Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS spent their time and resources focusing on the wrong priorities. As a school system, they should focus on education. It took FCPS 4 weeks to get distance learning up and running, poorly, but only a few days to get their meal distribution up and running. I have received infinitely more communication regarding meal distribution than distance learning. Let the food banks feed the kids. The school system needs to focus on educating the kids.

That's a very misguided comment. It's not an either/or situation. Kudos to them for getting the food distribution up and running. That's important for a lot of families and it is their responsibility. Getting that right has nothing to do with the horrible execution of distance learning.

For you to say, "let the kids starve...just get the online education working" is selfish and quite idiotic. Also, you need to take some initiative to provide educational resources to your own kids. I hope you weren't waiting over a month for the distance learning to start before engaging your kids in educational activities.

No, it is not the school system’s responsibility to feed the needy breakfast and lunch, or at least it shouldn’t be. It is, however, the responsibility of the public school system to educate the children that reside within its boundaries. That’s why people pay the exorbitant property taxes required to reside in Fairfax County.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS spent their time and resources focusing on the wrong priorities. As a school system, they should focus on education. It took FCPS 4 weeks to get distance learning up and running, poorly, but only a few days to get their meal distribution up and running. I have received infinitely more communication regarding meal distribution than distance learning. Let the food banks feed the kids. The school system needs to focus on educating the kids.

You’ve got my vote, PP.

I’m in social services in Fairfax County and have watched our schools creep into food distribution and social work - basically overstepping boundaries and making established charities and networks superfluous.

Also entirely too much focus on unisex bathrooms and menstrual supply availability when we have ignored sinking graduation rates, overcrowded schools and changing demographics.

It’s been smoke and mirrors for too long.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS spent their time and resources focusing on the wrong priorities. As a school system, they should focus on education. It took FCPS 4 weeks to get distance learning up and running, poorly, but only a few days to get their meal distribution up and running. I have received infinitely more communication regarding meal distribution than distance learning. Let the food banks feed the kids. The school system needs to focus on educating the kids.

That's a very misguided comment. It's not an either/or situation. Kudos to them for getting the food distribution up and running. That's important for a lot of families and it is their responsibility. Getting that right has nothing to do with the horrible execution of distance learning.

For you to say, "let the kids starve...just get the online education working" is selfish and quite idiotic. Also, you need to take some initiative to provide educational resources to your own kids. I hope you weren't waiting over a month for the distance learning to start before engaging your kids in educational activities.

No, it is not the school system’s responsibility to feed the needy breakfast and lunch, or at least it shouldn’t be. It is, however, the responsibility of the public school system to educate the children that reside within its boundaries. That’s why people pay the exorbitant property taxes required to reside in Fairfax County.

The school system is the DISTRIBUTOR of the food. Its not the school system providing the food. Its where the kids are (barring, you know a global pandemic) all in the same place. It is moronic to suggest that the county consolidated meals program and related agencies (yes including schools but not to be confused as housing this whole program) should try to distribute meals home to home vs. through the schools where they are all centrally located.

Ugh. people really have no idea what they are talking about. There is also mountains of evidence linking educational outcomes with food insecurity.

I don’t think that anyone believes that FCPS is the purchaser or provider of the food, but as the distributor, they expend a lot of FCPS resources that should have first gone to further their purpose - education. I also don’t think that anyone suggested home to home meal delivery, but county-wide food banks for all that are in need, with no involvement from FCPS.
FCPS.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS spent their time and resources focusing on the wrong priorities. As a school system, they should focus on education. It took FCPS 4 weeks to get distance learning up and running, poorly, but only a few days to get their meal distribution up and running. I have received infinitely more communication regarding meal distribution than distance learning. Let the food banks feed the kids. The school system needs to focus on educating the kids.

That's a very misguided comment. It's not an either/or situation. Kudos to them for getting the food distribution up and running. That's important for a lot of families and it is their responsibility. Getting that right has nothing to do with the horrible execution of distance learning.

