I know I complain every year about the return to school. I have to believe that this year has been the first I was scared. I have never had so many parents have aggressive (get my meaning) conversations with me. There have been complaints about not seeing the classrooms, not meeting the teachers on the first day, not enough masks, too much social distancing, not enough time for lunch and my favorite….why doesn’t the bus stop outside my house anymore.
There are less workers all around. Finding replacement workers is even harder.
I would like to take the time to remind parents that just because your child stayed at home last year, does not give you the right to treat any school staff like dirt. I was in my office all of last year, I am here again and I plan on being there next year. You want protection from the virus, yet turn around and want to invade the teaching space you want protected. Make up your mind!!!
As for the busses??? Well, hold on to your insurances. Many drivers left to go work where there was work. Less drivers, less routes = more corner stops in communities instead of door to door service. So your child is special needs, unless they have an individual education plan that specifies that you must have door-to-door, your child can walk the one to two blocks to the corner where the other students are waiting.
If you are unable to provide transportation to the school, then don’t pick a school outside of the zone that you live in.
What about virtual school? Well, I can already tell that most students did not do well last year. Their behavior is even worse this year. There was a huge influx of special needs students to the virtual platform that is available this year. Now those parents are bringing the students back physically because the virtual platform was not prepared to handle the specific needs of many of these students. I understand the reason why the parents chose to go virtual to protect their children. At some point between getting groceries, going to the doctor or even going to the mailbox, you have been exposed or will be exposed to the virus.
Bottom line…
Think of the sparrow and the lily of the fields, they do not hunger for anything. God has our name written in the book of Life and Death before we are even born. He is the one who knows our day of death. Be kind to those around you. Do not be anxious for anything, but with prayer and petition, take it before the Lord.
