How long are schools closed in your area?
My kids' schools are closed until after Easter, and the college where I work is closed for 2 weeks longer. [b]Every[/b] event of the semester with the exception of graduation is cancelled.
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Starcrossed · 41-45, F
Pretty much all the public elementary schools in our metro area that I'm aware of are implementing distance learning first week of April. To my knowledge every district is helping with access to tech devices and finding internet access to those who need.
I have many parent friends across the country and I've become very aware of my good fortune and privilege to live in the state and city that I do.
I have been quite humbled lately and while I think I've always been a good citizen, volunteering and being charitable when I can, I've definitely felt called to keep doing better for my community and humanity.
I truly hope as a planet we can get our shit together and provide this same educational access to ALL kids. It's categorically unfair that my kid and the hypothetical disadvantaged kid next door [who would be in another district as mine is in a public STEM charter, and my job is secure], and the other neighbor kid who attends the public foreign language immersion school down the way all get to essentially have a 2 week spring break, continued breakfast and lunch service, and access to childcare if parents are essential workers when some really good friends of mine are officially SOL for the remaining school year and asking which subpar subscription online reading and math programs are best and attempting to construct ludicrous "homeschool" curriculums and schedules on their own or if it is worth the drama and risk of infection asking help from the narcissist non socially isolating grandparent who is only "babysitting" their grandkid for the money (I know more than one family in this exact sitiation sadly) and not truly wanting to help temporarily care for their descendant. We cannot let this happen.
I have many parent friends across the country and I've become very aware of my good fortune and privilege to live in the state and city that I do.
I have been quite humbled lately and while I think I've always been a good citizen, volunteering and being charitable when I can, I've definitely felt called to keep doing better for my community and humanity.
I truly hope as a planet we can get our shit together and provide this same educational access to ALL kids. It's categorically unfair that my kid and the hypothetical disadvantaged kid next door [who would be in another district as mine is in a public STEM charter, and my job is secure], and the other neighbor kid who attends the public foreign language immersion school down the way all get to essentially have a 2 week spring break, continued breakfast and lunch service, and access to childcare if parents are essential workers when some really good friends of mine are officially SOL for the remaining school year and asking which subpar subscription online reading and math programs are best and attempting to construct ludicrous "homeschool" curriculums and schedules on their own or if it is worth the drama and risk of infection asking help from the narcissist non socially isolating grandparent who is only "babysitting" their grandkid for the money (I know more than one family in this exact sitiation sadly) and not truly wanting to help temporarily care for their descendant. We cannot let this happen.
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@Starcrossed exactly..it's good to help even if just taking the kids in so parents can work to support them.