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SlogginThroughIt

(1,977 posts)
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 02:18 AM Jul 2020

Fully in favor of shutting down schools but there needs to be a plan.

There needs to be a plan for safely educating and making sure kids in lower income situations have access to food, that they are secure, and that they have the devices and tools they need to get the education they require. I live in an affluent area and it is easy for me to say close the schools. I am they stay home parent and we have the resources to secure income, and provide anything our kids need. The reality is that for many this is not how it will work out and we cannot rely on people to provide for others. This requires real leadership from the top and we aren’t getting that. Even checks that the gov sends to get by will not get this fixed. It will be too little and too late and in some areas thee are technical burdens such as no internet that aren’t ease to solve.


We are so completely up shit creek and not a paddle to be found.

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Fully in favor of shutting down schools but there needs to be a plan. (Original Post) SlogginThroughIt Jul 2020 OP
IMO they need to be shut down completely across the board for the entire school.year MichMan Jul 2020 #1

MichMan

(11,778 posts)
1. IMO they need to be shut down completely across the board for the entire school.year
Fri Jul 24, 2020, 07:48 AM
Jul 2020

Hold everyone back a grade until next August. Only way to ensure all are treated equal.

Cant allow kids to go a couple days a week, learn 30 % of the required material and promote them to the next grade.

Some school districts and homes just arent equipped for on line remote learning. Remote learning can only be done a few hours a day at best and cant suffice for a normal 6 -7 hour school day.



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