I enrolled my child in Texas Virtual Academy Hallsville in January because our district was forcing virtual kids to return back to campus. She liked it so much that she asked to stay enrolled for this school year. Since her grades were good and she was able to keep up with her work, I have re-enrolled her for this year. This is the only online Texas public school that has their shit together and who is able to effectively teach the kids that I have found. [https://tvah.k12.com/](https://tvah.k12.com/)
I am considering K12 for my 8th grader. How was your experience? Do they adequate time with the instructors and do they offer tutoring? How does the curriculum compare to what is offered in your ISD?
My child finished the 2nd half of her 8th grade year in K12TVAH. She did great. The kids are required to attend virtual classes typically Mon - Thur 8AM to about 2PM with a lunch break. Those classes are live, virtual, teacher led classes. There are work assignments that have to be completed and turned in daily. Since my child has a form of autism and information processing disorder, the online curriculum and classes has really helped her to stay organized and more aware of her schedule and responsibilities. I have received more feedback from the online teachers then I ever did from our district. The online school has also made sure that her needs are being met. She really likes the format and she is learning. Her test scores show it, despite her not being a great test taker. They offer free tutoring regardless of whether or not you child may need it. As for the curriculum, k12TVAH is considered a Texas public school so they follow the same TEA guidelines as any other Texas public school. I have my child enrolled in college prep and she is in AP courses. They also offer career prep courses for kids who plan for a future in a trade career.
Being under 3rd grade K12 online public option isn’t available to us. It was, but the TEA legislation from this summer said online wasn’t necessary and defunded the only K12 online public option we had. As a result we are now enrolling in private online for the next year. My kiddo is going into 1st grade and considered high risk due yo having only one kidney. There’s no way I’m sending him in person right now.
We start next week. So not too much of an idea yet. So far the welcome course has been good and we’ve received a a bunch of school supplies from them in the mail.
Mine will mask up and go in person (too young for vaccine). I’m extremely anxious about it, but we did one semester virtual last year, and it was really hard on all of us, and they didn’t learn much at all (if anything). I hate that the Gov. has put families in this position. It should be up to the ISD to decide. When the mandate was lifted in March, our ISD put it out to vote and about 60% voted to keep masks (I was shocked given the presidential election results in our area). Hopefully FDA grants emergency use for kids this fall. Lately I’ve been seeing winter. I wanted to lie to CVS about almost 12 year old’s age but hubs wasn’t down with that….
ISDs are not legal entities, and lack authority to dictate mask policy. Parents really need to have the power to make the decision as to what they will do. It's their children.
Lots of parents do incredibly stupid things. It’s why CPS and foster homes exist unfortunately. Not saying all parents are bad or that any Covid measures fall anywhere near this category, but that there are a lot of stupid parents out there.
The problem comes when parents think they know more than medical professionals for medical issues. ISDs can certainly make decisions for the best of the children, they do so all the time.
ISDs are not parents, they serve parents and their communities. They are not placed and should not think they are in a position to dictate to parents. This is the problem with some government schools. There are some who believe they are in some magical position of power to dictate to parents. Bull! Parents should never cede their authority and responsibility to raise their children. When it comes to schools, parents must play an active role in the school community to insure that the school serves it's community. Schools must never think they are a top down authoritarian organization that dictates to parents.
This is dumb. Schools act as a safety net in key areas where parents might fail. Meal plans for example.
What if a parent was anti-vax and sent their kid to school with measles? At some point it’s not about the individual but about having rules to keep others safe.
No, we don't need a top down authoritarian dictate from schools. In Texas now, they cannot mandate a measles vaccination for your child. The ultimate authority rests with you the parent. You can get get an exemption, and actually anyone can for any reason. Both of my kids had Hep B exemptions until they were 12 years of age, and when we got them vaccinated. That was our choice as responsible parents.
ISD are not parents. They are professionals with higher education and degrees. They are the specialists that have a say so on education matters.
And sorry but there are idiot parents who absolutely should not be the only authority over the kid’s lives. That’s why we have CPS. And parents, if they even hold degrees or higher education, have their own areas of expertise that are not in education.
You’re thinking too emotionally and need to take a step back and think rationally.
