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Post by huskermom98 on Aug 22, 2020 2:11:28 GMT
Initially we had the option of a hybrid plan or 100% online. We had no problem picking the hybrid, but it really wasn't a choice because 5 of his 7 classes for the semester are at a central school that would be 100% online regardless (they pull in kids from 12-17 schools a day into one location and decided on online only to prevent a possible outbreak spreading from school to school via this central school). By choosing hybrid he would get to do band. But even if he wasn't scheduled for so many online classes already we would still let him do the hybrid plan. But then the governor said schools need to do at least 50% in person without a waiver, and our hybrid plan didn't qualify. So the pissing match started and our superintendent said "ok, then we'll just do 100% online"...they state then says the days won't count...district says we're still going online...state says anyone doing 100% can't do activities...district says we get to decide and we're doing activities...state says waiver denied...district says fine, we'll sue... As someone said, the two sides are having a pissing match and the students are the ones getting peed on... Most of the parents want a hybrid option. As of right now, we know school starts 9/8, but we have no idea what it will be. Those of us with high school athletes want the chance for kids to play fall sports (after a very successful baseball and softball season this summer) so we want both sides to stop dicking around and figure something out. We are ok with our kids playing sports and doing band, we've all signed the waiver and everyone is doing everything possible to keep everyone safe at practices.
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ashley
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Post by ashley on Aug 22, 2020 2:14:20 GMT
I am still keeping my kids home and I am completely confident it is the safest and best decision.
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Post by snugglebutter on Aug 22, 2020 2:27:52 GMT
Our district is online for the first 3 weeks (at a minimum) but we opted for virtual for the first 9 weeks.
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Post by samantha25 on Aug 22, 2020 2:35:44 GMT
I look at it is 1/12 of their education to decide/sacrifice. Unfortunately, it is where your family and child is on this scale. Can you sacrifice 1/12th and what would 1/12 be as the whole? I can do 1/12 of abnormality, but some can't.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2020 4:12:49 GMT
We don’t have that decision to make as our schools are only remote, but if I had kids and were making that decision I would not send them back. Working in a school I see how Impossible it would be to maintain safety standards to what I would expect. I also know too many kids and parents are selfish, irresponsible or simply have no choice but to send their kids to school knowing they are sick. Maybe they won’t get tested because they can’t it they won’t, but the chances of a school remaining COVID free during this I would say are slim to none. You can only control what your family is doing to be safe. You have no idea what everyone else at the school is doing, even if they say all the right things. If it was JUST classroom time, I might be ok w/it depending on my area's stats. But the cafeteria has always been a crowded space and I can't imagine them all in there on top of each other w/no masks (cuz, duh, eating). It's the cafeteria that makes me glad we're remote only at least thru Oct.
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Gennifer
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Post by Gennifer on Aug 22, 2020 4:46:58 GMT
My son is a senior, and wanted to go back to school, but we opted for online. It’s only for the first quarter, and I’m hoping that things are better later on and we can change.
Because, honestly, I think the schools will be closed again soon. So does my sister who is a teacher in our district, and really, every person I’ve spoken to.
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Post by ExpatBackHome on Aug 22, 2020 5:25:24 GMT
Mine are going back for the hybrid choice. We could choose between hybrid and 100% online. My 1st grader will be with 10 other kids, all wearing masks and distanced. Art, Music and Arabic teachers will come to the class. Lunch will be in the classroom. School starting and ending times will be staggered so the crowds will be smaller getting in and out. Temperature checks at the door. I'm a bit nervous but we'll keep an eye on the numbers (like we do anyway). I have a feeling the schools will shut again but you never know. So we'll see what happens.
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Post by johnnysmom on Aug 22, 2020 11:53:21 GMT
We don’t have that decision to make as our schools are only remote, but if I had kids and were making that decision I would not send them back. Working in a school I see how Impossible it would be to maintain safety standards to what I would expect. I also know too many kids and parents are selfish, irresponsible or simply have no choice but to send their kids to school knowing they are sick. Maybe they won’t get tested because they can’t it they won’t, but the chances of a school remaining COVID free during this I would say are slim to none. You can only control what your family is doing to be safe. You have no idea what everyone else at the school is doing, even if they say all the right things. If it was JUST classroom time, I might be ok w/it depending on my area's stats. But the cafeteria has always been a crowded space and I can't imagine them all in there on top of each other w/no masks (cuz, duh, eating). It's the cafeteria that makes me glad we're remote only at least thru Oct. Not all schools are utilizing cafeterias. Ours are having breakfast and lunch in classrooms. In fact all kids will stay in or with their own class all day with few exceptions: elem kids will have a 10min mixed recess with masks for all (they have 2 other recesses with their own class) and some 11th/12th grade students will change classes.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2020 12:26:13 GMT
We are doing 100% virtual. Our positivity is approaching 12% and so no one is going back anyway anytime soon. My husband is a stay at home dad so we are lucky that way. If we get sick it could take me out and have major implications...I mean I hope I would survive, odds in my favor but still it's hard to ignore that 10-20 percent of people in their 40s go in the hospital. I did not make the decision easily but my kids are ok with it. My daughter actually is very fond of her teachers and was partially motivated by concern to protect them. And she's only in 10th grade. A few of her friends are doing it too. My son seems nonplussed. I know they won't learn very well but maybe some parts will be better. If teachers and parents can get vaccinated then I will feel a lot better. We will have to decide again in December for the spring. We will adjust and adapt. Someday I hope we can all look back and realize this was a turning point to positive changes in our world. But it may take time to get there.
