Posted on 03/09/2020 3:17:19 PM PDT by ameribbean expat
As school districts and colleges around the region go online-only or close, Washington state’s largest school district released a statement Friday saying it won’t be doing that: Seattle Public Schools will remain open.
The district’s reasoning, the announcement said, beyond listening to health officials, is making sure children receive the different services they need — in and out of the classroom.
“While education is our primary responsibility, public schools are also the access point to critical social services for thousands of students and families,” district spokesman Tim Robinson wrote in the statement.
“Many of our families rely on our schools and staff for basic needs, including regular meals, health care, and child care. If our schools shut down, vulnerable families are at a higher risk of being negatively impacted. Closing schools is a last resort and will be done with great care, transparency, and in partnership with Public Health.”
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Finally, some sanity...
Every day a public school is closed costs them tens of thousands of dollars in Fedzilla funds.
Screw public safety. We gotta collect them dollars!
Fulton County GA (Atlanta burbs) closing schools due to THIS:
Fulton County: Teacher with COVID-19 had ‘a lot of contact with students, staff’
“Teacher at Bear Creek Middle School and Woodland Middle School. The teacher fell ill during their shift at Bear Creek Middle School last Friday and 911 was called. The employee is currently hospitalized. According to Looney, the teacher had “a lot of contact with students they serve and with additional staff members.”
Are they irrational? Panicking?
Remember, kids can be asymptomatic carriers, who get it, and spread it, including to mom, dad, granny and gramps.
Such an incredibly advanced high tech locale and they don’t have e-learning? Is that because there’s no snow days?
My kids schools in suburban Cincinnati are doing a Learn at Home day with their school issued laptops on Friday.
To quote my wife, an RN: “ Coronavirus hysteria has now started. Lakota is doing at home online learning Friday instead attending school.”
They’re all in on the plot to “hurt Trump” (rolls eyes).
Yes Avon Indiana near me has closed schools.
They wanted to spread. That is the only logical conclusion.
China's trade with Italy is immense and translates into much exposure with the Chinese flying in and out of Italy.
Which, as Rush said today, proves that it's a Chinese Flu and should be called the Wuhan Flu. Everything else is hype to hurt the POTUS.
Free lunch, free childcare. No extra charge for coronavirus to take home to the parents and grandparents.
I would think the teachers union would rebel.
Why now, when they have taken a pass on the seasonal flu that has
killed 50 to 100 times more people?
This just doesn't even pass the smell test.
Yes, free breakfasts and lunches are the reason we have public schools. Just ask teachers what is most important.
If Seattle gets quarantined are the schools going to bring lunches to the kid’s homes?
Empty seat don't get Federal funds, it's not just the school lunch program..
The answer seems obvious, because (1) they may really have a problem, and/or (2) they really want to get Trump thrown out of office and pictures like that will help the panic.
Most likely #2.
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