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Final supporters
We, the parents of the Takoma Academy Preparatory School, have created this petition to express our grievances with the return of in-school instruction on January 18, 2022. This is being done in hopes that, 1) the administration and school board can witness the expressed solidarity of families who share the same concerns with re-entrance into the building, and, 2) galvanize the powers that be into effective action that addresses our concerns.
We maintain the belief that it is in the best interest of our children to extend virtual learning instruction until the surge of the Omicron variant has subsided. We also feel strongly that returning to school on Tuesday, January 18th is an act of negligence that places our children at unnecessary risk for further spread and transmission. Not only do we risk compromising the health and safety of our children, we are then left to weather the recovery phase - and the many inconveniences it encompasses - alone.
Upon conversing amongst ourselves, it has become apparent that many of us fall into one or more of the following categories,
- Have a child or relative with an autoimmune disease
- Have a child or relative in the home with a compromised immune system
- Have multiple children enrolled at TAPS or Takoma Academy
- Have had personal encounters with COVID by way of direct transmission, exposure, or loss of a loved one due to COVID during the holiday season
While the vaccination has proven to be effective, at least in the area of symptom mitigation, it has been unsuccessful in staving off the spread of the virus, especially with the ongoing surge of the delta variant. Given that we have successfully implemented virtual instruction for nearly two years, we find no reason why this method of instruction cannot be mobilized any longer. In consideration of the above-referenced concerns, we are requesting that virtual instruction be extended until there is a substantial and consistent decline in COVID transmission rates. At the very least, we request to be given the option to return to in-person instruction or remain virtual for the time being.
We thank you in advance for hearing our concerns and prayerfully giving this the due consideration it deserves. Thank you as always for your tireless efforts. We hope we can reach a viable solution soon.
Sincerely,
TAPS Families
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Updates
January 13, 2022
The school board is choosing to ignore our messages so we need to step up the pressure today. Call the main office line and demand a meeting with the administration regarding the virtual extension. Post this link on your personal Facebook page and tag the school board members directly.
January 13, 2022
The administration is finally taking notice because of the sheer volume of families demanding safer classroom conditions. Copy the link to this petition and send it directly to your school board representative today.
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This petition should be advocating for a virtual OPTION! Covid is not going anywhere and children learn most effectively in the classroom. If you want to keep your children at home, you should. But we can not deprive ALL children when there is an effective vaccine to protect most from severe illness and death.
Please consider holding off until the end of January to return to school as many children and teachers are still recovering from cocos or have been exposed to people who are still ill.
Keep school closed and kids virtual Learning
VACCINES HAVE NOT PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE COVID 99% RECOVERY RATE.... MASKS ARE NOT THE ANSWER ... VACCINES FOLKS STILL CAUGHT THE FLU AS DID EVERYONE ELSE ... WAKE UP IM AGAINST THIS PETTITION FOLS NEED TO MINGLE AND GET SICK AND GET WELL LIKE GOD INTENDED !!!! BUT U CONFORM TO THE WORLD SDA DID NOTHING DIFFERENT ... I REBUKE THIS ALL!!!
Let the kids stay home its not safe
School close until February 2022
Good Idea for now.
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Status: Closed — this petition is no longer accepting signatures.
Final supporters
We, the parents of the Takoma Academy Preparatory School, have created this petition to express our grievances with the return of in-school instruction on January 18, 2022. This is being done in hopes that, 1) the administration and school board can witness the expressed solidarity of families who share the same concerns with re-entrance into the building, and, 2) galvanize the powers that be into effective action that addresses our concerns.
We maintain the belief that it is in the best interest of our children to extend virtual learning instruction until the surge of the Omicron variant has subsided. We also feel strongly that returning to school on Tuesday, January 18th is an act of negligence that places our children at unnecessary risk for further spread and transmission. Not only do we risk compromising the health and safety of our children, we are then left to weather the recovery phase - and the many inconveniences it encompasses - alone.
Upon conversing amongst ourselves, it has become apparent that many of us fall into one or more of the following categories,
- Have a child or relative with an autoimmune disease
- Have a child or relative in the home with a compromised immune system
- Have multiple children enrolled at TAPS or Takoma Academy
- Have had personal encounters with COVID by way of direct transmission, exposure, or loss of a loved one due to COVID during the holiday season
While the vaccination has proven to be effective, at least in the area of symptom mitigation, it has been unsuccessful in staving off the spread of the virus, especially with the ongoing surge of the delta variant. Given that we have successfully implemented virtual instruction for nearly two years, we find no reason why this method of instruction cannot be mobilized any longer. In consideration of the above-referenced concerns, we are requesting that virtual instruction be extended until there is a substantial and consistent decline in COVID transmission rates. At the very least, we request to be given the option to return to in-person instruction or remain virtual for the time being.
We thank you in advance for hearing our concerns and prayerfully giving this the due consideration it deserves. Thank you as always for your tireless efforts. We hope we can reach a viable solution soon.
Sincerely,
TAPS Families
Updates
January 13, 2022
The school board is choosing to ignore our messages so we need to step up the pressure today. Call the main office line and demand a meeting with the administration regarding the virtual extension. Post this link on your personal Facebook page and tag the school board members directly.
January 13, 2022
The administration is finally taking notice because of the sheer volume of families demanding safer classroom conditions. Copy the link to this petition and send it directly to your school board representative today.
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Thank you for your feedback, Kari. For clarity's sake, I want to be clear that advocating for an option is highlighted in the body of our petition. It reads, "At the very least, we request to be given the option to return to in-person instruction or remain virtual for the time being."
This petition should be advocating for a virtual OPTION! Covid is not going anywhere and children learn most effectively in the classroom. If you want to keep your children at home, you should. But we can not deprive ALL children when there is an effective vaccine to protect most from severe illness and death.
Please consider holding off until the end of January to return to school as many children and teachers are still recovering from cocos or have been exposed to people who are still ill.
Keep school closed and kids virtual Learning
VACCINES HAVE NOT PROVEN TO BE EFFECTIVE COVID 99% RECOVERY RATE.... MASKS ARE NOT THE ANSWER ... VACCINES FOLKS STILL CAUGHT THE FLU AS DID EVERYONE ELSE ... WAKE UP IM AGAINST THIS PETTITION FOLS NEED TO MINGLE AND GET SICK AND GET WELL LIKE GOD INTENDED !!!! BUT U CONFORM TO THE WORLD SDA DID NOTHING DIFFERENT ... I REBUKE THIS ALL!!!
Let the kids stay home its not safe
School close until February 2022
Good Idea for now.
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Thank you for your feedback, Kari. For clarity's sake, I want to be clear that advocating for an option is highlighted in the body of our petition. It reads, "At the very least, we request to be given the option to return to in-person instruction or remain virtual for the time being."