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themaguffin

(3,826 posts)
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 03:54 PM Aug 2021

Desantis is using covid to break public schools & get vouchers for private schools

Fucking asshole.

It's already started.

Florida's Board of Education on Friday approved private school vouchers for parents who feel their children are experiencing "COVID-19 harassment" from school district virus safety measures, the Associated Press reported.

"'COVID-19 harassment' means any threatening, discriminatory, insulting, or dehumanizing verbal, written or physical conduct an individual student suffers in relation to, or as a result of, school district protocols for COVID-19, including masking requirements, the separation or isolation of students, or COVID-19 testing requirements, that have the effect of substantially interfering with a student's educational performance," the rule reads.

Parents can request the vouchers if they feel their child is experiencing "COVID-19 harassment" for things such as mask mandates under provisions usually meant to protect children that are being bullied.


[link:https://www.newsweek.com/florida-give-private-school-vouchers-kids-experiencing-covid-19-harassment-1617049|
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Desantis is using covid to break public schools & get vouchers for private schools (Original Post) themaguffin Aug 2021 OP
Sending kids to private schools that will not be open long. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #1
including Desantis' kids themaguffin Aug 2021 #3
The kids will be masked. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #5
While putting the children in danger . .... Lovie777 Aug 2021 #2
that's his game bluedevil4 Aug 2021 #4
Here's how vouchers will work. Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #6
Sounds like all Corgigal Aug 2021 #16
it's also what happened to college tuition Mr.Bill Aug 2021 #17
In reply to #4 and #6 onethatcares Aug 2021 #7
They do not need them anymore. Texaswitchy Aug 2021 #8
Eric Prince et al onethatcares Aug 2021 #9
I think that's more for political theater. Phoenix61 Aug 2021 #10
I wondered about that. tanyev Aug 2021 #11
If they are being bullied for wearing a mask it's only fair. nt Phoenix61 Aug 2021 #18
Well, well Hekate Aug 2021 #12
So parents can get vouchers if they want their kids to die. Crunchy Frog Aug 2021 #13
This HIS way to give more money to religious schools? bluestarone Aug 2021 #14
But WHY are you 'harassing' my kid?!?!?! Volaris Aug 2021 #15

Texaswitchy

(2,962 posts)
5. The kids will be masked.
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 04:17 PM
Aug 2021

No way they will be unmasked.

All Republicans kids will be masked.

And get the shots.

It is just everybody else's kids that will murdered.

 

bluedevil4

(305 posts)
4. that's his game
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 04:15 PM
Aug 2021

charter schools. Now I get this. They are trying to make public schools something of the past.. bastards... (can I say that word?)

Mr.Bill

(24,305 posts)
6. Here's how vouchers will work.
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 04:38 PM
Aug 2021

The private bible-thumping school you want to send your kid to charges $10,000 a year. You can't afford that, because apparently, you don't love Jesus enough for him to shower you with money...but I digress.

The state gives you $10,000 to send your kid to that school. Within a year or two the school is charging $20,000 and you still can't afford it. You send your kid back to the public school and if it's still there it is so underfunded that it's barely functioning.

Mr.Bill

(24,305 posts)
17. it's also what happened to college tuition
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 06:39 PM
Aug 2021

when the government started guaranteeing student loans. The colleges started gouging.

onethatcares

(16,175 posts)
7. In reply to #4 and #6
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 04:50 PM
Aug 2021

and then the real dumbing down of America will begin. No actual history, only faux patrioatic bullshit, pledge allegiance and sing the song or be expelled, science down the drain, a moment of silence will become a diatribe on jeebuss and who knows what else?

It's no wonder the richie riches waited until the last Antifa soldiers are dying off to do this shit.

Texaswitchy

(2,962 posts)
8. They do not need them anymore.
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 05:00 PM
Aug 2021

Just to get Trump in office.

Now they can just steal the elections outright now.

The rich will have their own private Army.



onethatcares

(16,175 posts)
9. Eric Prince et al
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 05:03 PM
Aug 2021

they will need cannon fodder though. There's resources to grab and make money off of.....just gotta push the right buttons.

Phoenix61

(17,006 posts)
10. I think that's more for political theater.
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 05:36 PM
Aug 2021

Parents have to provide transportation. The school has to have an opening. Private schools here are requiring masks.

tanyev

(42,583 posts)
11. I wondered about that.
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 06:16 PM
Aug 2021

There must be some private schools in Florida that require masks. I wonder if a student in a non-masking public school could get one of those scholarships to go to a masking private school?

Crunchy Frog

(26,587 posts)
13. So parents can get vouchers if they want their kids to die.
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 06:21 PM
Aug 2021

So they can go to special Covid Death schools.

I think that sane parents won't take him up on the offer.

bluestarone

(16,991 posts)
14. This HIS way to give more money to religious schools?
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 06:21 PM
Aug 2021

That's how i see it! Florida taxpayers will be happy i'm sure.

Volaris

(10,273 posts)
15. But WHY are you 'harassing' my kid?!?!?!
Tue Aug 10, 2021, 06:21 PM
Aug 2021

Um...because I CAN, because being a walking petri dish
IS NOT A PEOTECTED CLASS.
Yes, its discriminatory. It's also NOT illegal.

Go fuck yourself.

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