Anonymous wrote:Def a jab to the parents and families that have been fighting to get the kids back in-person.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there truth to this? What the heck? I'm at a loss of words and hope it's an inflated rumor.

It’s true, and one of several reasons we decided to keep our first grader home/virtual. I totally support reasonable mitigation measures— masks, no sustained close interactions, etc. But it’s like they’ve worked hard to make sure any social benefits of returning to school are deleted. Hard not to wonder if it’s an intentional attempt to discourage people from choosing hybrid by making it unnecessarily miserable for the kids.

my thoughts exactly - making hybrid miserable so folks revert to distance. how are they getting away with this lunacy is my question.

My child is in baltimore county public schools and this is truly the impression I got. Apparently way too many kindergarteners opted for hybrid over distance learning, and the teacher was like “it might not be possible to bring all of the students back if they all elect to come back. So I just wanted to make sure all parents understood what the day would look like” and it was like, recess 6 feet apart and not on the playground or with any shared equipment, all class would continue to be done via Google meets on the chromebooks while at their desks, separated by plexiglass , with a teacher up front separated by plexiglass, and the staff is at no point allowed to come within 6 feet of a child even if they need help with their schoolwork.

I mean it worked, basically no one is sending their kindergartner in anymore, and a good portion finally just withdrew to homeschool for the year.

how are school districts getting away with this?

Get away with what? Some of these things are necessary to bring kids back into the classroom.

Seems like if you really wanted your kids back you’d do whatever was necessary to get them there. Or maybe you just want to complain about whatever happens no matter what....

Anonymous wrote:I get the impression from the past year that the sentiment among many local educators (admin, SB, too many, but not all, teachers) is that children are viewed as a “problem” to be dealt. No one seems to view education as the primary purpose and ultimate goal of the public school system. Given this sentiment, the “maximum pain” approach to a return to school is not surprising. Heck, the more folks that leave for private, homeschool, or leave a district solve a problem - overcrowding in the local publics.

Even before the pandemic, public school was basically just kid jail for lower ES kids who showed up able to read and do basic math. Now people get to see it up close.

Anonymous wrote:I get the impression from the past year that the sentiment among many local educators (admin, SB, too many, but not all, teachers) is that children are viewed as a “problem” to be dealt. No one seems to view education as the primary purpose and ultimate goal of the public school system. Given this sentiment, the “maximum pain” approach to a return to school is not surprising. Heck, the more folks that leave for private, homeschool, or leave a district solve a problem - overcrowding in the local publics.

Even before the pandemic, public school was basically just kid jail for lower ES kids who showed up able to read and do basic math. Now people get to see it up close.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there truth to this? What the heck? I'm at a loss of words and hope it's an inflated rumor.

It’s true, and one of several reasons we decided to keep our first grader home/virtual. I totally support reasonable mitigation measures— masks, no sustained close interactions, etc. But it’s like they’ve worked hard to make sure any social benefits of returning to school are deleted. Hard not to wonder if it’s an intentional attempt to discourage people from choosing hybrid by making it unnecessarily miserable for the kids.

my thoughts exactly - making hybrid miserable so folks revert to distance. how are they getting away with this lunacy is my question.

My child is in baltimore county public schools and this is truly the impression I got. Apparently way too many kindergarteners opted for hybrid over distance learning, and the teacher was like “it might not be possible to bring all of the students back if they all elect to come back. So I just wanted to make sure all parents understood what the day would look like” and it was like, recess 6 feet apart and not on the playground or with any shared equipment, all class would continue to be done via Google meets on the chromebooks while at their desks, separated by plexiglass , with a teacher up front separated by plexiglass, and the staff is at no point allowed to come within 6 feet of a child even if they need help with their schoolwork.

I mean it worked, basically no one is sending their kindergartner in anymore, and a good portion finally just withdrew to homeschool for the year.

how are school districts getting away with this?

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Anonymous wrote:Not a rumor. Principal announced at our town hall. 10 feet apart, masked abd no shared equipment or balls.

WHAT!?! What are they trying to accomplish, further damage to our kids' and students' mental health? What is the logic? I think APS is punishing families that want to return.

OMG MY KID CANT PLAY WITH BALLS AT RECESS MUST GET HYSTERICAL

nice try troll.

I’m not the one claiming “further damage to our kids’ and students’ mental health” over recess balls.

HYSTERICAL

+1. They demanded to go back. They're going back. Now they're screaming and stomping because they're mad about the safety protocols during a pandemic.

Don't like it? You're welcome to return to DL, where your kid can play with his/her unmasked face 2 inches from the neighbor kid's unmasked face during recess.

sorry you'll need to get out of your pjs and off your couch soon to get a paycheck..

