I remain puzzled by the logic that has allowed the following to open at full capacity in my area:
Hospitals
Doctor offices
Groceries
Hair salons
The tire place
Thrift shops
Restaurants
Bars
Three colleges
The library
The Mart de Wal
Hardware stores
Schools, but only for the teachers' kids
Daycares
5 preschools
3 private schools
A public school a mile away
City offices
Banks
The yarn shop
.... but our public schools are the only institution that simply can't be expected to operate in person any time this academic year. How does this make any sense?
Because it is not critical to the economy since parents will magically work unicorn hours to fit everything in.
ReplyDelete[Small note of hope from our district: they are starting to consider maybe opening for pre-K through 2nd...]
I just want one single iota of logical consistency.
DeleteSorry to say the, because my sister is a teacher, but I think a lot of the answer is: Teacher Unions!
ReplyDelete-Moncia
I live in a state where teacher unions are illegal (!) but collective action definitely played a role. I have to teach in person but they couldn't possibly.
DeleteHow weird. At least around here we're consistent and everything is open?
ReplyDeleteWhile I acknowledge all open might not be a great choice, it's galling that the teachers are too special for any risk but everyone else has to show up for work.
DeleteI'm confused at how much is open! I mean, I still don't trust people to behave appropriately (mask, washing hands, etc) so even if our list matched yours I probably would still refuse to send them back to school given our numbers but... that's a weird list.
ReplyDeleteOur numbers are really low outside the college students! It is annoying though.
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