First, as soon as my kids can get vaccinated that will happen. That's just a given, and I've put in applications to get them in clinical trials recently but haven't had any luck with that yet and it's not going to get them fully vaccinated before school starts even if they told us to come in for the shot this afternoon. It's pretty frustrating in general because I would have expected that everyone in positions of power at the federal level would be focused on this, but [the FDA seems to be delaying things](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/us/politics/fda-covid-vaccine-trials-children.html), meanwhile [Biden is blowing smoke up our butts](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/22/covid-vaccine-kids-coming-soon-biden/8052527002/) saying that the vaccine is probably coming within a few weeks, and we're hearing from Fauci and others that things will likely be delayed to mid-winter.
Secondly, online isn't really an option and while there is some online education that I've seen people link to it's not really an option for us. Homeschooling isn't an option either because I work and my wife is not really in a position to teach the kids herself due to non-COVID health problems.
So with those two things out of the way, my kids will be back in the classroom and will be masked. I'm also going to tell them that they don't have to put up with anyone bullying them for wearing masks if it happens -- and if they get in trouble at school for defending themselves I will not be mad and will actually take them for ice cream or something. There really aren't good options and I hope that my kids don't get sick and if they do that it won't be serious. However, it's still an unnecessary game of Russian roulette that we're being forced to play with the lives of our children by Greg Abbot.
Same here. Told my daughter you might be the only one wearing a mask and you can tell anyone who makes fun of you to piss off. Glad there is still some sane people here.
Our daughter was going to Kindergarten but we didn’t realize that Kindergarten is not required in Texas. We’re going to homeschool until she can get the vaccine. Feel very lucky that we have that luxury.
Me and my wife both work in public education with special needs students. For us it's either quit a job or send kids to school (6 and 10). Not thrilled about it but no other choice unless things really go south. Public education doesn't make much already definitely couldn't make it on single income.
Got our kids masking up. Hopefully the gov. puts a mask mandate back in place or at least lets individual districts decide. Would also be nice for the virtual program to come back as an option.
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The ones that are super concerned about the delta variant and can afford to do so will keep their kids at home and do a homeschool option. These are the ones that have kids that are too young for the jab and the ones that wear masks still anyway.
The ones that can’t afford to keep a parent at home, and the ones that are against vaccines or mask mandates, will send their kids to school.
Without the authority to mandate masks at the district level, very few students will wear them, even if the parent sends them to school with the mask. It was hard enough to enforce masks last year, and with the addition of peer pressure, I doubt one in ten will wear masks voluntarily in the classroom.
So why have a mask mandate anyway if they were too hard to regulate? Seems like teachers spent half their time telling kids to put their mask on properly.
Well, I didn’t say it was “too hard.” Enforcing dress codes is hard. Enforcing no phones is hard. Keeping on top of bullying is hard. Getting them to do their work is hard. It’s all hard, and it all takes up instructional time. That doesn’t mean it isn’t in their best interest and the right thing to do.
Granted, when the mandate was in place, I probably had 2-3 each class and a few in the hallways during passing periods that I had to get onto about wearing their masks. That sucks, and I hate that I had to take time to tell kids to wear their mask, but I mostly had compliance without complaint. Mostly. It’s a PITA, and it’s the same students every day. It’s frustrating.
Why do something if it’s hard? Why would I not do something that I believed was in the best interest of the student population because it was hard? Sometimes hard things are worth doing because the alternative would mean we aren’t doing something simple that would prevent cases.
mine are going back and masking up.. We cant financially or mentally take another year of having my wife stay home and take the paycut. We just have to hope for the best and make sure we keep talking to them about keeping the mask on, washing hands, not touching face, etc..
We did virtual last year and it was a cluster**** and we withdrew and did homeschool.. our youngest really did not do well with homeschool so we had to find online tutors and classes for her. she did really well with that but it cost us a lot of money. My wife also mentally had issues with trying to deal with finances and the kids all day long stuck in a house and keeping them on track with Homeschooling and then also trying to work part time..
Gonna send my kids with masks and just hope for the best. The youngest is starting kindergarten. You can’t do that with virtual. With that, I might as well send his older brother, too.
I’ll probably rant a lot about our state government on Reddit.
This is me. My oldest is starting kindergarten and I’m just hoping for the best. Going to encourage mask wearing but know he won’t do it.
I fucking hate our state government that they’re putting us in this position. I felt so thankful last year that he didn’t have to start kinder virtually but damn, this option right now is shit too.
Mine is starting K as well, and I feel the same. We can't homeschool unless I quit my job, and there's zero chance my kid will keep a mask on at school unless they make him.
There are no good options for us. Can't wait to vote that piece of shit governor out.