For you to say, "let the kids starve...just get the online education working" is selfish and quite idiotic. Also, you need to take some initiative to provide educational resources to your own kids. I hope you weren't waiting over a month for the distance learning to start before engaging your kids in educational activities.

No, it is not the school system’s responsibility to feed the needy breakfast and lunch, or at least it shouldn’t be. It is, however, the responsibility of the public school system to educate the children that reside within its boundaries. That’s why people pay the exorbitant property taxes required to reside in Fairfax County.

The school system is the DISTRIBUTOR of the food. Its not the school system providing the food. Its where the kids are (barring, you know a global pandemic) all in the same place. It is moronic to suggest that the county consolidated meals program and related agencies (yes including schools but not to be confused as housing this whole program) should try to distribute meals home to home vs. through the schools where they are all centrally located.

Ugh. people really have no idea what they are talking about. There is also mountains of evidence linking educational outcomes with food insecurity.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS spent their time and resources focusing on the wrong priorities. As a school system, they should focus on education. It took FCPS 4 weeks to get distance learning up and running, poorly, but only a few days to get their meal distribution up and running. I have received infinitely more communication regarding meal distribution than distance learning. Let the food banks feed the kids. The school system needs to focus on educating the kids.

That's a very misguided comment. It's not an either/or situation. Kudos to them for getting the food distribution up and running. That's important for a lot of families and it is their responsibility. Getting that right has nothing to do with the horrible execution of distance learning.

For you to say, "let the kids starve...just get the online education working" is selfish and quite idiotic. Also, you need to take some initiative to provide educational resources to your own kids. I hope you weren't waiting over a month for the distance learning to start before engaging your kids in educational activities.

No, it is not the school system’s responsibility to feed the needy breakfast and lunch, or at least it shouldn’t be. It is, however, the responsibility of the public school system to educate the children that reside within its boundaries. That’s why people pay the exorbitant property taxes required to reside in Fairfax County.

Anonymous wrote:Just received word from my Principal that the SB and Central office folks are now pointing fingers at teachers. In usual fashion, they're trying to deflect the negative attention and point the fingers at us. Meanwhile, I left a very lucrative job in the private sector ten years ago to follow my dream of "giving back to society" via teaching at public school. These clowns have no idea what it is to be leaders. Ugh...

Anonymous wrote:Just received word from my Principal that the SB and Central office folks are now pointing fingers at teachers. In usual fashion, they're trying to deflect the negative attention and point the fingers at us. Meanwhile, I left a very lucrative job in the private sector ten years ago to follow my dream of "giving back to society" via teaching at public school. These clowns have no idea what it is to be leaders. Ugh...

Anonymous wrote:Just received word from my Principal that the SB and Central office folks are now pointing fingers at teachers. In usual fashion, they're trying to deflect the negative attention and point the fingers at us. Meanwhile, I left a very lucrative job in the private sector ten years ago to follow my dream of "giving back to society" via teaching at public school. These clowns have no idea what it is to be leaders. Ugh...

Anonymous wrote:11:08 PP and I want to congratulate the food services and transportation employees! They were quick to respond, acted and provided essential help and sent clear messages and frequent updates to families. They even added more sites within days and kept us all aware. I didn’t need these resources (and am grateful or this) but it was reassuring to know that our most vulnerable students were not being ignored.

Gatehouse admin; this is how it’s done! Learn from their example.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:FCPS spent their time and resources focusing on the wrong priorities. As a school system, they should focus on education. It took FCPS 4 weeks to get distance learning up and running, poorly, but only a few days to get their meal distribution up and running. I have received infinitely more communication regarding meal distribution than distance learning. Let the food banks feed the kids. The school system needs to focus on educating the kids.

That's a very misguided comment. It's not an either/or situation. Kudos to them for getting the food distribution up and running. That's important for a lot of families and it is their responsibility. Getting that right has nothing to do with the horrible execution of distance learning.

For you to say, "let the kids starve...just get the online education working" is selfish and quite idiotic. Also, you need to take some initiative to provide educational resources to your own kids. I hope you weren't waiting over a month for the distance learning to start before engaging your kids in educational activities.