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Post by shescrafty on Aug 22, 2020 13:10:46 GMT
If it was JUST classroom time, I might be ok w/it depending on my area's stats. But the cafeteria has always been a crowded space and I can't imagine them all in there on top of each other w/no masks (cuz, duh, eating). It's the cafeteria that makes me glad we're remote only at least thru Oct. Not all schools are utilizing cafeterias. Ours are having breakfast and lunch in classrooms. In fact all kids will stay in or with their own class all day with few exceptions: elem kids will have a 10min mixed recess with masks for all (they have 2 other recesses with their own class) and some 11th/12th grade students will change classes. In some ways it is making the viral load in one class horrible.
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Post by johnnysmom on Aug 22, 2020 13:19:37 GMT
Not all schools are utilizing cafeterias. Ours are having breakfast and lunch in classrooms. In fact all kids will stay in or with their own class all day with few exceptions: elem kids will have a 10min mixed recess with masks for all (they have 2 other recesses with their own class) and some 11th/12th grade students will change classes. In some ways it is making the viral load in one class horrible. I believe the thought process is that if we were to get a case it would be easier to contact trace because the contacts (at school) would be clearly known. Either way, I'm not worried about it, we're not a hot spot. If the one map I saw by zipcode is accurate we've had somewhere between 0 and 5 cases total, our last hospitalized patient (in the county) was discharged 2 days ago, I'm ready to get back to school and a smidge of normalcy.
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Post by pierkiss on Aug 22, 2020 13:21:45 GMT
We are doing in person. I’m super super nervous. We just switched our kids to this school system. In our previous school there was NO optional virtual plan. This school has one. We thought seriously about it. I think for us, we’re doing the right thing, even though we are terrified. If this were last year I might keep them at home, because I was a full-time stay at home mom, and had that option. Now I am going back to work. My husband also works. I do not love the idea of bringing my mother in law in to e-school them. Hopefully it won’t come to that. This whole thing is a scary mess. There are no right answers.
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Post by worldwanderer75 on Aug 22, 2020 13:49:32 GMT
I have a son that's a senior and I would allow him to choose if our district was allowing in person classes. I think ALL 4 of my kids would rather be in some version of in person school than all online. Our district announced yesterday that under the direction of the ministry of health, all school will remain online until there is a vaccine available. I literally feel like a piece of me has died. (for context, we live overseas and we are seriously considering coming home because I do not think isolating kids is good long term)
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2020 13:52:13 GMT
Not all schools are utilizing cafeterias. Ours are having breakfast and lunch in classrooms. In fact all kids will stay in or with their own class all day with few exceptions: elem kids will have a 10min mixed recess with masks for all (they have 2 other recesses with their own class) and some 11th/12th grade students will change classes. In some ways it is making the viral load in one class horrible. Not to mention the boredom factor of staying in one room all day (for the older kids like middle and high schoolers). It's probably a better approach than sitting and eating on top of each other in the caf. TI'm glad we're not doing either option and just starting remote.
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Post by johnnysmom on Aug 22, 2020 14:01:07 GMT
Our district announced yesterday that under the direction of the ministry of health, all school will remain online until there is a vaccine available.
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Post by tentoes on Aug 22, 2020 14:36:03 GMT
I am glad I don't have school-aged children right now. All my kids are married--and have kids of their own. Four of the older grandchildren are in college, and one has in-person classes, and the other three are online for now. Three of them have jobs they go to. All the rest of the grandchildren have been homeschooled for years. Their homeschooling adventure was in full force long before Covid happened. I'm glad their parents are well-versed in homeschooling already as I've seen some of my neighbors take the plunge because of Covid, and it's driving them nuts!
I hope it all goes well for all of you and your families. And I hope everybody stays well.
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Post by katlaw on Aug 22, 2020 15:13:33 GMT
Do you have to commit to the whole year in school or online? And not allowed to change your mind? Because everything is changing so quickly our school board has divided the year into quarters. One class in the morning and one in the afternoon each quarter. So we get to choose in school or online 4 times. DS is in grade 11 and I am worried learning online will not set him up for the marks he wants but I let him choose. My DS chose online for the first quarter and we will see what happens with the virus and with his marks.
I feel like all of the parents have the same worries. It is a really hard time right now. If I had a little one I would probably just keep them home. Does it really matter if your little one graduates in 12 years or 13 years? Nope. But when your child is already in the last few years of school it is not an easy decision.
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Post by LeaP on Aug 22, 2020 16:10:00 GMT
Our school system is entirely online. Two months ago I decided that there was nothing that would induce me to send her in person this fall. My plan was to sign up for the Brigham Young accredited online program. My reasoning was that if she caught covid we would all catch it and the possibility of lifelong complications was not something I was willing to chance.
Here in Los Angeles the city shut down around March 19. At the beginning it seemed like we were doing great. Around Memorial Day things started to open up again and people were careless. Covid cases started to balloon and by July things had to shut down again. In early July my daughter went for a drive with a friend. She wore a mask and had the windows open. A week later her friend came down with covid. Getting a test and waiting for the results was highly stressful. If she had caught it and gotten her elder sister sick it would have been a disaster as her sister is attending college in Europe and would not have been able to go.
After 5+ months of being careful, I am convinced that it would be impossible for her stay vigilant at school with her friends. It is the hill I am willing to die on.
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