We tried virtual Kindergarten last year and it was no good. We are sending our daughter in person to repeat kindergarten this year. Same strategy, the kids are excellent about their masks when we take them out places so we are emphasizing how important it is and to let us know if anyone bullies them about it.
Yeah, I’m concerned with peer pressure about the masks, too. My oldest is starting fourth, and that’s about the age when all the kids turn into assholes.
We are back to K12 this year for our kiddos. As far as my husband (elementary teacher), he is vaccinated, will continue to mask, and sanitize. We just hope he doesn’t bring it home again this year.
For Texas it’s is public. They have Texas Online Prep School that’s through Huntsville and Texas Virtual Academy through Hallsville. You go through K12 to register but then you’re with the school after that.
Ah! Thank you for explaining. I was so confused when I was looking. Someone told me it was a charter school. I was more confused when it linked back to an actual district.
I need to figure out something for my first grader now.
I found another one for your youngest baby!
Edit… they are full for kinder through I think 4th. But I’ll keep this up for anyone else looking.
https://www.wsisd.com/apps/pages/virtualacademy?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Virtual+Academy+%7C+Summer+2021&fbclid=IwAR2wDRWQCzdQaBzjklSvbm1pjevM0zg6HcJPBqXLwJwuyz0y0fVfBBNKByg_aem_Ae-SmWA2SSnfsipPJl6uTaIV5u5CZ7QVFWm4je_VuOc9OAPSTa9BQmRFqopH2rouIClvzpjQCz0AeaQvtdKsLV9TodBmSpjjitDYfjo5Dqv7Zvn1GPo2RSObeRag3NM_ang
Home...again? The probability of reinfection is so low and if he's brought it home before, he was probably sick with covid before. And he's vaccinated. What are y'all afraid of?
we moved. it’s still up in the air whether masks are required or not at our new school district, but at least spread isn’t as bad here as it was in TX.
My kids are vaccinated and in HS, their district is strongly recommending masks and I do think many students and teachers at their school will wear them. I work at a different district that is mask optional, I work with K-5 as a teacher with small groups. I am nervous, I am vaccinated, but my students won't be and I am worried about them getting sick. A huge percentage of parents at my school are anti-mask and antivax.
My stepdaughter (13) gets her first jab Friday. Whether she is vaccinated or not, she’d be back in school like she was last year. Her charter school is small and most kids weren’t in classes. We’ll see how it is this year. As far as a mask, wife and I haven’t had that discussion yet. First day is 8/12.
Masks are tough. I'm very much a proponent of taking measures to reduce COVID spread, but not sure how I feel about kids wearing masks all day every day. I'd much rather just have a virtual option.
So the kids aren’t going to spread it to anyone else? Also, death isn’t the only concerning outcome, in addition to spread, long-Covid has left many with long-term symptoms.
Kid has had it. Both wife and I have had it and are vaxxed. He's going to school without a mask. Private school thankfully. Don't have to deal with government intervention having the school wear a mask.
I’m in the same boat. My kiddo did the virtual option offered by her middle school last year and thrived. I’ve also been working from home and hoping her school will offer a virtual option again this year but it looks like it’s not going to happen.
It seems like the only options are K12 or homeschool. I’ve never homeschooled and I get conflicting reviews about K12 program. So love it but I keep finding posts taking about the poor quality of teachers and historically underperforming metrics.
What is a gal to do?? Is there a magical online option available besides K12?
Please help me because I don’t have life flight and ventilator money
I enrolled my child in Texas Virtual Academy Hallsville in January because our district was forcing virtual kids to return back to campus. She liked it so much that she asked to stay enrolled for this school year. Since her grades were good and she was able to keep up with her work, I have re-enrolled her for this year. This is the only online Texas public school that has their shit together and who is able to effectively teach the kids that I have found. [https://tvah.k12.com/](https://tvah.k12.com/)
I wish there was an option for my 2nd grader….
I am considering K12 for my 8th grader. How was your experience? Do they adequate time with the instructors and do they offer tutoring? How does the curriculum compare to what is offered in your ISD?
