Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher and administration told us today that we may not be back in the buildings in September, October, or November and to be prepared. We all feel really anxious and overwhelmed. Remote learning is boring and exhausting and joyless. No one wants this to continue, but we also won’t go back without protocols in place to keep everyone safe. I see a lot of parents on here who seem angry about the fact that schools will not just go back “as normal”. If you want schools to open up you need to support these measures. If parents are largely unwilling to comply with safety precautions it just won’t work.

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Anonymous wrote:No inside info, but until there’s a vaccine, 100% back in the classroom will not happen. There’s just not enough space, teachers or busses. No school system was designed to support the constraints that will be in place until a vaccine is widely available.

Sorry to be a down, I just don’t think it’s going to happen.

Like half the country already announced going back to normal instruction in the fall. And there is no guarantee a vaccine will ever be available so this is just not feasible.

Like half the country is far less densely populated than the DC metro area and likely has capacity in their schools.

Then residents of the DC area are going to leave for places with normally functioning schools.

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher and administration told us today that we may not be back in the buildings in September, October, or November and to be prepared. We all feel really anxious and overwhelmed. Remote learning is boring and exhausting and joyless. No one wants this to continue, but we also won’t go back without protocols in place to keep everyone safe. I see a lot of parents on here who seem angry about the fact that schools will not just go back “as normal”. If you want schools to open up you need to support these measures. If parents are largely unwilling to comply with safety precautions it just won’t work.

Anonymous wrote:You can find it here:
http://marylandpublicschools.org/newsroom/Documents/MSDERecoveryPlan.pdf

This lays out the possible scenarios quite clearly. It's way more than we've received in Va.

Anonymous wrote:Oh man, the state of PA really punted with this one. They are putting all the onus on the local school boards to try and figure out what is feasible and what isn't. They have helpful "considerations" that aren't requirements, just fun suggestions to consider. Yikes.

Anonymous wrote:Here’s what I don’t understand. How the heck am I going to manage part-time at home schooling for multiple kids while working my full time job? Better yet, we’re expecting our teachers to do the same thing?

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Anonymous wrote:No inside info, but until there’s a vaccine, 100% back in the classroom will not happen. There’s just not enough space, teachers or busses. No school system was designed to support the constraints that will be in place until a vaccine is widely available.

Sorry to be a down, I just don’t think it’s going to happen.

Like half the country already announced going back to normal instruction in the fall. And there is no guarantee a vaccine will ever be available so this is just not feasible.

Tell me one school system that has announced that school will resume in the fall exactly the way it was last year.

Cincinnati public schools. And there are lots more. They are offering an online option for people who want it-but classes will be in person for the public schools.

This doesn’t sound like the way school was last year. Again show me a school that’s opening exactly as it was last year. I’ll wait.

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Cincinnati Public Schools now has a plan for how to get kids back in the classroom come fall despite the coronavirus pandemic.

Start times will be staggered. Everyone will get a daily health screening. Masks are mandatory, and desks will be six feet apart.

There will be proper social distancing on school buses and students will eat meals in the classrooms instead of the cafeteria.

There will also be a virtual learning option for parents who don't feel safe sending their kids back to school. However, this is not final and CPS wants to hear from parents.

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Anonymous wrote:So a friend shared that she knew they were discussing 2 or 3 scenarios for the fall but none included being back full time in schools. Is there any truth to this? As far as I know there has been no public announcement of this.

It's very hard for me to understand why this would be the case when our numbers are getting consistently better and school is still 3 months away! Not to mention that basically everything else is moving closer and closer to opening in the coming weeks.

There is also even data showing we may not even get the supposed "second wave" we were sure we would definitely get.

I just can't imagine literally everything else being open and schools still being restricted. It just seems like overkill at this point.

Does anyone have any inside info?

DH talked to his dept head today about not coming back (due to a serious health risk) and the guy said “Don’t put in any paperwork. Hint. Hint.”

Anonymous wrote:So a friend shared that she knew they were discussing 2 or 3 scenarios for the fall but none included being back full time in schools. Is there any truth to this? As far as I know there has been no public announcement of this.

It's very hard for me to understand why this would be the case when our numbers are getting consistently better and school is still 3 months away! Not to mention that basically everything else is moving closer and closer to opening in the coming weeks.

There is also even data showing we may not even get the supposed "second wave" we were sure we would definitely get.

I just can't imagine literally everything else being open and schools still being restricted. It just seems like overkill at this point.

Does anyone have any inside info?

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Anonymous wrote:I agree that vaccine is the key. Without it, I cannot imagine anyone taking on the responsibility of starting regular school with virus still being present.

Because you are all a bunch of sheep who cannot understand the data or reality. Most of us cannot imagine NOT going back to school. I mean, it's so important to eat in a restaurant and get your nails done, but not send your kid to school. There is no reality in which that makes any sense.

I seriously doubt that there's much overlap between the "no school until there's a vaccine!" people and the "nail salons and eat-in restaurants must open now!" people.

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Anonymous wrote:No inside info, but until there’s a vaccine, 100% back in the classroom will not happen. There’s just not enough space, teachers or busses. No school system was designed to support the constraints that will be in place until a vaccine is widely available.

Sorry to be a down, I just don’t think it’s going to happen.

Like half the country already announced going back to normal instruction in the fall. And there is no guarantee a vaccine will ever be available so this is just not feasible.

Tell me one school system that has announced that school will resume in the fall exactly the way it was last year.

Cincinnati public schools. And there are lots more. They are offering an online option for people who want it-but classes will be in person for the public schools.

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Anonymous wrote:I agree that vaccine is the key. Without it, I cannot imagine anyone taking on the responsibility of starting regular school with virus still being present.

Because you are all a bunch of sheep who cannot understand the data or reality. Most of us cannot imagine NOT going back to school. I mean, it's so important to eat in a restaurant and get your nails done, but not send your kid to school. There is no reality in which that makes any sense.