Who is watching these kids home for virtual learning?If the younger kids are alone the parents should be charged with child endangerment.
Like we charged Steven Miller and Donald Trump for kidnapping kids at the border? Oh that's right, those indictments happen next year.Who is watching these kids home for virtual learning?If the younger kids are alone the parents should be charged with child endangerment.
So should the anti-mask / anti-vax parents.
My kid goes to virtual school, and I work from home. Sadly, I know a lot of parents that wish they could keep their kids home, but cannot because they have to leave the house for work. I'm sure everyone is doing their best, gulfman, but I'm sure your concern is appreciated. Crazy times, and all of that.
At what age?Who is watching these kids home for virtual learning?If the younger kids are alone the parents should be charged with child endangerment.
I suppose all the other leaders of every country in the world are just as bad as TrumpIf we had had a real president who showed real leadership on the coronavirus, we would be mostly back to normal by now. Same goes for militant anti-maskers who are unwilling to accept the slightest bit of inconvenience to wear a ****ing mask.
So all the Karen and manbaby parents who want their children to go back to school without masks can cry me a ****ing river. They're just eating what they sowed.
Who is watching these kids home for virtual learning?If the younger kids are alone the parents should be charged with child endangerment.
One observer? Alex Jones??One observer said that the closure of Schools due to Covid is intended to do nothing more or less than block the ability of adults to go to work.
Judging by the apparent lack of deadly infection in school age children, any rational connection to mitigation seems contrived.
The demographic share of deaths among school age kids is under 0.1%. The total share of Covid deaths among the age demographics 59 and younger is under 8%.
Deaths among the age demographics 59 and younger are about 24,000. Losses of jobs, businesses and life time savings is about 70 million. Suicides, addictions and domestic abuse are all at record highs.
The "cure" seems to be far worse than the "illness".
Nope. They've got better stats than we do. Trump's at the bottom of the class, as usual.I suppose all the other leaders of every country in the world are just as bad as Trump
I keep hearing that but it's not true in Knoxville. They started out determined to keep the schools open but it just didn't work. My son in law teaches high school. He started out with 30 kids in his AP class. He got down to 2 because of a combination of kids getting the virus and others around them having to quarantine. The county finally had to close all the schools about a week ago. Part of the problem is that they didn't have adequate ventilation and air exchange. There wasn't any money for the needed changes in the ventilation system. A timely COVID relief package that included money for state and local governments would have been helpful but Republicans don't want any money going for that sort of thing.One observer said that the closure of Schools due to Covid is intended to do nothing more or less than block the ability of adults to go to work.
Judging by the apparent lack of deadly infection in school age children, any rational connection to mitigation seems contrived.
The demographic share of deaths among school age kids is under 0.1%. The total share of Covid deaths among the age demographics 59 and younger is under 8%.
Deaths among the age demographics 59 and younger are about 24,000. Losses of jobs, businesses and life time savings is about 70 million. Suicides, addictions and domestic abuse are all at record highs.
The "cure" seems to be far worse than the "illness".
I keep hearing that but it's not true in Knoxville. They started out determined to keep the schools open but it just didn't work. My son in law teaches high school. He started out with 30 kids in his AP class. He got down to 2 because of a combination of kids getting the virus and others around them having to quarantine. The county finally had to close all the schools about a week ago. Part of the problem is that they didn't have adequate ventilation and air exchange. There wasn't any money for the needed changes in the ventilation system. A timely COVID relief package that included money for state and local governments would have been helpful but Republicans don't want any money going for that sort of thing.
I'm just going by what my daughter and son in law, both teachers, tell me. The tendency of school systems to fritter away money is frustrating. No Child Left Behind was a joke from the viewpoint of actual teachers. Well intentioned as it was, it's main result was hours of paperwork. You're right. The money did get swallowed by raises for administrators. I still think that a program designated to make schools COVID ready could have made a bid difference. The teachers can't so much as open the windows as things are now.With the greatest respect, in a similar situation in 2009 in which schools were given big ol' piles-o-money to help with budget shortfalls, ALL of it went to the payroll of teachers and administrators.
The paid of staff cuts was only delayed to the next year.
The chances of a all or even a large percent of Federal Money EVER getting to the issues you cite is about nil.
Do you have a link for the Knoxville issues and response?
I suppose all the other leaders of every country in the world are just as bad as Trump
I'm just going by what my daughter and son in law, both teachers, tell me. The tendency of school systems to fritter away money is frustrating. No Child Left Behind was a joke from the viewpoint of actual teachers. Well intentioned as it was, it's main result was hours of paperwork. You're right. The money did get swallowed by raises for administrators. I still think that a program designated to make schools COVID ready could have made a bid difference. The teachers can't so much as open the windows as things are now.
As I grow oder I become more cynical about our educational system.
In the 1960's, American Students were routinely ranked number one in the world based on the quality of their education. We paid top dollar and got top results.
And then Brown v Board of Education happened and the conservatives started doing everything they could to dismantle or damage the public school system, both in terms of reputation and functionality.
California's school system was sabotaged in the 70's by proposition 13. Property taxes are the funding source for schools.Too far and too pat, Luce. My state and its purse strings are controlled by Democrats and our public education system has consistently been ranked mediocre to downright terrible.
California's school system was sabotaged in the 70's by proposition 13. Property taxes are the funding source for schools.
True. Because Prop 13 defunded the schools.You are incorrect in your general assertion, bearpoker. Perhaps in your home state they are funded in such a way. In my state, only one-fifth of school funding comes from property taxes. The majority comes from our states general fund, which is paid via the state income tax, which is the highest in the nation presently. Proposition 13 simply allowed retirees and poor to lower-middle income people who bought homes in up-and-coming areas years ago to keep those homes rather than being sold out from under them at a tax auction.
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True. Because Prop 13 defunded the schools.
The Serrano decision increased the state’s role in determining public school funding. Voters continued this trend by passing Proposition 13 in 1978. Among other things, this constitutional amendment set a statewide limit on the property tax rate at 1% of assessed value. This caused an immediate and dramatic drop in the amount of local property tax available to support schools. The state legislature stepped in, using a budget surplus to protect schools from what would have otherwise been massive cuts. In doing so, over a period of years the state gained nearly full power over education funding.8.3 Who Pays for Schools?: Where California's Public School Funds Come From | ED100
Where does the money for public schools in California come from? What is the role of property taxes in education? When did income taxes become the biggest source of school funding? Does the lottery provide a lot of money for schools?ed100.org
And then Brown v Board of Education happened and the conservatives started doing everything they could to dismantle or damage the public school system, both in terms of reputation and functionality.
I suppose all the other leaders of every country in the world are just as bad as Trump