Bowser made it clear she did not have the staffing to get any of the schools open - in in a modified way.

So - while the union may not be of MCPS level of power - they did not need it. The teachers refused to work.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The WTA has very, very little power. I know that doesn’t fit your political agenda but they are certainly not the reason schools are distance learning in DC. Most of the charters do not have unions and they are almost all virtual as well.

You can complain about Bowser and OSSE and DCPS and the lack of preparation/will to be able to have school in person, but you really can’t blame it on the WTA and you just sound super ignorant when that’s your go-to target of anger.

Fair enough. But, in many places (eg Chicago, state of California), the teachers unions- not science- are driving this agenda.

I am not familiar enough with the other cities’ politics but this is the DC board and there is either one or multiple anti-union posters that keep complaining about the teachers union here as if that’s the reason schools are closed, and it’s just not true. Look how many privates and charters in DC are closed as well.

I personally think it’s that the logistics of doing this safely are too difficult and overwhelming, and there is conflicting advice from the CDC which makes it extra challenging.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The WTA has very, very little power. I know that doesn’t fit your political agenda but they are certainly not the reason schools are distance learning in DC. Most of the charters do not have unions and they are almost all virtual as well.

You can complain about Bowser and OSSE and DCPS and the lack of preparation/will to be able to have school in person, but you really can’t blame it on the WTA and you just sound super ignorant when that’s your go-to target of anger.

Fair enough. But, in many places (eg Chicago, state of California), the teachers unions- not science- are driving this agenda.

Or maybe it’s just there’s a bunch of people who like to scapegoat teachers

Anonymous wrote:The WTA has very, very little power. I know that doesn’t fit your political agenda but they are certainly not the reason schools are distance learning in DC. Most of the charters do not have unions and they are almost all virtual as well.

You can complain about Bowser and OSSE and DCPS and the lack of preparation/will to be able to have school in person, but you really can’t blame it on the WTA and you just sound super ignorant when that’s your go-to target of anger.

Fair enough. But, in many places (eg Chicago, state of California), the teachers unions- not science- are driving this agenda.

The WTA has very, very little power. I know that doesn’t fit your political agenda but they are certainly not the reason schools are distance learning in DC. Most of the charters do not have unions and they are almost all virtual as well.

You can complain about Bowser and OSSE and DCPS and the lack of preparation/will to be able to have school in person, but you really can’t blame it on the WTA and you just sound super ignorant when that’s your go-to target of anger.

Anonymous wrote:Stop comparing K-12 schools to colleges. At college the kids LIVE TOGETHER.

+1

And they get drunk and hook up regularly. It is not comparable.

Stop comparing K-12 schools to colleges. At college the kids LIVE TOGETHER.

Anonymous wrote:There is no reason for schools to be closed. The coronavirus numbers here are among the very best in the nation. They meet ever health group’s standard for reopening.

+1. Op, the answer to your question is no. Bowser- and any Democrat- is far too beholden to teachers unions.

The principal of my kids' school says she's pretty hopeful that they'll go back at the end of the term.

Johns Hopkins says DC has the eighth lowest positivity rate in the country

https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/testing/testing-positivity

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There is no reason for schools to be closed. The coronavirus numbers here are among the very best in the nation. They meet ever health group’s standard for reopening.

There are lots of reasons for the schools to be closed. Look at how its spreading in college, child care and other places. We have large schools that are overcrowded. You are selfish. We don't have accurate numbers.

This is nonsensical. We have lots of numbers. The positivity rate in DC is now 1.7 percent. Health officials say schools can reopen in person when the positivity rate is below 5 percent — so we easily pass that test. The infection rate in DC is now 0.9 percent, which means the outbreak is declining and will eventually die out. There is no health reason schools can’t reopen. It’s solely because Bowser refuses to say no to the teachers union.

https://covidactnow.org/us/dc?s=983197

Please tell us about how it is spreading in daycare? My child never stopped going to daycare and they had 1 case since March, a teacher who went out of state.

Anonymous wrote:There is no reason for schools to be closed. The coronavirus numbers here are among the very best in the nation. They meet ever health group’s standard for reopening.

There are lots of reasons for the schools to be closed. Look at how its spreading in college, child care and other places. We have large schools that are overcrowded. You are selfish. We don't have accurate numbers.

There is no reason for schools to be closed. The coronavirus numbers here are among the very best in the nation. They meet ever health group’s standard for reopening.

It is embarrassing how she lets them tell her where to get off.