on the decline, and he's not announcing dates to send back K-2 until 2/18 with another 2-week transition. Who knows when the rest of the groups will actually step foot in a classroom. Fact is he is NOT following the professionals saying over and over that it's safe to open schools now with masks and social distancing. He's failing our whole student community and has been for almost a year. [/quote]

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