The district just announced we are returning to full time in-person school. I am honestly in shock that this worked and I know it only happened because so many of you spoke up. Please keep an eye on things as the new term begins just to ensure the transition goes …
August 15, 2020
Final supporters
Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics, which is a conservative organization, came out with a strong recommendation that children need to be in school and the good outweighs the bad when it comes to Covid. They stated: Reopening schools is so important for the kids but really for the entire community. So much of our world relies on kids being in school and parents being able to work. Trying to work from home with the kids home is disproportionately impacting women. So it goes beyond just the health of the child, which is, of course, very important. As a country, we should be doing everything we can right now, for lots of reasons, to make sure we can safely reopen schools in the fall.
Davis School District has done a great job of trying to make sure all children receive an education that will help them succeed in life. This new plan contradicts the science based and good measured plan that was already in place to go back to full time school in the fall. Furthermore, we feel blind sighted by the district as everything we’ve heard leading up to this new decision took in to consideration the feelings of parents, students, teachers, and science alike. This closed-door decision came way too early and without the support of what we believe the overwhelming majority supports and more importantly what science supports. Children don’t carry, transmit, or inherit the virus the same way adults do. Let’s go back to school in a responsible, clean, and measured way and not let the children from single parent homes, those with food insecurities, those who suffer from mental illness, and those with special needs fall disproportionately behind from this new schedule. Those who are already behind in school will only fall further behind and have long lasting effects from the lack of education and one-on-one help they desperately need and receive only in a full-time school setting.
With this petition we are asking you to reconsider this change and go back to your original plan for school in the fall.
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Reached 1,000 supporters
July 29, 2020
July 29, 2020
I have been reading through the messages you all are leaving and the stories of struggle in your homes are truly heartbreaking. It is clear that this is a heavy burden for so many families and I am just the person holding the pen while you provide the momentum. We are currently gathering your experiences to show the district exactly what the reality of this schedule looks like for our children.
Reached 100 supporters
July 29, 2020
598 Comments
I’m a working mother with 4 kids in 3 different schools. I cannot work and help my children at home in school. I really need them attending school in person. They need the social interaction, direct teacher help and less time staring at a computer screen.
Online learning is almost completely invective. Judging from the experience of my 15 grandchildren last spring they learned almost nothing from that experience. Attending school online for most kids is just going through the motions. It is not education.
As much as I know that this virus is affecting people, I think the mental toll it is taking on people is far far worse than any virus. The rate of domestic violence cases has increased and I the best places for these children to be is in the classroom.
Especially take into consideration closer with special needs/IEPs. And those students with parents that work and have no one at home, they'll be in daycare instead of remote learning, increasing hazards and costs while decreasing education.
I am an essential employee keeping the power to our state on, my wife is an essential employee as a therapist, my kids being able to go back to school is essential and teachers are essential, my taxes should not be spent for my kids to sit at home.
Full time school
I have a son with iep that needs the help
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The district just announced we are returning to full time in-person school. I am honestly in shock that this worked and I know it only happened because so many of you spoke up. Please keep an eye on things as the new term begins just to ensure the transition goes …
August 15, 2020
Final supporters
Last month the American Academy of Pediatrics, which is a conservative organization, came out with a strong recommendation that children need to be in school and the good outweighs the bad when it comes to Covid. They stated: Reopening schools is so important for the kids but really for the entire community. So much of our world relies on kids being in school and parents being able to work. Trying to work from home with the kids home is disproportionately impacting women. So it goes beyond just the health of the child, which is, of course, very important. As a country, we should be doing everything we can right now, for lots of reasons, to make sure we can safely reopen schools in the fall.
Davis School District has done a great job of trying to make sure all children receive an education that will help them succeed in life. This new plan contradicts the science based and good measured plan that was already in place to go back to full time school in the fall. Furthermore, we feel blind sighted by the district as everything we’ve heard leading up to this new decision took in to consideration the feelings of parents, students, teachers, and science alike. This closed-door decision came way too early and without the support of what we believe the overwhelming majority supports and more importantly what science supports. Children don’t carry, transmit, or inherit the virus the same way adults do. Let’s go back to school in a responsible, clean, and measured way and not let the children from single parent homes, those with food insecurities, those who suffer from mental illness, and those with special needs fall disproportionately behind from this new schedule. Those who are already behind in school will only fall further behind and have long lasting effects from the lack of education and one-on-one help they desperately need and receive only in a full-time school setting.
With this petition we are asking you to reconsider this change and go back to your original plan for school in the fall.
Thanks
Updates
Reached 1,000 supporters
July 29, 2020
July 29, 2020
I have been reading through the messages you all are leaving and the stories of struggle in your homes are truly heartbreaking. It is clear that this is a heavy burden for so many families and I am just the person holding the pen while you provide the momentum. We are currently gathering your experiences to show the district exactly what the reality of this schedule looks like for our children.
Reached 100 supporters
July 29, 2020
598 Comments
My children REALLY struggled with me as their teacher in the Spring. There’s a reason I didn’t go to school to be an educator. I’m not good at it. I feel my kids NEED their teachers to teach them. This can be done with correct social distancing.
I’m a working mother with 4 kids in 3 different schools. I cannot work and help my children at home in school. I really need them attending school in person. They need the social interaction, direct teacher help and less time staring at a computer screen.
Online learning is almost completely invective. Judging from the experience of my 15 grandchildren last spring they learned almost nothing from that experience. Attending school online for most kids is just going through the motions. It is not education.
As much as I know that this virus is affecting people, I think the mental toll it is taking on people is far far worse than any virus. The rate of domestic violence cases has increased and I the best places for these children to be is in the classroom.
Especially take into consideration closer with special needs/IEPs. And those students with parents that work and have no one at home, they'll be in daycare instead of remote learning, increasing hazards and costs while decreasing education.
I am an essential employee keeping the power to our state on, my wife is an essential employee as a therapist, my kids being able to go back to school is essential and teachers are essential, my taxes should not be spent for my kids to sit at home.
Full time school
I have a son with iep that needs the help
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My children REALLY struggled with me as their teacher in the Spring. There’s a reason I didn’t go to school to be an educator. I’m not good at it. I feel my kids NEED their teachers to teach them. This can be done with correct social distancing.