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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Well this thread has officially made me alarmed about signing a contract on a house in HoCo.

Not the decisions of the boards, just the obnoxiousness of what I truly hope is just one person who seems to think people are "nutjobs" for wanting to discuss situations in which in-person learning will make sense.

Have, however, made an emphatic note never to rejoin Facebook reading between the lines of what fights seem to be playing out there. [/quote]

Your response is so discouraging. Hopefully it is just a troll in this thread who isn't even a Howard County resident. There are plenty of nice, reasonable people in Howard County, but they aren't the ones you hear from on Facebook.  There are people taking extreme positions on both sides. Still, I won't lie. There is a vocal extreme faction who will judge you for bringing up a return to school in the future, and sadly, these people thing they are crusaders for safety or justice, or I don't know what.  But many more won't. The teachers and administrators in Howard County are working very hard to make DL work for as many students as possible. They care. Come join us! [/quote]

Your troll comment  seems  to have illuminated exactly what trolling is, ironically.  These teachers and administrators are, indeed,  working hard to make DL work, as you mentioned, because they are excellent professionals and also won't return  to buildings until it's safe. The extreme faction you are referring to is actually not those who support the teachers and virtual learning. And, you are not being judged, they are  saying "No." The BOE, including the board members who  prevailed  in this election,  voted in by the "reasonable" people,  is saying "No." These people's lives will not be put at risk.

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When will it be safe to return? Where is the plan for hybrid learning that HCPSS committed to completing during the first semester in its required filing with the State BOE? What progress has been made to develop that plan as promised not only to the state but to stakeholders in the county?

I'll wait . . . [/quote]

Yes. You will  be waiting as apparently this governing body recognizes the severity of this virus and  the serious community  spread after 9 months indicating, thus far, it is impossible to design an algorithm that would safely allow that amount  of  people to convene. Similar to so many other BOE  in this state and others,  including those who opened  but now have to close, they recognize the futility of making a plan where none can reasonably exist as the  weak point  of any plan will underwrite deaths,  which is far  more serious  than  anything else, particularly the comfort level of parents who just don't "like" it. [/quote]

Except, the Archdiocese which is a large functioning school district is open and doing well. Other states are doing well. Good for HoCo for being on the zero tolerance side of the house for covid but hey, that pesky learning thing is getting in the way. 
A plan can be made for the future. There is zero reason for not planning and debating now.  In the meantime, let's all be proud of how covid aware they are.[/quote]

As a Howard County resident, I am actually  so proud! Proud  of the school system and really proud  of the  teachers who work to keep the community safe,  proud of the county leadership,  proud  of the many  volunteer organizations that stepped up to the plate to feed and  clothe those who were impacted,  proud of the parents who organized to make  the DL work,  proud  of the first  line workers , proud of the way business altered their front  end interaction with customers and  each other  as to minimize contact,  proud  of thousands of citizens working,  donating,  manning sites for  food donation,  the churches who store food  for this program- so many. [/quote]

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