I'm planning on unenrolling my PreK-3 kid as well, need to figure out how -- virtual makes no sense for her, I'm planning on sending her to a nursery school that plans to open. In case any kids are on the waitlist, I'd like to make sure they get a spot if they want it. Also, don't want the school to be unfairly allocated money for a kid that isn't attending.

It has been quite surprising/disappointing to see some liberal friends of mine who have turned really anti union in this time.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a parent of a PK-3 kid. Given what's going on with DCPS (in particular the grip WTU has on our children's future) are any of you considering disenrolling and moving to either a daycare or private option this year? I feel I cannot afford a full academic year of politics and nonsense DL at the expense of my child's development. Anyone out there feeling the same way?

The GRIP the WTU has on our children's future?

I am not a teacher. I believe that teachers need the same consideration for their health and safety that other professions provide. I have not heard anything out of DCPS providing confidence that they have a plan to protect the teachers, students, families for in person school given the pandemic.

Have you been in a DCPS building and seen the challenges that teachers deal with every day? Do you think the behaviors are going to magically change due to covid? Go read last year's posts on teachers breaking up fights, getting spit on...

The teachers I know continue to step into challenging situations - they just want to be protected.

No she has never been in a building. Her kid is going into PreK 3. She has a lot to learn about how schools work.

Anonymous wrote:I'm a parent of a PK-3 kid. Given what's going on with DCPS (in particular the grip WTU has on our children's future) are any of you considering disenrolling and moving to either a daycare or private option this year? I feel I cannot afford a full academic year of politics and nonsense DL at the expense of my child's development. Anyone out there feeling the same way?

The GRIP the WTU has on our children's future?

I am not a teacher. I believe that teachers need the same consideration for their health and safety that other professions provide. I have not heard anything out of DCPS providing confidence that they have a plan to protect the teachers, students, families for in person school given the pandemic.

Have you been in a DCPS building and seen the challenges that teachers deal with every day? Do you think the behaviors are going to magically change due to covid? Go read last year's posts on teachers breaking up fights, getting spit on...

The teachers I know continue to step into challenging situations - they just want to be protected.

Can we stop the passive aggressive and aggressive comments towards the WTU or teachers?

In what way do you truly think teachers are responsible? None of you have seen the actual hybrid plan and none of you know exactly how it would have worked.

Some of you take issue for teachers to be paid for DL but I suppose that means you are lobbying for all workers to start in person for equity purposes? If teachers are so essential then why has public school funding been so poor?
Why is their no soap, paper towels, and a lack of printing paper? Why do rats scurry across the classroom floors? Why do bathrooms continually smell like urine? Why do teachers have to spend their own money on supplies for students?
Why do teachers have to continually stay at work past 3:30 because the 25+ kids they serve are all on vastly different levels and they have to differentiate for them all or want to provide tutoring for them? Yet working after school is not considered overtime but ‘admin premium.’


How many teacher could have worked hybrid? The WTU conducted a survey and over 50% of members are in the high risk category. Would we have had enough teachers for hybrid?

And what if these teachers just quit like some suggested, ok now what? Fill up the classrooms with college students? Ok your kids get those teachers.


Also this is not Asia or Europe, the United States response was quite poor. Be realistic about the country you reside in.

We are all upset but please stop blaming teachers.

Anonymous wrote:I'm a parent of a PK-3 kid. Given what's going on with DCPS (in particular the grip WTU has on our children's future) are any of you considering disenrolling and moving to either a daycare or private option this year? I feel I cannot afford a full academic year of politics and nonsense DL at the expense of my child's development. Anyone out there feeling the same way?

If you think it will be a waste of time having your child enrolled in PK-3, then go private. PK-3 is not mandatory, nor PK-4. It seems obvious to me what you should do.

Anonymous wrote:Dis-enrolling from ECE doesn't make sense, but I'm seeing parents with options dis-enroll from our DCPS in the upper grades, more than I expected. I'm hearing about a real mix of parents (diplomats, Federal employees, government contractors, Americans and foreigners) moving to southern states, Europe and Asian countries where school will be open 5 days a week.

Parents feel burned by how DCPS strung us along in closing school in 2-4 week increments in the spring. They don't believe that school system and teachers union teachers are serious about re-opening this year, or even in the spring, or serious about keeping us properly informed on the planning front.

This is just not DCPS. This is all surrounding counties. What is the closest school district that will be open?

Dis-enrolling from ECE doesn't make sense, but I'm seeing parents with options dis-enroll from our DCPS in the upper grades, more than I expected. I'm hearing about a real mix of parents (diplomats, Federal employees, government contractors, Americans and foreigners) moving to southern states, Europe and Asian countries where school will be open 5 days a week.

Parents feel burned by how DCPS strung us along in closing school in 2-4 week increments in the spring. They don't believe that school system and teachers union teachers are serious about re-opening this year, or even in the spring, or serious about keeping us properly informed on the planning front.

Anonymous wrote:I wish they would tell us what we need to do to stay enrolled in terms of minimum participation. Our school told us in the spring that normal truancy policies applies, and I never saw anything from DCPS saying they didn't.

our school (a charter) has told us that OSSE is enforcing daily attendance and that they are able to set their own system for doing so. it will likely be some combination of daily "checking in" via virtual platform, your teacher seeing your kid in a synchronous session, and/or work being submitted.

I wish they would tell us what we need to do to stay enrolled in terms of minimum participation. Our school told us in the spring that normal truancy policies applies, and I never saw anything from DCPS saying they didn't.

Just un-enroll and re lottery for PK4. There’s probably a waiting list for your spot so no need to worry about staffing for next year.

ECE is not mandatory. I think ECE participation is going to be shaky. Which is fine. Don’t unenroll, just do what you can when you can. ECE just doesn’t work for the little ones. But looking at the suggested schedule, we’re only really talking about 30 to 60 minutes a day at most!! Not worth unenrolling. What can the teachers do really over a screen for a sustained amount of time? My little one struggles with FaceTime with Grammie! What can I expect from a teacher who will be a total stranger. Tough situation for all. Don’t blame the teacher, just think of all the kids and what they bring from home. I Or my family wouldn’t want to be responsible for another’s illness/death. Just too dangerous. So is daycare- I’ll pass on that too.

Better yet, vouchers anyone? The money should follow the students not the schools.

Why un-enroll? Can't you have your child placed in a private preschool and keep them enrolled in DCPS?

I'd stay enrolled if you can, so that they don't fire all the teachers. They use enrollment numbers for staffing.

I would not participate in any online preschool programs.

I'm a parent of a PK-3 kid. Given what's going on with DCPS (in particular the grip WTU has on our children's future) are any of you considering disenrolling and moving to either a daycare or private option this year? I feel I cannot afford a full academic year of politics and nonsense DL at the expense of my child's development. Anyone out there feeling the same way?