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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Honest question: why do NW DC parents put up with this?[/quote]

Correction - why do any parents put up with this?[/quote]

True but I am particularly interested in those that live and have kids in NW DC. I used to live there and know the area and the schools well. The parent community is dynamic and made up of powerful movers and shakers in the city. They are not shrinking violets and work hard to provide the best for their kids.  So, I ask again- why is this group complacent on this issue?

BTW, we live in Georgia now and schools have been open all year. The contrast is amazing [/quote]

I'm jealous. [b]There's this mindset that they must be on the side of the teachers. Many parents are afraid to stand up and say that WTU and their supporters are wrong.[/b] It's in direct conflict with the way they view themselves and how they want to play kumbaya. It's similar to school boosters who shut down anyone who criticizes their school. [b]Their relationship with the school staff and teachers is too central to their identity and they can't listen to anyone who says differently. It's amazing how many parents are willing to screw over their own kids to keep their vision intact[/b].[/quote]

This is fascinating to me; thank you for summarizing so well what is in fact a distorted, twisted sense of loyalty, but unfortunately all too common in this area. I wonder if this is unique to Washington, where so many adults are personally vested in "The System." They have worked for Government - or entities that are enabled by government - for their entire careers and, as you say, must support it at all cost, even at the expense of independent critical thinking. They can't bear to admit that their children are paying the price for this, so they double down and carry on about the dangers of the pandemic. I expect this extends to mask-wearing as well.

I should have been a shrink, right?[/quote]

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