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School year coming to a close
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:19 am
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:19 am
As my kids school year ends, I am filled with gratitude towards the employees of their school, our local school board, the state legislators and our Governor, Kay Ivey, for making in-person schooling a priority and not cowering to teacher's unions or politico's calling for school shut downs. The school year went on without interruption or covid outbreak.
I was recently on a video meeting with co-workers of mine in other states and they could not believe that we had been 'business as usual' in our schools. They had horror stories of shut downs, mandatory remote learning, alternating schedules, and all around chaos.
We have personal friends in the Atlanta area who have a child with special needs. Remote learning in their county was the only option given and simply not something that was possible for them, so they sold their home and moved to a different school district.
I'm extremely grateful that some of our leaders had a spine and insisted that school go on as close to normal as possible. I can't imagine the developmental damage being done to other kids in other areas because of unnecessary politicized school closures.
I know, CSB.
How did covid affect your local schools? What kinds of shutdowns/interruptions/schedule changes/outbreaks occurred, if any?
I was recently on a video meeting with co-workers of mine in other states and they could not believe that we had been 'business as usual' in our schools. They had horror stories of shut downs, mandatory remote learning, alternating schedules, and all around chaos.
We have personal friends in the Atlanta area who have a child with special needs. Remote learning in their county was the only option given and simply not something that was possible for them, so they sold their home and moved to a different school district.
I'm extremely grateful that some of our leaders had a spine and insisted that school go on as close to normal as possible. I can't imagine the developmental damage being done to other kids in other areas because of unnecessary politicized school closures.
I know, CSB.
How did covid affect your local schools? What kinds of shutdowns/interruptions/schedule changes/outbreaks occurred, if any?
This post was edited on 5/26/21 at 12:11 pm
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Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:20 am to Costanza
Covid board.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:21 am to Costanza
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How did covid affect your local schools? What kinds of shutdowns/interruptions/schedule changes/outbreaks occurred, if any?
not a single outbreak or interruption due to COVID
we had interruptions due to a hurricane and a winter storm though
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:22 am to Costanza
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I was recently on a video meeting with co-workers of mine in other states and they could not believe that we had been 'business as usual' in our schools.
There are 2 Americas right now. And each side is shocked that the other side is living the life they are living.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:25 am to Costanza
quote:
I am filled with gratitude towards the employees of their school, our local school board, the state legislators and our Governor, Kay Ivey, for making in-person schooling a priority and not cowering to teacher's unions or politico's calling for school shut downs. The school year went on without interruption or covid outbreak.
Ditto.
Thankful that my two kids got to attend a full year in person. They shut down for like the last three months last year and had to do virtual and there really is no comparison. The education they're receiving in person is multitudes better than the virtual junk they ended with last school year.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 11:58 am to GetCocky11
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I was recently on a video meeting with co-workers of mine in other states and they could not believe that we had been 'business as usual' in our schools.
There are 2 Americas right now. And each side is shocked that the other side is living the life they are living.
I'm sure as hell glad that I'm on the team I'm on.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 12:01 pm to Costanza
My kids did in seat learning all year at the School. The dress code was relaxed because the locker rooms were closed and kids couldn’t go and change.
Our big news is we won the fight against the county school board. Next year masks are optional.
Our big news is we won the fight against the county school board. Next year masks are optional.
This post was edited on 5/26/21 at 12:03 pm
Posted on 5/26/21 at 12:05 pm to Costanza
Private school. On site. No interruptions. Last day was yesterday. Our diocese used some common sense last August and decided enough was enough. Grateful my kid goes there.
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Posted on 5/26/21 at 12:08 pm to Costanza
quote:The public schools in the capital city of Montgomery, AL where Gov Key Ivey resides went on winter break and didn't return to in-class instruction until March 29th.
I am filled with gratitude towards the employees of their school, our local school board, the state legislators and our Governor, Kay Ivey, for making in-person schooling a priority and not cowering to teacher's unions or politico's calling for school shut downs. The school year went on without interruption or covid outbreak.
Private schools in the same city never closed.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 12:08 pm to Costanza
My wife teaches(public)and I have 2 boys at a different school(private).
Both schools started on time and in person last August 6th.
Other than wearing masks, both schools had very normal years with a variety of sports and extracurriculars.
Covid issues were minimal and managed very well.
It was a great year and it's criminal that every school in the country didn't function in the same manner.
Both schools started on time and in person last August 6th.
