The Mount Diablo Unified School District will hold a special board meeting this afternoon at 4 p.m. to discuss plans to return to in-person instruction.
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A link to the online meeting will be posted a few minutes prior to the meeting at mdusd.org/boardmeetings.
This meeting is only a discussion, and no final decisions will be made.
They are only having a special meeting because they have to. Brian Lawrence has made it clear he is using politics and his dislike for trump to keep school closed.
We no faith in going back. We have had two rally’s now to get interest in going back and how education is essential and not even claycord posted or gave exposure. Families are struggling and the political agenda is more important to keep us closed than the well being of our children.
Some teachers and staff are saying they don’t feel safe even with a 99% survival rate. They want to stay remote. If you worked In any other furled, a nurse, a grocer, you would not get that company to provide you a remote Position. They would say, Ppe up or get lost. Teachers need to realize it’s time to go back and they need step aside or go back for the kids.
Are Zoom meetings to be trusted? What if a bored member starts Tobin? 🤤
A rally? Really?? Seriously?? Who do you care about?? Your kids? Your kids teachers? Your family members? NO, Mostly just yourselves!! Buck up and get through this mess and deal with YOUR kids a bit longer! It is not safe yet!!!!!
ITS NOT SAFE YET!!!!! Lol
You are nobody to tell me what is safe and what is not.
Rallies??! Yes rallies. Free speech is for everyone, not just democratic communists.
BTW did you happen to see the TRUMP rally at Todo Santos Park?
Get your kleenex before it sells out,
@ Sam
I had you name in my previous post by mistake.
@Juanita, since you are clearly uninterested in actually informing yourself about the copious data on school openings, everybody can see that it’s just your fear talking. There are private schools open right now, here. And childcare centers. Our numbers continue to go down. And in millions of places all over the world kids are in school, safely. Including places with more Covid cases than we have. And over and over the data shows that schools aren’t high risk. So clearly you will never think it is safe, which makes your view on this completely uninteresting.
@Martinezmike – Would you rather have a hands on Tobin or remote learning?
So how come the proposed hybrid solutions only have the kids in class 4 hours a day? Before COVID, kids were in school 6 – 6 1/2 hours a day. So even if for some reason they accept the hybrid solution, our kids are still being robbed of school time.
As for Brian Lawrence, can not wait for him and his political agenda that he keeps pushing to be removed from the board. As Rob stated above, they have not taken it seriously … I mean only now looking at options when most other school districts have already completed their option analysis and some have even started in-person.
As for the rallies, I would love to see more of them. Get the kids in the classroom. Get the politics out of the classroom.
Actually Rob we would be in better shape had all the states governors did what we did back when the original SARS came through which was to close off international travel but Dems and Libs were screaming how racist and xenophobe it is. If we would just open up the businesses, jobs and school would all be doing just fine. Calif is squarely on Newsom’s back not Trumps.
The simpleton/liberal way of thinking..
Do you want to be responsible for getting families sick.Until this Covid is under control keep the kids at home.I have to grandsons doing at home schooling and they are doing great.If you think the students aren’t learning maybe it’s time to hold some parents or Guardians responsible.Why not return the entire work force back to the office how do you feel about that?You can’t have your cake and eat it to.
So you want to hold guardians accountable for teaching their kids. Okay … so why am I paying a salary to a teacher? or paying for a the school property? You know, if I cannot do plumbing, I hire a plumber. If I cannot teach, we pay a teacher to do the job.
As for returning the work force, that cannot be done till the schools are open. Or are you suggesting we leave the 1st and 2nd graders home all day in the house by themselves … sounds like that would be a bigger concern.
Now, if you are scared or do not want to send your grandson to school … then don’t. Some of us do not believe the political or media hype associated with this real virus. Yeah, I believe it to be real, but no I do not believe it to be as severe as they are making it out to be.
Sure hope you’re not doing the homeschooling of your grandsons. You don’t even know the difference between “to”, “too” and “two”.
Great example, actually, why students should be returning to in-person instruction.
