Anonymous
Post 08/26/2021 17:33     Subject: Anyone else predict schools will close again?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Probabilities for school closures are going up by the day, but politicians will never, ever, give the order to close schools, because it's suicidal. What will happen is that schools will close piecemeal when they have too many students out and not enough teachers. Then the Governor will be able to say that *he kept schools open*.


But they’ll open back up. The era of perma DL-for-all is over.


Correct. It's all about optics. Schools will be Delta petri dishes, because no one wants to go into quarantine, so no one will test unless their symptoms are so dire they need hospitalization, so kids will all be sick with "something other than Delta", and then a lot of adults (vaccinated or unvaccinated) will be hospitalized with Covid, and some will die.

But schools were kept open, so please vote for me.





Yes, the optics of 'education is good. kids belong in school'

The fear-mongering has lost its power; parents know. they know its safe for kids. they know virtual was a disaster. and now, the decision makers know that the parents know. there will be no virtual
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2021 17:28     Subject: Anyone else predict schools will close again?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Probabilities for school closures are going up by the day, but politicians will never, ever, give the order to close schools, because it's suicidal. What will happen is that schools will close piecemeal when they have too many students out and not enough teachers. Then the Governor will be able to say that *he kept schools open*.


But they’ll open back up. The era of perma DL-for-all is over.


Correct. It's all about optics. Schools will be Delta petri dishes, because no one wants to go into quarantine, so no one will test unless their symptoms are so dire they need hospitalization, so kids will all be sick with "something other than Delta", and then a lot of adults (vaccinated or unvaccinated) will be hospitalized with Covid, and some will die.

But schools were kept open, so please vote for me.



Anonymous
Post 08/26/2021 17:19     Subject: Re:Anyone else predict schools will close again?
Anonymous wrote:Shutting down for the rest of the week. Wow, how will they ever come back from that?



Well 2 weeks to flatten the curve did turn into 18 months of school disruption.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2021 03:35     Subject: Anyone else predict schools will close again?
Anonymous wrote:How ridiculous they do not have a plan for online learning. Total incompetence.


Having a plan is one thing. Having the resources to execute a viable plan is another. Some states have largely rural populations scattered over tiny, underfunded districts. Can’t mitigate. Can’t do virtual. I’m sure teachers have been a voice crying in the wilderness for months.
Anonymous
Post 08/26/2021 03:29     Subject: Anyone else predict schools will close again?
Yes COVID is evil. I’m shocked how sick breakthrough cases are getting.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2021 14:27     Subject: Anyone else predict schools will close again?
Anonymous wrote:
Probabilities for school closures are going up by the day, but politicians will never, ever, give the order to close schools, because it's suicidal. What will happen is that schools will close piecemeal when they have too many students out and not enough teachers. Then the Governor will be able to say that *he kept schools open*.


But they’ll open back up. The era of perma DL-for-all is over.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2021 11:06     Subject: Anyone else predict schools will close again?

Probabilities for school closures are going up by the day, but politicians will never, ever, give the order to close schools, because it's suicidal. What will happen is that schools will close piecemeal when they have too many students out and not enough teachers. Then the Governor will be able to say that *he kept schools open*.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2021 11:04     Subject: Anyone else predict schools will close again?
Let's remember that we were still under an emergency order when schools opened for hybrid learning in the spring.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2021 11:04     Subject: Anyone else predict schools will close again?
The Governor will not shut down schools again. I think he made that clear. He will have individual Boards make that decision since he was unable to force them to re-open last year. I think the frustration of not having the authority to order them open was more than what closing them was worth.

The districts can do short term closures as needed.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2021 06:17     Subject: Re:Anyone else predict schools will close again?
Anonymous wrote:There will at most be short term closures (as these schools are doing).

Yes, this. And they will be made up and will somewhat screw with our vacation plans but who cares about our summer plans!
There isn’t money available to pay parents who have to miss work due to school closures. It’s been 18 months of unemployment payments.
Anonymous
Post 08/25/2021 05:52     Subject: Re:Anyone else predict schools will close again?
Shutting down for the rest of the week. Wow, how will they ever come back from that?
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2021 18:36     Subject: Re:Anyone else predict schools will close again?
There will at most be short term closures (as these schools are doing).
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2021 18:35     Subject: Anyone else predict schools will close again?
Anonymous wrote:How ridiculous they do not have a plan for online learning. Total incompetence.


Oh yeah, sure. But have MCPS or FCPS mention anything regarding VS and the pitchforks come out. "You don't want our kids in-person!"

I say just wait until the cases get so bad, as they already are trending towards, and let the Gov shut it down.

Anonymous
Post 08/24/2021 18:30     Subject: Anyone else predict schools will close again?
How ridiculous they do not have a plan for online learning. Total incompetence.
Anonymous
Post 08/24/2021 18:14     Subject: Anyone else predict schools will close again?
It is happening in Kentucky and elsewhere. This is awful.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/another-kentucky-school-district-shuts-191004967.html