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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is ridiculous to say, “oh, I know that school as an institution has been providing childcare for the history of history, but that’s just ancillary to the mandate of education. I don’t know why everyone on earth can’t just whip up an easy solution for childcare that doesn’t involve the largest childcare institution in the world.”[/quote]

Words mean things. Legislation means things.

If you want school to not just provide childcare by happenstance, but by part of the mandate, then lobby to change the mandate. [/quote]

Yes, words means things. So saying that school is not childcare is ridiculous. [/quote]

Yeah. Pay attention to the words. "School is not childcare" =/= "The mandate is education."

Schools happen to provide childcare, but as we can see, they do not have to. That is why they aren't.

If you want them to provide childcare, then mandate it. While you're there, sort out what they are going to do with homeschooled or unschooled kids whose caregivers don't want them in class but may want sporadic childcare for their own reasons. [/quote]

I think you’re off topic here. School is education and childcare. [b]People think that it isn’t. Those people are nuts.[/b] Clearly. That’s on topic.

Schools are required to provide education. They can shrug and say it’s not by job to provide childcare. The fact that they’re not required to supply childcare is a major failure of government. That’s off topic. [/quote]

What people think -- as well as your opinion of them -- isn't particularly relevant to what schools are required to be. That's a matter of federal and state law.

Change the law if you want to change the requirements, or mandates. Or rant on anonymous forums that other people are nuts, but it won't have the effect you seem to desire.[/quote]

The law does not change what schools actually are. Why are you being so obtuse? The topic of this thread is regarding people who don’t think school is childcare. It CLEARLY IS CHILDCARE. That’s objective. [/quote]

It also CLEARLY PROVIDES AIR TO STUDENTS. But it is not required to provide clean air for them if they are not there in person. [/quote]

So you agree school is childcare. Yeah! Hooray! Huzzah! That’s on topic. Thank you and good evening. [/quote]

*amused*

I agree that schools happen to provider childcare, chairs, and clean air to students who are there in person to fulfil the mandate of providing education. If education is provided virtually,  don't expect you to be able to demand childcare from them, just as I don't expect you to be able to demand chairs from them

Thank [i]you[/i] for agreeing with me. ;)[/quote]

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