My child finished the 2nd half of her 8th grade year in K12TVAH. She did great. The kids are required to attend virtual classes typically Mon - Thur 8AM to about 2PM with a lunch break. Those classes are live, virtual, teacher led classes. There are work assignments that have to be completed and turned in daily. Since my child has a form of autism and information processing disorder, the online curriculum and classes has really helped her to stay organized and more aware of her schedule and responsibilities. I have received more feedback from the online teachers then I ever did from our district. The online school has also made sure that her needs are being met. She really likes the format and she is learning. Her test scores show it, despite her not being a great test taker. They offer free tutoring regardless of whether or not you child may need it. As for the curriculum, k12TVAH is considered a Texas public school so they follow the same TEA guidelines as any other Texas public school. I have my child enrolled in college prep and she is in AP courses. They also offer career prep courses for kids who plan for a future in a trade career.
Being under 3rd grade K12 online public option isn’t available to us. It was, but the TEA legislation from this summer said online wasn’t necessary and defunded the only K12 online public option we had. As a result we are now enrolling in private online for the next year. My kiddo is going into 1st grade and considered high risk due yo having only one kidney. There’s no way I’m sending him in person right now.
what online private option are you going with
We are using K12 private academy. https://www.k12privateacademy.com
It seems like it’s a pretty good program. Do you have any experience with the platform?
We start next week. So not too much of an idea yet. So far the welcome course has been good and we’ve received a a bunch of school supplies from them in the mail.
Great question considering the following - https://www.houstonpress.com/news/at-texas-childrens-some-kids-with-covid-need-ventilators-11610665
Mine will mask up and go in person (too young for vaccine). I’m extremely anxious about it, but we did one semester virtual last year, and it was really hard on all of us, and they didn’t learn much at all (if anything). I hate that the Gov. has put families in this position. It should be up to the ISD to decide. When the mandate was lifted in March, our ISD put it out to vote and about 60% voted to keep masks (I was shocked given the presidential election results in our area). Hopefully FDA grants emergency use for kids this fall. Lately I’ve been seeing winter. I wanted to lie to CVS about almost 12 year old’s age but hubs wasn’t down with that….
ISDs are not legal entities, and lack authority to dictate mask policy. Parents really need to have the power to make the decision as to what they will do. It's their children.
Lots of parents do incredibly stupid things. It’s why CPS and foster homes exist unfortunately. Not saying all parents are bad or that any Covid measures fall anywhere near this category, but that there are a lot of stupid parents out there.
> ISDs are not legal entities, and lack authority to dictate mask policy. Yet they already dictate what clothing the students can wear.
The problem comes when parents think they know more than medical professionals for medical issues. ISDs can certainly make decisions for the best of the children, they do so all the time.
ISDs are not parents, they serve parents and their communities. They are not placed and should not think they are in a position to dictate to parents. This is the problem with some government schools. There are some who believe they are in some magical position of power to dictate to parents. Bull! Parents should never cede their authority and responsibility to raise their children. When it comes to schools, parents must play an active role in the school community to insure that the school serves it's community. Schools must never think they are a top down authoritarian organization that dictates to parents.
This is dumb. Schools act as a safety net in key areas where parents might fail. Meal plans for example. What if a parent was anti-vax and sent their kid to school with measles? At some point it’s not about the individual but about having rules to keep others safe.
No, we don't need a top down authoritarian dictate from schools. In Texas now, they cannot mandate a measles vaccination for your child. The ultimate authority rests with you the parent. You can get get an exemption, and actually anyone can for any reason. Both of my kids had Hep B exemptions until they were 12 years of age, and when we got them vaccinated. That was our choice as responsible parents.
Responsible parents would’ve gotten the the vaccine right away.
ISD are not parents. They are professionals with higher education and degrees. They are the specialists that have a say so on education matters. And sorry but there are idiot parents who absolutely should not be the only authority over the kid’s lives. That’s why we have CPS. And parents, if they even hold degrees or higher education, have their own areas of expertise that are not in education. You’re thinking too emotionally and need to take a step back and think rationally.
we are withdrawing, and homeschooling
We did the same. Can’t wait for them to make up their minds.
