Anonymous
03/05/2021 16:15
Subject: APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
Anonymous wrote:FACT: APS and Duran refused to announce RTS dates until big brother Northam forced it. This is embarrassing and thankfully APE raised a lot of local awareness of how much of a mess this really was/is.
I appreciate APE and everyone who has been advocating for schools to open up. It's much easier to keep them closed and not deal with the logistics of opening, which has been APS's stance for the past year. Just like "No Instruction" from March - June. They took the easy route until being forced to GSD.
Liar. He was already scheduled to announce RTS plans a week later.
APE is irrational and hasn’t done anything productive aside from keep some sign maker in business.
Anonymous
03/05/2021 16:12
Subject: APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
FACT: APS and Duran refused to announce RTS dates until big brother Northam forced it. This is embarrassing and thankfully APE raised a lot of local awareness of how much of a mess this really was/is.
I appreciate APE and everyone who has been advocating for schools to open up. It's much easier to keep them closed and not deal with the logistics of opening, which has been APS's stance for the past year. Just like "No Instruction" from March - June. They took the easy route until being forced to GSD.
I appreciate APE and everyone who has been advocating for schools to open up. It's much easier to keep them closed and not deal with the logistics of opening, which has been APS's stance for the past year. Just like "No Instruction" from March - June. They took the easy route until being forced to GSD.
Anonymous
03/05/2021 16:03
Subject: APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t vote for someone associated with APE if they were passing out winning lottery tickets. No thanks. I need someone with ideas who seeks to accomplish something. Not a complainer who just demands the system bend to their will. Ick.
+1000
+1
Based on the anti-science and anti-teacher commentary coming from that group...
Some of the other anti-science organizations that think kids need in person schools include such crackpots as Unicef, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Joe Biden administration!
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/children-cannot-afford-another-year-school-disruption
https://www.aappublications.org/news/2021/01/05/covid-school-safety-010521
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/16/president-joe-biden-recommits-school-reopening-goal/6776406002/
These are all recent statements. And guess what? Schools are now opening.
APE was pushing to open back in the fall regardless of #s or safety measures.
Not true they were pushing it regardless of #s or safety. They pushed in the fall to open because numbers were low. As cased began to surge in Europe they largely kept schools open and spread within schools was lower than the community. School districts in this country that stayed open during the surge demonstrated lower transmission in schools as compared to the community. The science is that schools should stay open regardless of community numbers. There are real harms to keeping schools closed, including mental health and learning loss that will have repercussions for decades. And, finally, APS could be doing a lot more now. We have kids, even young ones, going to school to be taught by a virtual teacher. That is not acceptable, especially for young and SPED kids. Sure, some teachers may need to be accommodated (though, I'm confused what health risk can't be mitigated by a vaccine...) but that accommodation cannot harm children. Accommodations should be limited to permitting virtual instruction to kids that chose virtual or some other task that can be remotely. It is not okay to provide in-person kids with teachers working from home - full stop. We need to end the farce that kids that need in-person can be taught remotely.
When did APE think that the #s were too high over the winter and say that schools shouldn’t be opened? I must have missed that.
Anonymous
03/05/2021 15:48
Subject: APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t vote for someone associated with APE if they were passing out winning lottery tickets. No thanks. I need someone with ideas who seeks to accomplish something. Not a complainer who just demands the system bend to their will. Ick.
+1000
+1
Based on the anti-science and anti-teacher commentary coming from that group...
Some of the other anti-science organizations that think kids need in person schools include such crackpots as Unicef, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Joe Biden administration!
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/children-cannot-afford-another-year-school-disruption
https://www.aappublications.org/news/2021/01/05/covid-school-safety-010521
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/16/president-joe-biden-recommits-school-reopening-goal/6776406002/
These are all recent statements. And guess what? Schools are now opening.
APE was pushing to open back in the fall regardless of #s or safety measures.
I'm still seeing people actively opposed to schools opening in Arlington and rooting for hybrid to fail, so there is a need to keep the pressure on.
EXACTLY. Thanks to APE for all you do!! Anyone advocating for hybrid in the fall, please stop. Just stay remote until there is a vaccine approved for the kids.. for the love of god..
Anonymous
03/05/2021 15:30
Subject: APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t vote for someone associated with APE if they were passing out winning lottery tickets. No thanks. I need someone with ideas who seeks to accomplish something. Not a complainer who just demands the system bend to their will. Ick.
+1000
+1
Based on the anti-science and anti-teacher commentary coming from that group...
Some of the other anti-science organizations that think kids need in person schools include such crackpots as Unicef, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Joe Biden administration!
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/children-cannot-afford-another-year-school-disruption
https://www.aappublications.org/news/2021/01/05/covid-school-safety-010521
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/16/president-joe-biden-recommits-school-reopening-goal/6776406002/
These are all recent statements. And guess what? Schools are now opening.
APE was pushing to open back in the fall regardless of #s or safety measures.
