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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Where was the focus of the School Board when the schools were closed on COVID?  What were the issues discussed?

Social justice. Renaming schools. Religious holidays on the calendar.  Removing merit from TJ.

And, how did they kick off their opening last year?  With Kendi and his books.

Tone deaf.

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This.  Youngkin can moderate some of this. My kid’s AP tests being cancelled for an O Day was the straw the broke the camels back. If a school is open and counting towards 990 hours, it should me so restricted National exams can’t be given. [/quote]

What does this mean?  When will they have the test - on another day?[/quote]

They have to take it on the day set aside for make ups. So if the kid is sick on that day there is no make up option. Or if a kid is taking multiple tests there is a chance they end up with 2 tests on one day.

The O Days are ridiculous. Don't allow tests and quizzes for school assigned work but telling Teachers to not to provide new material and not allowing kids to take national based exams is an over reach. This ridiculous policy removes 11 teaching days from the calendar even though schools are open. So DS has 11 days where he is in school and learns nothing new and does nothing new. It is dumb and unnecessary.

TJ admissions will continue to have a portion of seats assigned to each MS. If they bring back the test, the kids who do well enough on the test at each Middle School will still have guaranteed seats. I have no clue how this is going to affect the kids of the pissed of parents at the TJ Feeder schools. Unless those parents are ridiculous enough to believe that there are not 8-10 students at each Middle School that can pass that exam.[/quote]

Look, I don't like the "O" days but it's ridiculous to call it an overreach. This is perfectly within their purview, though a blunder.

The problem with all of you "School Board reckoning" whiners is this: your child, your needs . . . they are not the only ones in the classroom. The schools have to balance the wants, needs, desires of the school and all of the kids in it, and their parents. That's 2000+ kids at my school alone. Public school is for the benefit of the community, and learning in that community. Not your kid's AP desires or whatever else it is. If you want that much control, homeschool or go private. FULL stop.

For every person that doesn't like "equity" there are people who do. For those who don't like name changes, there are those of us that support it. For those who don't like "O" days, there are those that like to see their holidays respected. And in a PUBLIC school, that is a relevant consideration where Christian holidays have traditionally been the only ones acknowledged in a significant way (winter break centered around Christmas -something I recognize has other considerations- spring break tied to Easter). All of those things need to be balanced. I'm sorry, if you cannot understand that, you don't belong in the public schools. [/quote]

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