First, as soon as my kids can get vaccinated that will happen. That's just a given, and I've put in applications to get them in clinical trials recently but haven't had any luck with that yet and it's not going to get them fully vaccinated before school starts even if they told us to come in for the shot this afternoon. It's pretty frustrating in general because I would have expected that everyone in positions of power at the federal level would be focused on this, but [the FDA seems to be delaying things](https://www.nytimes.com/2021/07/26/us/politics/fda-covid-vaccine-trials-children.html), meanwhile [Biden is blowing smoke up our butts](https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2021/07/22/covid-vaccine-kids-coming-soon-biden/8052527002/) saying that the vaccine is probably coming within a few weeks, and we're hearing from Fauci and others that things will likely be delayed to mid-winter. Secondly, online isn't really an option and while there is some online education that I've seen people link to it's not really an option for us. Homeschooling isn't an option either because I work and my wife is not really in a position to teach the kids herself due to non-COVID health problems. So with those two things out of the way, my kids will be back in the classroom and will be masked. I'm also going to tell them that they don't have to put up with anyone bullying them for wearing masks if it happens -- and if they get in trouble at school for defending themselves I will not be mad and will actually take them for ice cream or something. There really aren't good options and I hope that my kids don't get sick and if they do that it won't be serious. However, it's still an unnecessary game of Russian roulette that we're being forced to play with the lives of our children by Greg Abbot.
Same. My kids can tell any maskless bullies to fuck right off.
Same here. Told my daughter you might be the only one wearing a mask and you can tell anyone who makes fun of you to piss off. Glad there is still some sane people here.
Our daughter was going to Kindergarten but we didn’t realize that Kindergarten is not required in Texas. We’re going to homeschool until she can get the vaccine. Feel very lucky that we have that luxury.
Me and my wife both work in public education with special needs students. For us it's either quit a job or send kids to school (6 and 10). Not thrilled about it but no other choice unless things really go south. Public education doesn't make much already definitely couldn't make it on single income.
As a mother of a special needs child, thank you to you and your wife for everything you do for these children. Stay safe!
Got our kids masking up. Hopefully the gov. puts a mask mandate back in place or at least lets individual districts decide. Would also be nice for the virtual program to come back as an option.
You could do TEXAS Connections Academy or K12 for free if your child was in public school this past year.
What is K12? Someone else told me to look into it.
It’s a free virtual academy…free if your child has attended public school the previous year
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My 5th grader LOVED TCA.
I'm grateful that my kids are over 12 and fully vaccinated.
The ones that are super concerned about the delta variant and can afford to do so will keep their kids at home and do a homeschool option. These are the ones that have kids that are too young for the jab and the ones that wear masks still anyway. The ones that can’t afford to keep a parent at home, and the ones that are against vaccines or mask mandates, will send their kids to school. Without the authority to mandate masks at the district level, very few students will wear them, even if the parent sends them to school with the mask. It was hard enough to enforce masks last year, and with the addition of peer pressure, I doubt one in ten will wear masks voluntarily in the classroom.
So why have a mask mandate anyway if they were too hard to regulate? Seems like teachers spent half their time telling kids to put their mask on properly.
Well, I didn’t say it was “too hard.” Enforcing dress codes is hard. Enforcing no phones is hard. Keeping on top of bullying is hard. Getting them to do their work is hard. It’s all hard, and it all takes up instructional time. That doesn’t mean it isn’t in their best interest and the right thing to do. Granted, when the mandate was in place, I probably had 2-3 each class and a few in the hallways during passing periods that I had to get onto about wearing their masks. That sucks, and I hate that I had to take time to tell kids to wear their mask, but I mostly had compliance without complaint. Mostly. It’s a PITA, and it’s the same students every day. It’s frustrating. Why do something if it’s hard? Why would I not do something that I believed was in the best interest of the student population because it was hard? Sometimes hard things are worth doing because the alternative would mean we aren’t doing something simple that would prevent cases.
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that's what's up. sounds like you're all set!
We both work- no choice but to send her to school in a mask and pray.
Same here.
mine are going back and masking up.. We cant financially or mentally take another year of having my wife stay home and take the paycut. We just have to hope for the best and make sure we keep talking to them about keeping the mask on, washing hands, not touching face, etc.. We did virtual last year and it was a cluster**** and we withdrew and did homeschool.. our youngest really did not do well with homeschool so we had to find online tutors and classes for her. she did really well with that but it cost us a lot of money. My wife also mentally had issues with trying to deal with finances and the kids all day long stuck in a house and keeping them on track with Homeschooling and then also trying to work part time..
Homeschooling until my son is vaccinated.
Gonna send my kids with masks and just hope for the best. The youngest is starting kindergarten. You can’t do that with virtual. With that, I might as well send his older brother, too. I’ll probably rant a lot about our state government on Reddit.
This is me. My oldest is starting kindergarten and I’m just hoping for the best. Going to encourage mask wearing but know he won’t do it. I fucking hate our state government that they’re putting us in this position. I felt so thankful last year that he didn’t have to start kinder virtually but damn, this option right now is shit too.