In addition, just because 2 students are doing well, doesn’t mean all students are doing well. There are thousands who are not doing well at all, as the data in the related link in this article suggests. Also, not all parents have the luxury of staying home. I know plenty who have to go to work because they are landscapers or servers in a restaurant. Can’t do that via Zoom now, can you? So no, it’s not about having your cake and eating it too. It’s about basic survival for some families.
This makes no sense. Many people in the workforce are still out there – esp. “essential workers.” Is school not essential?
Also the data clearly shows, globally and in CA, that school reopenings are safe. CCC has twenty-some people in the hospital with Covid. A county of 1.1 million. How much more “in control” can it get?!
For people who want to continue distance learning, go for it. The option will be there.
Old Timer- How do we even know if you are telling the truth? You could totally sit behind a keyboard and be lying. I have not talked to a single parent who has said there child is doing great. Besides we heard you once, you can stop bragging about how “wonderful” your grandsons are doing.
Wow lol
Excited about a public meeting much are we
And any attempt to bash trump because you knew so so better in December last year year through February this year
Maybe you should be an advisor
Well anyway as history would show
As it is with any public meeting
Be it a council or board or deslacker or fake mayor or governor or local break socialist of this state
These are all for show… so they can say we listened to the public
And they are wrong so we did what we wanted
Anyone wonder why these looney tune dem politicians
Want to dismantle the entire system that the forefathers built
So that America could be a different country than the rest of the world
Let me say that again
America was founded to be different from the rest of the world
With freedoms of religion and speech and to bear arms
With no corruption with checks and balances
To be the beacon of hope and allow legal entry to all comers who want a better life from oppression and greed and corruption and Genocide
And yet the democrats and all their cronies want to demolish those laws and make this country just like the others
With riots and filth and greed and a socialist system that places people in poverty and under a regime rule
Better open your eyes and look at the near future of chaos and your demise
And if that’s not enough at least think of your children’s lives the ones who can’t vote and live by your emotional bias towards anyone that your politicians don’t like
The world got one chance at freedom ….and it was called America
Now you ….yes you ….have made it just another country with a power hungry struggle to rule over the populous
By voting to destroy everything that smarter people than you
hundreds of years ago founded
You say well those are old times
Yeah no
Those were free times
When you could work hard and live with pride
Now you slave away your days and just make it or live off of the state and are used by the politicians as a Tool for their power
Freedom isn’t getting free money
It’s deciding how you want your family to live and succeed and thrive and pass on those freedoms to the next generation
Freedom is not abusing childlren within 10 years of the abuser
That is just stupidity
Freedom is not passing a law so people of color can loot stores as a political tool for implied reparations
Freedom is education
Freedom is help to get an education
Freedom is not being scared to get and education
Freedom is being able to teach others about the benefits of America over any other country
Feedom is seeing your errors and correcting them
Freedom is respecting those who died to protect it
Freedom is not being like any other country
Freedom is ………gone
@Dwight Schrute
You responded to Random by posting that we are trying to save all lives. Just what do you think Random’s post was about anyway?
@Rob
If only China hadn’t deliberately released this deadly virus into the world, we wouldn’t be in this shape. And just who was that mocking this virus while strolling through Chinatown, inviting everyone to come to Chinatown while mocking this virus? All the while, Trump was protecting America and Pelosi was mocking him for it. Don’t talk to me about mocking.
I bet Brian Lawrence continues to let his extreme hatred of Republicans (just look at his twitter) overstep his duty again. He should be making the best decision for kids. Instead he makes decisions based on his hatred.
REALLY SAD!
@Dwight Schrute,
Have you taken the time view his twitter feed? If you would see that Mr. Lawrence has only his hatred of republicans in mind. He makes Musolini look like Eisenhower.
Dwight is obviously another one of Gavins 50 cent army. Anyone using corrupt Joes “not a joke” focus grouped tag line is pushing propaganda. Schools in other states have been open and are doing just fine. They still haven’t Isolated the virus and the CDC can’t prove it even exists. The political hoax continues. I know, I know someone is “missing from the breakfast table” 🤮 Speaking of 50cent, how many black voters you think he will bring to Trump?
