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03-14-2020 08:07 AM
@Mj12 wrote:DC has set up "lunch centers" throughout the city where all kids can pick up lunch during the closings.
So what is the point of closing the schools?
03-14-2020 08:39 AM - edited 03-14-2020 08:43 AM
We've been told to be on standby to provide e-learning lessons for our students if/when schools close. Closing might happen sometime next week. Some
expectations:
So, if/when schools close around here, all parents have to do is put their kids on the internet, and virtual teachers will be there to keep them busy. It will be interesting to see how many students participate each day. I have three students who don't have internet access at home, so I'll be providing books and packets of things to do.
03-14-2020 09:02 AM
@Abrowneyegirl wrote:
@Mj12 wrote:DC has set up "lunch centers" throughout the city where all kids can pick up lunch during the closings.
So what is the point of closing the schools?
Far less people congregating at one location. A few parents picking up a lunch from a couple of staffers is different than hundreds of kids in one school.
03-14-2020 02:11 PM
Home schooling is a great thing in times like this.
03-14-2020 02:19 PM
@Mj12 wrote:
@Abrowneyegirl wrote:
@Mj12 wrote:DC has set up "lunch centers" throughout the city where all kids can pick up lunch during the closings.
So what is the point of closing the schools?
Far less people congregating at one location. A few parents picking up a lunch from a couple of staffers is different than hundreds of kids in one school.
The fact that you even have to explain this show the lack of critical thinking skills being utilized. It is very sad and discouraging.
03-14-2020 02:25 PM
@ECBG wrote:The parents already have plans in place for spring break, teacher workdays, and bad weather. Hopefully, that arrangement will work out for this period.
THat's what I was thinking - also - summer when schools are out 2 or more months.
03-15-2020 10:51 AM
@lovesrecess wrote:Parents will have to go into "snow day mode" on an extended basis now. I think employers can be in legal trouble now if they penalize a person for staying home with their children if schools are closed. Many grandparents are in the high-risk group so they may not be in a position to help.
i just read that the virus can live for three hours on plastic surfaces....that means an awful lot of places.
There is no such thing as snow day mode in Arizona. What do you do with them in the summer, Spring break, Christmas break? Same thing applies I would think.
03-15-2020 12:40 PM
03-15-2020 12:49 PM
@magicmoodz wrote:I know it's cliche but "it takes a village..."
Maybe parents, families, friends and neighbors need to rally together and figure out how to make it happen. If each parent takes a day of vacation one day a week to watch a group of children it seems as if it could be a solution to the problem.
While I hate the "it takes a village" mentality, you may have a solution. I don't want neighbors or the schools "raising" my child, but this is day care we are talking about. I think it is a good idea if you know enough people to organize this. Maybe churches could offer up a temporary day care.
The next thing is - do you trust your child with the people that they would be left with?
I am glad I don't have to worry about this anymore.
03-15-2020 01:07 PM
My niece is out tomorrow and I will be watching her. And if her school ends up closing for longer than that, I will watch her some and my sister will take her to work with her some also. We've already discussed it.
My parents could. But as I have already posted a million other places here, we are trying to keep them from catching this, and seeing as how you can have it and be asymptomatic, sis and I are just taking precautions.
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