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[quote=Anonymous]We can only hope that the language and attitude used by some in this thread towards parents who have genuine concerns about how FCPS allocates money from the school budget and emergency funds, or about the privacy of their children’s records, doesn’t replicate at school towards kids who are independent thinkers.
As tax payers, we are allowed to question what Panorama has done so far with the information collected from our kids —besides making a fortune — or having FCPS casually release it to parents, some of whom are not even sure how to interpret the results, while many others continue to resent the significant amount of time and budget allocated to this social experiment when there are so many other academic needs and priorities that are more pressing given the learning loss students have experienced in the last decade, not to mention as a result of the pandemic. 
We don’t need further explanation nor justification from FCPS on the validity of this SEL program since most parents don’t necessarily need outsiders to do our jobs in that area, and when we do, we seek the assistance of true professionals rather than relying on a for-profit company.  What we need from FCPS instead, is to learn more about how our kids are doing academically and how they are using funds allocated to the school for remediation where needed, or to further growth in that area. In order to do so, funding needs to go to hire many more teachers and aids to decrease class sizes—as well as to increase their wages and decrease their administrative work so they can focus on teaching; to hire (and better pay) more custodians, clinic aides, and other faculty support staff that will allow for teachers to focus on instructing and class management without all those added tasks that have been added to their already heavy workload. 
And, unless you are an activist, a politician, or an influencer, most adults prefer to maintain personal information private, especially that of our children, irregardless of where we stand on the political spectrum.[/quote]

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