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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a link to more information about what the school day will actually look like for kids? In the form we filled out in December I opted for hybrid, but I'm on the fence about whether to send my kids in now. A lot depends on whether they'll actually see their teacher or whether they'll still be watching their teacher on a screen, just from a classroom with a "classroom monitor."

I'm on the fence too & a lot will depend on specifics. I am not comfortable with the classroom monitor at all. I haven't seen any information from our ES yet. Knowing ACPS' crack communication team, I doubt the schools have any more information than we do. And let's face it, this was all decided about 20 minutes ago during the mass conference call with Northam & superintendents.

After everything, I'm realizing I'm just uncomfortable with my kid being at ACPS. I don't trust central office to manage any of the correctly. And I've been so disappointed with our school's principal during all of this that I've lost all trust there too.

Planning on homeschooling next year so maybe I'll just pull him and start now.

So true

I'm also planning to homeschool. I have no faith in ACPS after this year. I don't understand how everyone in the parents' Facebook group is so positive.

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Anonymous wrote:Will this all be unwound in March if/when the new variants are dominating? Europe is closing schools now and they were FAR better aBout keeping them open earlier this school year.

Oh man I can see it now. On March 15 right when everyone is about to go to sleep, they announce that everyone in person is going back to virtual.

Anonymous wrote:Will this all be unwound in March if/when the new variants are dominating? Europe is closing schools now and they were FAR better aBout keeping them open earlier this school year.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a link to more information about what the school day will actually look like for kids? In the form we filled out in December I opted for hybrid, but I'm on the fence about whether to send my kids in now. A lot depends on whether they'll actually see their teacher or whether they'll still be watching their teacher on a screen, just from a classroom with a "classroom monitor."

I'm on the fence too & a lot will depend on specifics. I am not comfortable with the classroom monitor at all. I haven't seen any information from our ES yet. Knowing ACPS' crack communication team, I doubt the schools have any more information than we do. And let's face it, this was all decided about 20 minutes ago during the mass conference call with Northam & superintendents.

After everything, I'm realizing I'm just uncomfortable with my kid being at ACPS. I don't trust central office to manage any of the correctly. And I've been so disappointed with our school's principal during all of this that I've lost all trust there too.

Planning on homeschooling next year so maybe I'll just pull him and start now.

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone have a link to more information about what the school day will actually look like for kids? In the form we filled out in December I opted for hybrid, but I'm on the fence about whether to send my kids in now. A lot depends on whether they'll actually see their teacher or whether they'll still be watching their teacher on a screen, just from a classroom with a "classroom monitor."

Anonymous wrote:The tone of the meeting last night was way different than before. Unlike the doom and gloom, and excessive remedial man-splaining he excels at - Hutchings sounded optimistic that it was really going to happen this time. I'm guessing the political pressure got to him. The metrics he worships aren't actually that different from last week - and are certainly magnitudes worse than in the fall when none of this was "feasible".

He's an opportunistic jerk, who cares only about himself. I think he sees the writing on the wall and wants to get ahead of the "narrative" - which is basically the science shows schools are safe.

Whatever, I'll take it - my kids need to be in school - I just wish they didn't have to be in his school district.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any of this info on the ACPS website? I’m curious what they said about the metrics. At first there were no metrics and now it’s all about metrics, but what if the numbers literally aren’t there? Just curious what the discussion was.

Now it is all about politics and not be left behind the trend, forget about any metrics! He is such a disappointment and literally switched like light lightbulb.

Or Northam told him he had to open, as per today's announcement?

I'm convinced that if not for this order, we wouldn't even go back fully in the fall.

💯 He was kicking the can down the road as long as he possibly could.

+1 to all of this.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any of this info on the ACPS website? I’m curious what they said about the metrics. At first there were no metrics and now it’s all about metrics, but what if the numbers literally aren’t there? Just curious what the discussion was.

Now it is all about politics and not be left behind the trend, forget about any metrics! He is such a disappointment and literally switched like light lightbulb.

Or Northam told him he had to open, as per today's announcement?

I'm convinced that if not for this order, we wouldn't even go back fully in the fall.

💯 He was kicking the can down the road as long as he possibly could.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any of this info on the ACPS website? I’m curious what they said about the metrics. At first there were no metrics and now it’s all about metrics, but what if the numbers literally aren’t there? Just curious what the discussion was.

Now it is all about politics and not be left behind the trend, forget about any metrics! He is such a disappointment and literally switched like light lightbulb.

Or Northam told him he had to open, as per today's announcement?

I'm convinced that if not for this order, we wouldn't even go back fully in the fall.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any of this info on the ACPS website? I’m curious what they said about the metrics. At first there were no metrics and now it’s all about metrics, but what if the numbers literally aren’t there? Just curious what the discussion was.

Now it is all about politics and not be left behind the trend, forget about any metrics! He is such a disappointment and literally switched like light lightbulb.

Or Northam told him he had to open, as per today's announcement?

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any of this info on the ACPS website? I’m curious what they said about the metrics. At first there were no metrics and now it’s all about metrics, but what if the numbers literally aren’t there? Just curious what the discussion was.

Now it is all about politics and not be left behind the trend, forget about any metrics! He is such a disappointment and literally switched like light lightbulb.

Or Northam told him he had to open, as per today's announcement?

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Anonymous wrote:Is there any of this info on the ACPS website? I’m curious what they said about the metrics. At first there were no metrics and now it’s all about metrics, but what if the numbers literally aren’t there? Just curious what the discussion was.

Now it is all about politics and not be left behind the trend, forget about any metrics! He is such a disappointment and literally switched like light lightbulb.

Anonymous wrote:Is there any of this info on the ACPS website? I’m curious what they said about the metrics. At first there were no metrics and now it’s all about metrics, but what if the numbers literally aren’t there? Just curious what the discussion was.