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Yeah, but that's not what you wrote. You wrote that parents who had concerns about their kids bringing home the virus should move out and set up a second home. Which is a bad idea for many reasons that have nothing to do with cost. Cost is just the icing on the bad cake.
There are more meetings for parents to attend next week where the district plans to share some of the safety measures they’ll be putting in place. They’ve already announced they opened up additional buildings across the district and will be turning them into classrooms to move 4K and kindergarten into those buildings. With the freed up space in the main school buildings class sizes will be smaller to allow for more social distancing.All kids and visitors will also have temp checks every morning before entering school. If there is a sign of a fever they will not be allowed to enter and be sent home. Nothing said about mask requirement at this point.
A bunch of medical workers did this early on and there selflessness was praised and lauded on nightly newscasts over and over, rightfully so!Again I didn’t say it’s be easy or ideal but it’s something to be considered.
One is life or death and the other is in-person school. Quite the stretch.
Wait you’re joking right? “As if having a child gives you some sort of insight into how to raise a child”. Going back to my original post and what our district decided to do. If you feel it’s best for your family situation to home school your kid that’s an option you’ll be able to do and that they fully support.For the 95% of folks who filled out the survey saying they were comfortable sending their kids back for in person normal school schedule, they’ll also be able to do that.There are more meetings for parents to attend next week where the district plans to share some of the safety measures they’ll be putting in place. They’ve already announced they opened up additional buildings across the district and will be turning them into classrooms to move 4K and kindergarten into those buildings. With the freed up space in the main school buildings class sizes will be smaller to allow for more social distancing.All kids and visitors will also have temp checks every morning before entering school. If there is a sign of a fever they will not be allowed to enter and be sent home. Nothing said about mask requirement at this point.
Sure. Up to the parent or parents to make that decision.If for them the cons outweigh the pros, home school your kids while most everyone can go back to school.
Who will be teaching these kids? As if districts aren't having problems staffing schools already. Now its okay to make class sizes smaller? Talk about spitting in the faces of teachers everywhere.I wonder if we will be giving our educators hazard pay. Since we've now decided they are essential.
Of course I'm not joking. You asked for examples, you got them, and now they're not good enough. And so you were being disingenuous from the start. I said I'd be okay with school if there were certain guarantees.
And not just the teachers, but the lower-paid workers like bus drivers, paraprofessionals and teacher aides, cafeteria workers, custodial staff and such. They are just as necessary and equally at risk, but with far less compensation.
You google searched recommendations were just fine. I was asking about if you were joking about your idea that you don’t have to have kids to know how to raise kids. I used to think that same thing....til I had kids.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1280543238181576704.htmlA Thread: America's teachers have a lot of questions regarding the push to reopen schools. Take our questions seriously, and do not try to shame to guilt us into compliance. Know that we WANT to be back in our classrooms with our students, but do not expect us to be martyrs. 1/20Desks 6 ft apart (in some states 3 ft...what?!?) Many classrooms do not have desks, but have 5-6 tables where students sit shoulder to shoulder. How are we supposed to spread students out? Is someone buying desks? With what money? Schools are facing budget cuts & layoffs. 2/20Students cannot share materials. Most of the materials in classrooms have been purchased BY teachers. If students cannot share, and students need their own personal sets of materials, who is purchasing these supplies? (again... with slashed budgets) 3/20Teachers have to beg for donations of Clorox wipes and tissues from their families and friends to support cold/flu season. Who is providing ALL of the new disinfectant materials for classrooms? Are teachers expected to do the cleaning? Will they receive hazard pay? 4/20Who is paying for masks and required PPE for teachers? Who is ensuring that these remain stocked? Will students be provided masks? What if they come to school without one, or refuse to wear one? What about our youngest students who can't put them on themselves? 5/20We are laying off staff, but are in need of more teachers to comply with smaller class sizes. Our classrooms are currently filled to the brim & teachers are working out of modified closets. How are we paying for space & funds for these additional classrooms and teachers? 