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Got a job opportunity in Mobile. Is the area decent for families?

There's actually not. Circumcision reduces STD transmission by about 1%. Not a substantial enough of a reduction to warrant cutting of a piece of a newborn's genitals. Wear a condom. Reduction of UTI/penile cancer (very small reduction) are the same benefits of performing female circumcision, which is illegal. Risk benefit is not there. If you want to cut your son's penis, go for it, but don't act like there is some huge health benefit to it. You're doing it so they fit in in the locker room. You can't call ear piercing trashy if you support circumcision.

We're in The Woodlands. When we were looking for homes, Katy was my least favorite Houston suburb.

Most school's are following CDC guidelines. Unfortunately the guidelines call for all students exhibiting any Covid symptoms, basically anything, to be treated as Covid positive. You can get out of the 10 day quarentine by a diagnosis of adifferent illness by a doctor or a negative Covid test. I get that it's annoying, but school's are following government guidelines to be able to keep their doors open. I doubt this incident will cause psychological distress.

Worked at several schools in several states. My spending allowance has never been more than $75.

The reality is that most 18-24 year olds are selfish and many lack the coping skills to deal with the current state of the world. If someone truly contemplates suicide, they have real mental health issues. I've dealt with OCD and anxiety since I was a child. It can be debilitating and made even worse when people discuss if mental health issues are "real" or not.

It has nothing to do with needing something or being weak minded. The constant doom and gloom, watching the economy crumble, and simple decisions like whether or not to send your child to school are now difficult. Routines are essential for people with depression and anxiety and many of those have been turned upside down. I've never met anyone with true anxiety and depression be triggered about not being able to go to a bar or go shopping. People are worried about their livelihoods and the health of their families.

Very few districts are unionized.

The issues with the US's approach is it was half assed. We could have either done a true lock down or tried Sweeden's approach. We crashed the economy and still don't have a handle on the spread.

Mental illness is huge. I work with children with behavior disorders in the public school and see things that most wouldn't believe. In most cases, the parents are in denial and cater to the behavior, make excuses, or the mental illness runs in the family so no one thinks it's a big deal. Typically these students are labeled as having a disability and the government doesn't seem to realize that schools do not have the resources available to help them. Teachers are beat up daily and the child is never provided the mental health services needed. It's a really sad situation.

I love how Nike is at the forefront of these perceived injustices, yet still uses sweat shops to manufacture their product.

The public k-12 system is not brain washing kids. Teachers do the best they can with what they have to work with. Unlike private/charter schools we don't get to pick the kids we teach and can't kick them out when they prove to be difficult. Our public schools, even the good ones, are filled with kids who have severe behavior issues due to poor parenting or mental illness. Last year alone, I was physically assaulted at least twice weekly. So I would say the same thing to you as I would the protestors. Be the change you want to see in the world. Protesting isn't going to change much. You think the public schools are terrible, be a teacher. Some public schools are amazing. Some are terrible and it's usually due to bad parenting, not the curriculum.

Confidentiality makes it impossible to take footage without major legal implications for the teacher and the school.

I taught at an elementary school with a similar population and this is pretty spot on. The school had a larger budget than any other school I've worked at and provided many extra services and programs to help bridge the gaps. Unfortunately, due to behavior issues and a complete lack of parental support most days were a shite show. We had to stop allowing parents to chaperone field trips because many behaved worse than the children. Every Friday the students were sent home with backpack full of food and 90% of them would throw everything out but the juice boxes. Many parents would approach me about how to get their child qualified for special education. I was too naive at the time to figure out why these parents were so eager for their child to be labeled, but later learned that they would get social security benefits once their child qualified. I worked with great people who really wanted to make a difference, but you can't help people who don't want to be helped.

Are LA public schools doing virtual learning?