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[quote=Anonymous]I’m not sure why this obsession with masks as a major factor in whether school will be normal next year or not.  People who want to wear them do and no one else does.  I’m a specials teacher in APS and spend part of my week at a middle school and part at an elementary school.  Masks are totally normal to kids and teachers—just no big deal if you choose to wear one or not.  Things continuing on exactly like they are now will not impact how normal or not normal next year is.

Some positives for next year: administration has put a lot of work into getting the students who were still virtual all set to be back in the building.  Coordinating with Virtual Virginia made this year still feel abnormal to some teachers.  And as knowing that some friends were still doing school from home did have a bit of an impact on some students.  Group events like assemblies and concerts have come back, which is awesome.  I think lockers will come back into use at the middle schools and high schools where they were not used this year.  In my schools, things generally feel very normal.

Staffing is still a big problem.  I’ve been a teacher for a long time and there have been extremely lean years before, but this is a bit worse.  This year, the group that suffered most was special education, and unless they suddenly manage to hire a lot of assistants over the summer, next year will be rough.[/quote]

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