6/20School buildings have been deteriorating for years. Many classrooms do not have AC or windows that open (if they have windows at all). How are we ensuring proper air ventilation in these spaces. 7/20Why are teachers being left out of conversations? Why were questionnaires sent to families & not teachers? Why are people making the decisions not asking teachers if those decisions are actually feasible in a classroom setting? Why are we not at the table? 8/20Also, why are school boards meeting virtually to discuss opening schools in person? 🧐 9/20If families are given a choice between remote vs. in person learning, will teachers? Will immunocompromised teachers get priority? What about those caring for immunocompromised or elderly family at home? Will teachers be forced to choose between their jobs and their lives? 10/10If teachers are forced to quarantine, will that come out of their sick pay? What if they have to quarantine multiple times? Many have 10 days or less of sick time (especially new teachers). What if we just have a cold (schools are germ factories). Can we not come to work? 11/20If we run out of sick days, will we stop getting paid? What if we have to care for a sick family member? What if our own child's school closes or they have to be quarantined, and we have to stay home? Will we lose our health insurance while being sick? 12/20If we are burning through sick days, where are we getting subs? There have been sub shortages for years, most include retired teachers who are at risk. What happens when we are inevitably "out of teachers". How are expected to keep up with 2 weeks of sub plans at a time? 13/20Students are hopefully not being penalized for attendance. Will teachers? Will teachers continue to be evaluated this year? Will teacher "efficiency" be linked to state tests that are holding students to arbitrary grade level expectations they cannot meet right now? 14/20If we are in the classroom full time, how are we expected to console a crying child from 6 feet away? What if our students can't tie their shoes or button their pants? What about when students fall and get hurt? How do we help them from 6 feet away? 15/20If cohorts have to be kept together to limit interactions, how are students receiving required services? Are those teachers coming into classrooms (contaminating each room) or are students leaving the classroom, going against "least restrictive environment" requirements 16/20If we move to a hybrid model, how will teachers be expected to teach full time in the classroom AND plan for remote learning. We cannot be in two places at the same time. If we are 1week on/1 week off, what happens if our own children have different schedules? 17/20If we move to any form of remote learning, how will we ensure equitable access for our students? What plans will be put in place to focus on the emotional wellbeing of our students? How will we support our most vulnerable populations in the process? 18/20Why are people using the "children are less likely to spread the virus" as a backbone of arguments, dismissing the fact that hundreds of adults ALSO work in schools? Why are teachers and school staff being discussed as if they are expendable? Why is nobody listening? 19/20Teachers: be asking these questions. Non-teachers: be asking these questions. There is no GOOD solution here, but forcing people into an unsafe workplace and ask them to continuously do more with less is NOT okay. 20/20 I'm going to go ahead and guess you didn't talk to any actual teachers Pace... because the ones I know (including family members) feel a lot more like this fine woman.
Again, I suggest you get out of the bubble you’re in. It seems like a deep deep dark spot and not healthy at all.Every adult with a job is being forced back into a work space that guarantees absolutely nothing when it comes to getting or not getting the virus. If this teacher or any other teacher is uncomfortable with the safety measures in place at their school it’d be perfectly understandable for them to take the year off. There’s no shame in that.
But as many of you already said, if you are a young healthy child you will be just fine.
Hards, great list. Also, there are so many practical reasons schools will need to be closed. Mostly regarding quarantine. What happens when a student tests positive? The entire class and teacher go into quarantine for 2-weeks? Under such conditions, how long until all classes are in quarantine and everything is back online?
Hey Doc, how are you so sure? Also out of interest - what state are you in?
Surprised you’re not sharing these same concerns and demands of hazard pay for the Home Depot staff, barbers, or hell any of the other thousands of professions that are back to work.Aside from bars and restaurants folks are back to work. Not sure why teachers, custodians, etc should be treated any differently.
I’m not even sure why I’m entertaining this lunacy. Thread started asking about what their kids school districts are doing. Thankfully mine will be back in session and I hope for the sake of every communities kids yours are all the same.I’ll see myself out now. Forgetful, Hards, Goooo, etc etc enjoy going back to posting on here telling each other how dumb everyone is besides you and the few other posters on here who just repeat the same crap back and forth to each other.