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[PA Mom-mom]

I can't think of anything more devastating than schools for special needs children being closed to them this fall. My granddaughter has been doing skype classes this summer. But that involves her mom spending 3 hours each morning in intense PT and OT classes. Therefore, her other 4 children, ages 2 to 12 have been left to school themselves for much of the time. Another relative has two young autistic children - one severely autistic. They have regressed considerably over the summer, because online learning just doesn't work for them. If we can't get schools open, there are going to be untold consequences for these children and especially for the special needs children in low income families who perhaps have both parents working. What's going to happen to them?

ETA My granddaughter is also blind so her skype lessons are only auditory for her.

[Lali1]

Indeed! Also all the abused children who have no one to look out for them now. 

[proudlyfromNJ]

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@Lali1 wrote:

Indeed! Also all the abused children who have no one to look out for them now. 

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@Lali1  I don't understand about the abused children. Do you mean they live with abusive parents but are ok at school? 

[Lali1]

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@proudlyfromNJ wrote:

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@Lali1 wrote:

Indeed! Also all the abused children who have no one to look out for them now. 

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@Lali1  I don't understand about the abused children. Do you mean they live with abusive parents but are ok at school? 

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Children who are abused don't get noticed when they are home. It's happening. Children often tell the teacher or the teachers sees the signs. Now they are just hidden. 

[Porcelain]

What is going to happen to the children if their parents get sick and/or lose their jobs or one or both of them die? I don't think the school can help them with that. There are lots of problems going on and spreading Covid more widely into our homes is not a well thought out solution.

Edited to add: We need to get rid of Covid and get back to normal. Pretending like everything is fine when it is not will just make things worse. Other countries have been able to get their kids back in school safely because they don't have high infection rates going on. It's not that hard to do, we just don't want to here for some reason.

[Mothertrucker]

I so agree..my 9 year old grandson is on the autism spectrum and I cry thinking of where this is leaving him....in the grand scheme of life....will he ever be able to “catch up”? He really needs one on one....He is trying so hard, too...

[Isobel Archer]

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@proudlyfromNJ wrote:

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@Lali1 wrote:

Indeed! Also all the abused children who have no one to look out for them now. 

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@Lali1  I don't understand about the abused children. Do you mean they live with abusive parents but are ok at school? 

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Schools are required to report suspected abuse.  If kids are not in school, there may be no one to help them.

[Isobel Archer]

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@Porcelain wrote:

What is going to happen to the children if their parents get sick and/or lose their jobs or one or both of them die? I don't think the school can help them with that. There are lots of problems going on and spreading Covid more widely into our homes is not a well thought out solution.

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So interesting how this virus just affects "some" people adversely.

It's fine for grocery store and Walmart workers, and delivery people, and those serving to work - but for teachers and educated people - oh nooooooo. Their lives are so much more imporatnt.

And if kids really - actually as opposed to hypothetically - suffer direct harm from no school, well that is soooo different from not being able to get your food delivered - you know what I mean.  Priorities  people.

[proudlyfromNJ]

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@Lali1 wrote:

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@proudlyfromNJ wrote:

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@Lali1 wrote:

Indeed! Also all the abused children who have no one to look out for them now. 

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@Lali1  I don't understand about the abused children. Do you mean they live with abusive parents but are ok at school? 

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Children who are abused don't get noticed when they are home. It's happening. Children often tell the teacher or the teachers sees the signs. Now they are just hidden. 

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@Lali1  Oh, ok. I guess there are a lot of abused children in big city schools. It is always good if they are taken from their parents and placed with a good family. 

[Porcelain]

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@Lali1 wrote:

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@proudlyfromNJ wrote:

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@Lali1 wrote:

Indeed! Also all the abused children who have no one to look out for them now. 

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@Lali1  I don't understand about the abused children. Do you mean they live with abusive parents but are ok at school? 

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Children who are abused don't get noticed when they are home. It's happening. Children often tell the teacher or the teachers sees the signs. Now they are just hidden. 

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If that is happening at home, do the neighbors and other family members have no responsiblity to report the abuse? Trying to force teachers to become social workers and solve all the worlds problems while actually teaching subjects is far too big a lift.

If you actually want more social workers and to improve Child Protective Services, I'm all for that. All children should be protected from abuse. At least we can all agree on that much. However, I think teachers should teach. Social workers should social work. And parents should parent. And babysitters should babysit. Don't try to make teachers do everything when you don't give them any support and make them buy their own supplies and safety gear anyway.