Other than wearing masks, both schools had very normal years with a variety of sports and extracurriculars.
Covid issues were minimal and managed very well.
It was a great year and it's criminal that every school in the country didn't function in the same manner.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 12:10 pm to GetCocky11
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There are 2 Americas right now. And each side is shocked that the other side is living the life they are living.
One side was living the same life just two short years ago. That should tell you which side is bat shite crazy.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 12:31 pm to Tiger985
Yeah, forgot to add they checked temps til March and wore masks the whole year. But it was a much more normal school year than some of the other nonsense going on.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 12:34 pm to Costanza
We were in-person all year, too, albeit with a bunch of protocols. Screw every teacher’s union that lobbied to keep kids out of the physical schools.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 12:44 pm to Costanza
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How did covid affect your local schools? What kinds of shutdowns/interruptions/schedule changes/outbreaks occurred, if any?
I teach in Oxford, MS. We had a few "outbreaks" where in a class if three students were positive it forced the entire class to be quarantined for two weeks. This happened three times total in our district. All of them happened in the Fall semester. Spring moved along without hiccups. I think it was handled well. No student or teacher who contracted it had any major health affects. As a coach, we managed our entire season successfully. I think kids who were in person made a lot up on the achievement gap. Traditionally, Northern schools outperform Southern schools on nationalized tests...I feel this gap will shrink. I believe the gap between whites and blacks will increase as blacks were much more likely to live in an area where virtual was the only option. Here, we gave students the option of in-person and remote...over 80% of the virtual students were black...
Posted on 5/26/21 at 4:14 pm to Costanza
I teach in Mobile.
We were virtual for the first month in September (all of August was teachers learning our new classroom software). At the end of first quarter, we went to blended learning with about a 50/50 split between in-person and virtual learners. We had to keep solid seating charts. If a kid was suspected of Covid, they were sent home and the school nurse contact traced through the seating charts. The most we ever sent home in a day was probably four.
A few teachers contracted Covid, but all recovered with no on-going issues.
We were encouraged to stand in the halls and encourage proper mask usage and social distancing (hard with 8th graders). All of our hallways were one-way traffic only.
Next year, we will be back to all face-to-face learning and mask wearing will be optional. I am so thankful that we are through this and getting back to normal. There are so many kids that I taught this year that I never saw their full face (or their face period).
We had our field day yesterday and our annual waving to the buses as they left today ... two things that we did not get to do last year.
We were virtual for the first month in September (all of August was teachers learning our new classroom software). At the end of first quarter, we went to blended learning with about a 50/50 split between in-person and virtual learners. We had to keep solid seating charts. If a kid was suspected of Covid, they were sent home and the school nurse contact traced through the seating charts. The most we ever sent home in a day was probably four.
A few teachers contracted Covid, but all recovered with no on-going issues.
We were encouraged to stand in the halls and encourage proper mask usage and social distancing (hard with 8th graders). All of our hallways were one-way traffic only.
Next year, we will be back to all face-to-face learning and mask wearing will be optional. I am so thankful that we are through this and getting back to normal. There are so many kids that I taught this year that I never saw their full face (or their face period).
We had our field day yesterday and our annual waving to the buses as they left today ... two things that we did not get to do last year.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 4:16 pm to Costanza
And Duece just got put into Timeout lol. He would say thank you.
Posted on 5/26/21 at 4:18 pm to Costanza
Couple nieces and nephews here in California weren’t allowed to step into their schools a single day this year
Clown town
Clown town
Posted on 5/26/21 at 4:29 pm to Costanza
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How did covid affect your local schools? What kinds of shutdowns/interruptions/schedule changes/outbreaks occurred, if any?
My kid goes to a private school but they had school as usual all year with all kids on campus. They had the mask BS but otherwise it was pretty normal.
No big Covid outbreaks. Shocker, I know.
This post was edited on 5/26/21 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 5/26/21 at 6:17 pm to Costanza
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How did covid affect your local schools? What kinds of shutdowns/interruptions/schedule changes/outbreaks occurred, if any?
My local school district was in-person/virtual option. We opted for virtual the first semester and sent my 4th grader back to school in January. Our district ended up about 3/1 in-person versus virtual. I believe the virtual option goes away for next year.
I work with school districts in southern AL and northern FL. For the most part, they were in-person all year. There were 3 districts in southern AL that did not spend a single day in a classroom this year. You can probably guess what they all have in common.
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