This is going to happen everywhere-the federal government has refused to fund our schools. How can they possibly open? Instead of working on passing the HEROES Act, Congress went on summer break while Donald Trump and that shrew Betsy Devos went on a rampage, threatening public schools across the country. Despicable and embarrassing.

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Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

Yes I do, but the fact that its also a parent failure doesnt mean we should make it worse by closing schools. These kids will suffer terribly.

So with their families and friends if they die or pass on this virus.

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Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

Yes I do, but the fact that its also a parent failure doesnt mean we should make it worse by closing schools. These kids will suffer terribly.

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Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

Of course the parents are failing these kids. That's not even a question. The point is that so is society. Are you really saying that if parents fail, the rest of us have no responsibility to feed/education/protect those children? What a sad view of civilization and humanity.

So they need to open schools to parent these kids? Maybe you are not aware but schools have been giving students in Baltimore City schools two free meals per day for years. All students. They have been giving out three meals per day since mid March. If their parents can’t get them to go to school, how do you suppose schools should? Social workers can only do so much. CPS is overwhelmed with abuse and neglect cases. It would need to be serious neglect to get a child removed from their home. Educational neglect doesn’t count. Every year, I have students absent 50+ school days. CPS doesn’t take those cases. I’ve had one case in 12 years make it to truancy court. The parent didn’t show. Nothing happened. This was a kid in 4th grade who missed 100+ school days a year every year. I’m not what the solution is but it is not to open schools so kids can get off the streets. There is a pandemic and Baltimore City numbers are awful. They made the right call.

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Anonymous wrote:Failed city.

They’re starting the school year with distance learning, just like every other public school district in the region. This is not specific to Baltimore.

We’re in Baltimore City a lot to support my elderly mom sheltering in place. She lives in a neighborhood that has just started gentrifying and we drive through some rough neighborhoods to get there. I noted to DH that I see fewer squeegee boys or groups of boys on bikes than before March. I used to keep a few ones ready for the squeegee boys when we were stopped on MLK. I haven’t used any. And I have not seen any girls unaccompanied by adults. The kids might not be on Zoom, but they don’t seem to be on the streets either.

Anonymous wrote:Failed city.

They’re starting the school year with distance learning, just like every other public school district in the region. This is not specific to Baltimore.

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Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

Of course the parents are failing these kids. That's not even a question. The point is that so is society. Are you really saying that if parents fail, the rest of us have no responsibility to feed/education/protect those children? What a sad view of civilization and humanity.

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Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

You would from your Bethesda bubble.

Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

Don’t you see that as a parent failure? I do.

Failed city.

Anonymous wrote:This is heartbreaking.

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How awful.

This is heartbreaking.

Anonymous wrote:So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

No other choice. Not a good choice for kids, but without money and/or safety, their hands are tied.

So what you'll have instead is tons of young kids not being educated and roaming the streets. Smart move.

It’s a good decision. They will re-evaluate in October. They don’t have enough money for basic supplies let alone what they would need to make schools safe for in-person school.