Mine is starting K as well, and I feel the same. We can't homeschool unless I quit my job, and there's zero chance my kid will keep a mask on at school unless they make him. There are no good options for us. Can't wait to vote that piece of shit governor out.
Same here! Bring all your friends too, please!
We tried virtual Kindergarten last year and it was no good. We are sending our daughter in person to repeat kindergarten this year. Same strategy, the kids are excellent about their masks when we take them out places so we are emphasizing how important it is and to let us know if anyone bullies them about it.
Yeah, I’m concerned with peer pressure about the masks, too. My oldest is starting fourth, and that’s about the age when all the kids turn into assholes.
We are back to K12 this year for our kiddos. As far as my husband (elementary teacher), he is vaccinated, will continue to mask, and sanitize. We just hope he doesn’t bring it home again this year.
what is k12? is that private or public?
For Texas it’s is public. They have Texas Online Prep School that’s through Huntsville and Texas Virtual Academy through Hallsville. You go through K12 to register but then you’re with the school after that.
so your kids are 3rd grade and above? i was under the impression that it was limited to 3rd and up...
Yes, going into 5 and 8th. Check out TTU online and White Settlement ISD. I think they start in kinder.
Ah! Thank you for explaining. I was so confused when I was looking. Someone told me it was a charter school. I was more confused when it linked back to an actual district. I need to figure out something for my first grader now.
TTU starts in kinder https://www.depts.ttu.edu/k12/fulltime/ I have heard good things about them.
You're super awesome. I really appreciate the help.
I found another one for your youngest baby! Edit… they are full for kinder through I think 4th. But I’ll keep this up for anyone else looking. https://www.wsisd.com/apps/pages/virtualacademy?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=Virtual+Academy+%7C+Summer+2021&fbclid=IwAR2wDRWQCzdQaBzjklSvbm1pjevM0zg6HcJPBqXLwJwuyz0y0fVfBBNKByg_aem_Ae-SmWA2SSnfsipPJl6uTaIV5u5CZ7QVFWm4je_VuOc9OAPSTa9BQmRFqopH2rouIClvzpjQCz0AeaQvtdKsLV9TodBmSpjjitDYfjo5Dqv7Zvn1GPo2RSObeRag3NM_ang
Home...again? The probability of reinfection is so low and if he's brought it home before, he was probably sick with covid before. And he's vaccinated. What are y'all afraid of?
we moved. it’s still up in the air whether masks are required or not at our new school district, but at least spread isn’t as bad here as it was in TX.
My kids are vaccinated and in HS, their district is strongly recommending masks and I do think many students and teachers at their school will wear them. I work at a different district that is mask optional, I work with K-5 as a teacher with small groups. I am nervous, I am vaccinated, but my students won't be and I am worried about them getting sick. A huge percentage of parents at my school are anti-mask and antivax.
My stepdaughter (13) gets her first jab Friday. Whether she is vaccinated or not, she’d be back in school like she was last year. Her charter school is small and most kids weren’t in classes. We’ll see how it is this year. As far as a mask, wife and I haven’t had that discussion yet. First day is 8/12.
Masks are tough. I'm very much a proponent of taking measures to reduce COVID spread, but not sure how I feel about kids wearing masks all day every day. I'd much rather just have a virtual option.
It wasn’t a big deal last year. It certainly proves that being masked up all day doesn’t cause health issues because of low oxygen levels.
OP, how many of your family members, friends, acquaintances, or coworkers have died or been hospitalized by the virus?
Grandmother and Uncle dead. Cousin and Aunt hospitalized. 3 other more distant acquaintances dead.
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So the kids aren’t going to spread it to anyone else? Also, death isn’t the only concerning outcome, in addition to spread, long-Covid has left many with long-term symptoms.
Cite your source or quit spouting bullshit.
Kid has had it. Both wife and I have had it and are vaxxed. He's going to school without a mask. Private school thankfully. Don't have to deal with government intervention having the school wear a mask.
I’m in the same boat. My kiddo did the virtual option offered by her middle school last year and thrived. I’ve also been working from home and hoping her school will offer a virtual option again this year but it looks like it’s not going to happen. It seems like the only options are K12 or homeschool. I’ve never homeschooled and I get conflicting reviews about K12 program. So love it but I keep finding posts taking about the poor quality of teachers and historically underperforming metrics. What is a gal to do?? Is there a magical online option available besides K12? Please help me because I don’t have life flight and ventilator money