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I quit my teaching job due to one of my children’s needs. We had to move and downsize to live as a family of 5 on less than 100k. 3 kids, 2 need one on one help with online learning, one has many, many therapy zooms a week to try to replace what is on his IEP. Only my middle schooler can do online learning without much help. So, no, this is not an easy situation for me. However, I cannot in good conscience send my IEP kid into a classroom with 6 adults when I know he cannot wear a mask. Many days this past winter, adults were out of his classroom sick, even his gen ed teacher was out sick several times. This fall with COVID would be much worse. Dual income families will have tough decisions to make, but teachers aren’t babysitters... so if you’re wanting to send kids to school just so you can work, [b]you should probably start looking into other childcare options[/b].[/quote]

For a lot of low-income people in Montgomery County, "other childcare options" will include

1. leaving the child(ren) home alone
2. taking the child(ren) along to work in dangerous situations
3. placing the child(ren) in other situations that endanger them and/or others

One of the functions of school is to provide child care during the school day. Not the only function, not the primary function, but one of the functions.[/quote]

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