Anonymous
Post 01/01/2022 16:20     Subject: Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:SJCHS is testing all kids this coming weekend before the return. Based on experience with them from beginning of the pandemic, I am confident St. John’s will make the right decision.


Someone from the SJC Marketing Department is obviously assigned to cover DCUM.


I think it is great if true. Each and every school should test and get as many kids back in person as possible.

Require vaccinations. Across the board. Those that don’t like it - free to withdraw.

Let’s do something not done in this pandemic - put children first.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2022 15:07     Subject: Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
Anonymous wrote:SJCHS is testing all kids this coming weekend before the return. Based on experience with them from beginning of the pandemic, I am confident St. John’s will make the right decision.


Someone from the SJC Marketing Department is obviously assigned to cover DCUM.
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2022 08:57     Subject: Re:Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
Anonymous wrote:Received email that my DD may be in virtual cohort this week depending on staff availability. I guess that means her class stays home but my others go to school? Anyone else have this happening?


Which school?
Anonymous
Post 01/01/2022 08:45     Subject: Re:Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
Received email that my DD may be in virtual cohort this week depending on staff availability. I guess that means her class stays home but my others go to school? Anyone else have this happening?
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2021 18:19     Subject: Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
Anonymous wrote:I’d love my own children to be in-person next week at their AOB schools, but I’m also able to see the problem at hand. The schools are going to be severely short staffed. There won’t be enough teachers or subs, so what are the schools supposed to do?

I’d prefer structured virtual learning to frantic class coverage.


Agree. It’s going to be a mess. Would much rather have AOB schools offer virtual learning. This won’t be long term but just to get over this crazy surge. I don’t want to see classes combined and they will have to do that when teachers are out.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2021 16:41     Subject: Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
I’d love my own children to be in-person next week at their AOB schools, but I’m also able to see the problem at hand. The schools are going to be severely short staffed. There won’t be enough teachers or subs, so what are the schools supposed to do?

I’d prefer structured virtual learning to frantic class coverage.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2021 16:30     Subject: Re:Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Let's hope that further harm is not done to school children in the ADW or any Catholic diocese with the virtual garbage,

It did NOT work. Sorry - time to move on from the horrible decision making that did serious damage to children.



Two weeks of remote will not do harm. Covid hospitalizations are up 50% in MD this past week. If remote takes pressure off the healthcare workers then it would do good not harm.


If you child is 5th grade or above - there will be learning loss. We saw this play out before.

The smarter way to go is to require a negative Covid test for reentry to school. Remote schooling does not "take pressure off of healthcare workers".


Then help your kid with learning the next 2 weeks!


You can keep your child at home if you have health concerns - be it weight or age or whatever your issue is.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2021 15:42     Subject: Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
Anonymous wrote:Fellow Catholic school parent and it’s insanely pedantic and particularly mean-spirited to argue over winter break vs Christmas break, and particularly so when that’s not even the question at hand.

"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself" (22:37-39)


amen! - Catholic school alum
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2021 15:36     Subject: Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
Anonymous wrote:Fellow Catholic school parent and it’s insanely pedantic and particularly mean-spirited to argue over winter break vs Christmas break, and particularly so when that’s not even the question at hand.

"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself" (22:37-39)


+1000
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2021 14:57     Subject: Re:Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Let's hope that further harm is not done to school children in the ADW or any Catholic diocese with the virtual garbage,

It did NOT work. Sorry - time to move on from the horrible decision making that did serious damage to children.



Two weeks of remote will not do harm. Covid hospitalizations are up 50% in MD this past week. If remote takes pressure off the healthcare workers then it would do good not harm.


If you child is 5th grade or above - there will be learning loss. We saw this play out before.

The smarter way to go is to require a negative Covid test for reentry to school. Remote schooling does not "take pressure off of healthcare workers".


Then help your kid with learning the next 2 weeks!
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2021 14:40     Subject: Re:Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Let's hope that further harm is not done to school children in the ADW or any Catholic diocese with the virtual garbage,

It did NOT work. Sorry - time to move on from the horrible decision making that did serious damage to children.



Two weeks of remote will not do harm. Covid hospitalizations are up 50% in MD this past week. If remote takes pressure off the healthcare workers then it would do good not harm.


If you child is 5th grade or above - there will be learning loss. We saw this play out before.

The smarter way to go is to require a negative Covid test for reentry to school. Remote schooling does not "take pressure off of healthcare workers".
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2021 14:08     Subject: Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
Anonymous wrote:SJCHS is testing all kids this coming weekend before the return. Based on experience with them from beginning of the pandemic, I am confident St. John’s will make the right decision.


They are not closing unless Bowser makes them.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2021 14:08     Subject: Re:Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
It's not happening. Don't let the fearmongers freak you out.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2021 12:23     Subject: Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
SJCHS is testing all kids this coming weekend before the return. Based on experience with them from beginning of the pandemic, I am confident St. John’s will make the right decision.
Anonymous
Post 12/30/2021 12:19     Subject: Re:Will Archdiocese of Baltimore or Washington offer virtual option?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Let's hope that further harm is not done to school children in the ADW or any Catholic diocese with the virtual garbage,

It did NOT work. Sorry - time to move on from the horrible decision making that did serious damage to children.



Two weeks of remote will not do harm. Covid hospitalizations are up 50% in MD this past week. If remote takes pressure off the healthcare workers then it would do good not harm.


Close bars, cafes, restaurants, gyms, etc. Then see about closing schools. Kids first this time.