Dwight, there is an incredible amount of data now on school reopenings. Spend a few minutes on Google getting past heaslines. It isn’t high risk. The chief public health officer of the state says they haven’t seen any effect of school openings in Covid numbers. Private k-6 schools are largely open here right now. Cases continue to go way way down. Global data, national data. In-state data
In-county data with private schools and daycares. Anybody who thinks we don’t know enough at this point is just misinformed or their job is to lie about it (see: union leaders).
Open the g’damn schools.
This is not optional, this is a necessity.
Stop playing politics with education.
If teachers don’t want to teach in person, they need to find new jobs.
@ Dwight Schrute
I will take Mitch now over the trash that is parading around like they care about our children…and it sounds like you should stay out of politics.
There are plenty of teachers who want to reopen. And plenty plenty of people who would willing and able to take that job. But everything about hiring and firing (hahahaha that never happens) in public schools is so slow and monopolistic that it doesn’t matter. The teachers unions can insist they aren’t coming back until the last person on earth is vaccinated twice, and the districts can’t do anything about it. You have your job and your salary forever even if you aren’t doing your normal job and your union refuses to let you do it.
I will be one of those who voted for America and freedom.
Our children SHOULD be in school! Statistically speaking, children are more likely to die from Influenza then COVID19. More children have died from influenza already this year then they have from COVID19. We have never shut down our schools because of Influenza. Why are we doing this now? I understand in the beginning when little was known, but now there is NO excuse. Wake up people! We are hurting our children. This is shameful and wrong.
Read the following:
gbdeclaration.org
It’s called “Focused Protection”, and it makes sense.
@mike- the declaration WAS written by scientists. Only some of the top scientists and epidemiologists from around the world. It has not been discredited. What we are currently doing is dangerous and irresponsible. It has been widely argued that the long term effects of these lock downs and keeping kids out of school will be far worse then the pandemic itself.
We are making progress. We are moving through the tiered system, which is helping to keep the number of infections and deaths down. Slowly, restrictions are being eased based on the data.
Regarding the declaration: “there was no vetting procedure in place for signatories – anybody could become a confirmed signatory of the Declaration and be categorised as a scientist or medic by falsifying entry information and ticking a box.” https://bylinetimes.com/2020/10/09/climate-science-denial-network-behind-great-barrington-declaration/
“it’s callous, dangerous nonsense”
https://www.thespec.com/opinion/editorials/2020/10/20/declaration-calling-for-end-to-lockdowns-is-about-politics-not-public-health.html
The 3 authors, and 30 original co-signers are credible. All the other signatures you refer to are supporters. The fact anyone can sign it in show of support, does not discredit the declaration. You can post all the links you want. Of course you will find people who disagree with it. People will disagree with about anything. It does not come without risk, but driving to the grocery store does not come without risk either.
The Great Barrington Declaration is from top-notch scientists. It’s controversial. It might be wrong. But it isnt discredited: it just claims that restrictive measures on whole populations are doing more harm than good. That might be true or it might not. Nobody is an expert in what the overall effect of this stuff is going to be long term. Expertise isn’t enough. Even experts disagree on big picture decisions like this.
Let me add something to my comment.Im not saying it’s up to the parents to teach there kids.It is up to them to make sure the students are doing there on line learning.If they aren’t then maybe there parents have failed them.And don’t start with the excuses
Brian Lawrence, from Facebook: “We also need to recognize that this cannot and should not be a unilateral decision by the MDUSD Board. It will need to be done in partnership with our employee bargaining units.”
“employee bargaining units”?? You mean the teachers union. Since the State is run by the unions and democrats, I guess we know where this will end up. They’ll make their true decision after the election. Biden wins, schools suddenly become safe again. Trump wins, punish your children and keep schools closed.