Not true they were pushing it regardless of #s or safety. They pushed in the fall to open because numbers were low. As cased began to surge in Europe they largely kept schools open and spread within schools was lower than the community. School districts in this country that stayed open during the surge demonstrated lower transmission in schools as compared to the community. The science is that schools should stay open regardless of community numbers. There are real harms to keeping schools closed, including mental health and learning loss that will have repercussions for decades. And, finally, APS could be doing a lot more now. We have kids, even young ones, going to school to be taught by a virtual teacher. That is not acceptable, especially for young and SPED kids. Sure, some teachers may need to be accommodated (though, I'm confused what health risk can't be mitigated by a vaccine...) but that accommodation cannot harm children. Accommodations should be limited to permitting virtual instruction to kids that chose virtual or some other task that can be remotely. It is not okay to provide in-person kids with teachers working from home - full stop. We need to end the farce that kids that need in-person can be taught remotely.
Anonymous
03/05/2021 14:27
Subject: APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t vote for someone associated with APE if they were passing out winning lottery tickets. No thanks. I need someone with ideas who seeks to accomplish something. Not a complainer who just demands the system bend to their will. Ick.
+1000
+1
Based on the anti-science and anti-teacher commentary coming from that group...
Some of the other anti-science organizations that think kids need in person schools include such crackpots as Unicef, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Joe Biden administration!
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/children-cannot-afford-another-year-school-disruption
https://www.aappublications.org/news/2021/01/05/covid-school-safety-010521
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/16/president-joe-biden-recommits-school-reopening-goal/6776406002/
These are all recent statements. And guess what? Schools are now opening.
APE was pushing to open back in the fall regardless of #s or safety measures.
OK, so there's older documents if you'd like those.
Brown School of Public Health had a guide in July (link to the December update): https://globalepidemics.org/2020/12/18/schools-and-the-path-to-zero-strategies-for-pandemic-resilience-in-the-face-of-high-community-spread/
Harvard's Chan School had something out in June: https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/
AAP first put something out in MAY: https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/05/05/covid19schoolopening050520
These were all updated this winter. What specifically were they recommending last summer?
IIRC, basically what CDC is still recommending. If you look at the Boston link, it explains the updates and talks about why they moved away from community spread metrics.
Anonymous
03/05/2021 14:24
Subject: APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t vote for someone associated with APE if they were passing out winning lottery tickets. No thanks. I need someone with ideas who seeks to accomplish something. Not a complainer who just demands the system bend to their will. Ick.
+1000
+1
Based on the anti-science and anti-teacher commentary coming from that group...
Tell us what they said that is “anti-science.”
"open now" before recommended safety measures were in place and while #s were rising.
The safety measures that we are now opening with are: masks, spacing/distancing, reduced capacity. These all existed last fall and were known then to mitigate risk.
APS has also addressed (most) ventilation issues and teachers are mostly vaccinated.
Anonymous
03/05/2021 14:21
Subject: APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t vote for someone associated with APE if they were passing out winning lottery tickets. No thanks. I need someone with ideas who seeks to accomplish something. Not a complainer who just demands the system bend to their will. Ick.
+1000
+1
Based on the anti-science and anti-teacher commentary coming from that group...
Tell us what they said that is “anti-science.”
"open now" before recommended safety measures were in place and while #s were rising.
The safety measures that we are now opening with are: masks, spacing/distancing, reduced capacity. These all existed last fall and were known then to mitigate risk.
Anonymous
03/05/2021 13:57
Subject: APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t vote for someone associated with APE if they were passing out winning lottery tickets. No thanks. I need someone with ideas who seeks to accomplish something. Not a complainer who just demands the system bend to their will. Ick.
+1000
+1
Based on the anti-science and anti-teacher commentary coming from that group...
Some of the other anti-science organizations that think kids need in person schools include such crackpots as Unicef, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Joe Biden administration!
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/children-cannot-afford-another-year-school-disruption
https://www.aappublications.org/news/2021/01/05/covid-school-safety-010521
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/16/president-joe-biden-recommits-school-reopening-goal/6776406002/
These are all recent statements. And guess what? Schools are now opening.
APE was pushing to open back in the fall regardless of #s or safety measures.
OK, so there's older documents if you'd like those.
Brown School of Public Health had a guide in July (link to the December update): https://globalepidemics.org/2020/12/18/schools-and-the-path-to-zero-strategies-for-pandemic-resilience-in-the-face-of-high-community-spread/
Harvard's Chan School had something out in June: https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/
AAP first put something out in MAY: https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/05/05/covid19schoolopening050520
These were all updated this winter. What specifically were they recommending last summer?
Anonymous
03/05/2021 13:54
Subject: APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t vote for someone associated with APE if they were passing out winning lottery tickets. No thanks. I need someone with ideas who seeks to accomplish something. Not a complainer who just demands the system bend to their will. Ick.
+1000
+1
Based on the anti-science and anti-teacher commentary coming from that group...
