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You can push for answers from those people, but there's probably no real answers to give. The federal response to the pandemic has been so ineffective, to put i

by japhyr 6y ago

You can push for answers from those people, but there's probably no real answers to give. The federal response to the pandemic has been so ineffective, to put it kindly, that it leaves people at all levels with no meaningful responses. Principals, superintendents, and school boards can want to offer the support described in this thread, but have no real way to actually deliver it.

WalterBright 6y ago
The public schools are run by the states. Look to your governor.
- jmcqk6 6y ago
  The public schools are only one part of our civilization. The ineffectual and incompetent national response has left no good options on the table for public schools. No matter what happens now, we're sacrificing some children because the assholes in power couldn't be bothered to care about things other than themselves.
  - japhyr 6y ago
    Right. Even if one community comes up with a really good plan, we still have interstate travel in a nation with numerous states whose governors are actively against any mitigating actions on a local level. So no, we can't just "look to our governors".
    - WalterBright 6y ago
      There were proposals for NYC to isolate itself.
- neverartful 6y ago
  Not always. My kids were educated in public schools K-12 and we always lived in areas where the schools were the best. The 2 things in common for different places we lived were: (1) higher property taxes (used to fund the schools), and (2) very active parental involvement in the schools.
neverartful 6y ago
"but there's probably no real answers to give" For sure, there aren't any easy answers. I believe that smaller school districts can come up with creative answers if there's sufficient support for the schools in the community. If the school policies are dictated at the state level, then the ability to do this is made much more difficult (if not impossible).

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You can push for answers from those people, but there's probably no real answers to give. The federal response to the pandemic has been so ineffective, to put i

by japhyr 6y ago

WalterBright 6y ago
The public schools are run by the states. Look to your governor.
- jmcqk6 6y ago
  The public schools are only one part of our civilization. The ineffectual and incompetent national response has left no good options on the table for public schools. No matter what happens now, we're sacrificing some children because the assholes in power couldn't be bothered to care about things other than themselves.
  - japhyr 6y ago
    Right. Even if one community comes up with a really good plan, we still have interstate travel in a nation with numerous states whose governors are actively against any mitigating actions on a local level. So no, we can't just "look to our governors".
    - WalterBright 6y ago
      There were proposals for NYC to isolate itself.
- neverartful 6y ago
  Not always. My kids were educated in public schools K-12 and we always lived in areas where the schools were the best. The 2 things in common for different places we lived were: (1) higher property taxes (used to fund the schools), and (2) very active parental involvement in the schools.
neverartful 6y ago
"but there's probably no real answers to give" For sure, there aren't any easy answers. I believe that smaller school districts can come up with creative answers if there's sufficient support for the schools in the community. If the school policies are dictated at the state level, then the ability to do this is made much more difficult (if not impossible).