Thread by @dlb_tweets

@ZacharyJeans @1Sandy_N_Austin Agree with the following:

1) Parents have the right to "opt" out their children for remote learning (works for some not for many)
2) Kids are missing out beyond academics but in personal growth (learning to get along w/ othere, dealing w/ bullies, emotional maturation
3)...

1/n

@ZacharyJeans @1Sandy_N_Austin 3) We need to look at American society as a whole. The "haves" and "have nots"
- Children whose both parents must work
- 1 Parent households where the parent must work
- Low income families where the child depends on 2 meals/day at school, heat/AC & safe learning environment

2/n

@ZacharyJeans @1Sandy_N_Austin 3) cont.
- real world example: My sister teaches in a lower income school district where remote learning did not work
- Rotating "father" figures come & go
- Parent(s) are adidicts
- Shootings in neighborhood
- no "safe" place for learning

3/n

@ZacharyJeans @1Sandy_N_Austin This is a problem that needs a solution which takes into account the demographics of ALL children in this country
- they ALL deserve the opportunity to learn
- they all do not come from structured environments
- they do not all come from families of means

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@ZacharyJeans @1Sandy_N_Austin Before a "blanket" statement like saying "keep schools closed" we need to be open in thought and debate around who does this "affect" and what are the "effects" of not allowing parents to make this decision.

Are US Governors competent to make decisions about future generation?