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Anonymous wrote:Is there truth to this? What the heck? I'm at a loss of words and hope it's an inflated rumor.

It’s true, and one of several reasons we decided to keep our first grader home/virtual. I totally support reasonable mitigation measures— masks, no sustained close interactions, etc. But it’s like they’ve worked hard to make sure any social benefits of returning to school are deleted. Hard not to wonder if it’s an intentional attempt to discourage people from choosing hybrid by making it unnecessarily miserable for the kids.

my thoughts exactly - making hybrid miserable so folks revert to distance. how are they getting away with this lunacy is my question.

My child is in baltimore county public schools and this is truly the impression I got. Apparently way too many kindergarteners opted for hybrid over distance learning, and the teacher was like “it might not be possible to bring all of the students back if they all elect to come back. So I just wanted to make sure all parents understood what the day would look like” and it was like, recess 6 feet apart and not on the playground or with any shared equipment, all class would continue to be done via Google meets on the chromebooks while at their desks, separated by plexiglass , with a teacher up front separated by plexiglass, and the staff is at no point allowed to come within 6 feet of a child even if they need help with their schoolwork.

I mean it worked, basically no one is sending their kindergartner in anymore, and a good portion finally just withdrew to homeschool for the year.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there truth to this? What the heck? I'm at a loss of words and hope it's an inflated rumor.

It’s true, and one of several reasons we decided to keep our first grader home/virtual. I totally support reasonable mitigation measures— masks, no sustained close interactions, etc. But it’s like they’ve worked hard to make sure any social benefits of returning to school are deleted. Hard not to wonder if it’s an intentional attempt to discourage people from choosing hybrid by making it unnecessarily miserable for the kids.

my thoughts exactly - making hybrid miserable so folks revert to distance. how are they getting away with this lunacy is my question.

My child is in baltimore county public schools and this is truly the impression I got. Apparently way too many kindergarteners opted for hybrid over distance learning, and the teacher was like “it might not be possible to bring all of the students back if they all elect to come back. So I just wanted to make sure all parents understood what the day would look like” and it was like, recess 6 feet apart and not on the playground or with any shared equipment, all class would continue to be done via Google meets on the chromebooks while at their desks, separated by plexiglass , with a teacher up front separated by plexiglass, and the staff is at no point allowed to come within 6 feet of a child even if they need help with their schoolwork.

I mean it worked, basically no one is sending their kindergartner in anymore, and a good portion finally just withdrew to homeschool for the year.

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Anonymous wrote:Is there truth to this? What the heck? I'm at a loss of words and hope it's an inflated rumor.

It’s true, and one of several reasons we decided to keep our first grader home/virtual. I totally support reasonable mitigation measures— masks, no sustained close interactions, etc. But it’s like they’ve worked hard to make sure any social benefits of returning to school are deleted. Hard not to wonder if it’s an intentional attempt to discourage people from choosing hybrid by making it unnecessarily miserable for the kids.

my thoughts exactly - making hybrid miserable so folks revert to distance. how are they getting away with this lunacy is my question.

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Anonymous wrote:Not a rumor. Principal announced at our town hall. 10 feet apart, masked abd no shared equipment or balls.

WHAT!?! What are they trying to accomplish, further damage to our kids' and students' mental health? What is the logic? I think APS is punishing families that want to return.

OMG MY KID CANT PLAY WITH BALLS AT RECESS MUST GET HYSTERICAL

nice try troll.

I’m not the one claiming “further damage to our kids’ and students’ mental health” over recess balls.

HYSTERICAL

+1. They demanded to go back. They're going back. Now they're screaming and stomping because they're mad about the safety protocols during a pandemic.

Don't like it? You're welcome to return to DL, where your kid can play with his/her unmasked face 2 inches from the neighbor kid's unmasked face during recess.

sorry you'll need to get out of your pjs and off your couch soon to get a paycheck..

DP. I would sincerely like answer to the question. I’m not up in arms about the situation and I’m a stay at home mom so I definitely don’t need the babysitting, but I’m curious if there is an evidence- based basis for the rule. I suspect not but I’m willing to change my mind.

Anonymous wrote:If you think it's going to be difficult to keep kids ten feet apart at recess just imagine how hard it is going to be to keep the staff monitoring the kids from standing next to each other chatting the whole time. There could be some PTSD.

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Anonymous wrote:APS = indoor lunch with 100 kids in a room is safe
APS = kicking a soccer ball is an unacceptable high risk activity that must be banned

So much for science.

I'm so ready to put my house on the market. APS is a disgrace.

+1 Having the exact same thoughts...

Very curious of current enrollment numbers and what September will look like.

Enrollment is down 10% at our school. I expect more to leave if they can get spots at private schools.