Some of the other anti-science organizations that think kids need in person schools include such crackpots as Unicef, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Joe Biden administration!
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/children-cannot-afford-another-year-school-disruption
https://www.aappublications.org/news/2021/01/05/covid-school-safety-010521
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/16/president-joe-biden-recommits-school-reopening-goal/6776406002/
These are all recent statements. And guess what? Schools are now opening.
APE was pushing to open back in the fall regardless of #s or safety measures.
I'm still seeing people actively opposed to schools opening in Arlington and rooting for hybrid to fail, so there is a need to keep the pressure on.
Or....there is a need to put the pressure on ways to bring down our #s. You know, something useful.
Schools are opening because of vaccines and #s coming down. And we have better safety measures in place. Not because a bunch of irrational people put up signs.
Anonymous
03/05/2021 13:51
Subject: Re:APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How dare anyone in Arlington have a view that isn’t completely in line with normie neoliberal thought!
This a thousand times. And it I hate hearing how everyone is tried of the same ole , same ole and nothing ever gets done. The reason is that when everyone thinks a like there is no discussion, debate and no impetus to make any change. It's only when we in Arlington start electing non Democrats that something different will start happening. Debate and defending ideas is needed for growth.
I agree on some level. I liked Vihstadt.
But we don't need crackpots.
Totally agree. If the PP is supporting Miranda for school board, I hope they realize she is actually running for the Democratic endorsement.
Anonymous
03/05/2021 13:51
Subject: APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t vote for someone associated with APE if they were passing out winning lottery tickets. No thanks. I need someone with ideas who seeks to accomplish something. Not a complainer who just demands the system bend to their will. Ick.
+1000
+1
Based on the anti-science and anti-teacher commentary coming from that group...
Some of the other anti-science organizations that think kids need in person schools include such crackpots as Unicef, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Joe Biden administration!
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/children-cannot-afford-another-year-school-disruption
https://www.aappublications.org/news/2021/01/05/covid-school-safety-010521
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/16/president-joe-biden-recommits-school-reopening-goal/6776406002/
These are all recent statements. And guess what? Schools are now opening.
APE was pushing to open back in the fall regardless of #s or safety measures.
OK, so there's older documents if you'd like those.
Brown School of Public Health had a guide in July (link to the December update): https://globalepidemics.org/2020/12/18/schools-and-the-path-to-zero-strategies-for-pandemic-resilience-in-the-face-of-high-community-spread/
Harvard's Chan School had something out in June: https://schools.forhealth.org/risk-reduction-strategies-for-reopening-schools/
AAP first put something out in MAY: https://www.aappublications.org/news/2020/05/05/covid19schoolopening050520
Anonymous
03/05/2021 13:49
Subject: Re:APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How dare anyone in Arlington have a view that isn’t completely in line with normie neoliberal thought!
This a thousand times. And it I hate hearing how everyone is tried of the same ole , same ole and nothing ever gets done. The reason is that when everyone thinks a like there is no discussion, debate and no impetus to make any change. It's only when we in Arlington start electing non Democrats that something different will start happening. Debate and defending ideas is needed for growth.
I agree on some level. I liked Vihstadt.
But we don't need crackpots.
Anonymous
03/05/2021 13:43
Subject: APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t vote for someone associated with APE if they were passing out winning lottery tickets. No thanks. I need someone with ideas who seeks to accomplish something. Not a complainer who just demands the system bend to their will. Ick.
+1000
+1
Based on the anti-science and anti-teacher commentary coming from that group...
Some of the other anti-science organizations that think kids need in person schools include such crackpots as Unicef, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Joe Biden administration!
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/children-cannot-afford-another-year-school-disruption
https://www.aappublications.org/news/2021/01/05/covid-school-safety-010521
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/16/president-joe-biden-recommits-school-reopening-goal/6776406002/
These are all recent statements. And guess what? Schools are now opening.
APE was pushing to open back in the fall regardless of #s or safety measures.
I'm still seeing people actively opposed to schools opening in Arlington and rooting for hybrid to fail, so there is a need to keep the pressure on.
Anonymous
03/05/2021 13:39
Subject: APS: Open Now group (APE) fundraising for new signs for 5 day a week school
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Wouldn’t vote for someone associated with APE if they were passing out winning lottery tickets. No thanks. I need someone with ideas who seeks to accomplish something. Not a complainer who just demands the system bend to their will. Ick.
+1000
+1
Based on the anti-science and anti-teacher commentary coming from that group...
Some of the other anti-science organizations that think kids need in person schools include such crackpots as Unicef, the American Academy of Pediatrics, and the Joe Biden administration!
https://www.unicef.org/press-releases/children-cannot-afford-another-year-school-disruption
https://www.aappublications.org/news/2021/01/05/covid-school-safety-010521
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/02/16/president-joe-biden-recommits-school-reopening-goal/6776406002/
These are all recent statements. And guess what? Schools are now opening.
APE was pushing to open back in the fall regardless of #s or safety measures.