I hope the democrats that voted this one party system into office suffer the worst, you’re getting the government you deserve. By the way, Trump is going to win in a landslide and both parties know it. There is no other reason for the Dems to inject the potential for a balloting controversy into this election.
https://www.facebook.com/briantlawrence/posts/5002469869778291
mdusd as well as the cdc and the WHO and any politicians media as well as any union based city or state entity
have lost all credibility with their bias and self centered and lying tactics towards the public
and THEIR lively hoods
the utter hypocrisy and lack of any thought for
families and their jobs and their needs
the ill prepared and contradicting politicians and any so called scientist that was beholding to a liberal democrat socialist agenda
were thrown at us repeatedly all contradicting each other
while we waited and waited in our homes without jobs and or any information accept rhetoric and self centered addresses by politicians
saying follow the science …..lol
yet still no proof of any kind of this virus
a bogus test that is flawed and politicians telling us to trust the science
closing the schools early and not doing one thing towards addressing reopening until after the election of course …..political gesture of course
no thought as to how to handle opening or even the beloved committee that the democrats love to throw at us
or a smidgen of a meeting of the minds to come up with a plan and a back up or other scenario ….
no talking to businesses to help
no talking to suppliers
no talking of any kind to address schools and children and their education
as the summer rolled by
inept democrat government leaving us all when a supposed crisis was upon us
the lack of leadership or coordination shows how much respect this regime has for the people
as they push for higher taxes to bail out the unions and their dept heads
including bart and cal trans projects
you are dead last in their vision
I thought he shut down flights pretty quickly, and don’t forget Fancy Nancy and Joe called him racist and xenophobic for doing it.
I knew from the first time I looked into my oldest son’s eyes and again with each of our successive children that they would never attend a public school in California. Did this mean I would maybe drive old cars? Maybe not have the newest phones? Maybe not take the fanciest vacations? I figured so, although it has turned out more manageable than expected. I have never doubted that decision, but this has completely erased any question I may have ever had about our choices. All three of my children are back in school, granted for the high school student it’s hybrid and twice a week (but every day for sports practice) but the younger two it’s every day. My daughter was thrilled to go back, my older son wanted to go back but not as much, but now that he’s back he told me he feels much happier. It’s his junior year, the first chance he has had to drive himself to school, he said he didn’t realize how much he was missing being at home. The younger son (junior high), who actually didn’t want to go back has since told me he’s glad. He was struggling to keep on top of assignments (trust me, private schools don’t play even during remote learning, there was as much work as ever) virtually but says it’s much easier in person. Plus he didn’t realize how important it was to learn and have projects with other students. My daughter is just wonderful and knocking it out of the park with straight A’s as per usual.
Being isolated at home and receiving a stunted education isn’t healthy for anyone, and in my opinion holds far more long term risks health and wellness wise for these children than the virus ever will. I don’t understand why anyone chooses public education in California other than it just isn’t financially feasible (not feasible doesn’t mean you can’t buy the fanciest truck/car and or go shopping/vacationing all the time). I value critical thinking, free expression, diversity of thought, and respect for those different from you far too much to allow my children to attend public school. A good deal of you are sending your children to school (when it’s actually open) for 6+ hours a day so they can be taught that you’re a terrible person…..how much time are you spending with them, holding their attention, to counter that? I wouldn’t put my dogs in that environment.
Hey, godless for budgeting appropriately and saving the dough to provide a worthwhile education for your children, it is more than the vast majority of parents can boast.
When they say they will “discuss” something, they are really just trying to abate some of the anger and kick the can down the road a little further. I really think that idiot with “White Fragility” on his bookshelf wants to keep the teachers happy and kids home for the rest of the year. He basically said as much in that letter published on FB before backtracking on it because of the outrage.
Teachers are lazy, overpaid primadonnas who want to keep working 4 hours a day from home while wearing their underpants and sipping gin, and still get 3 months a year vacation. Many public teachers in California make wages approaching $200,000, look it up, it’s complete madness, for an easy job with low demands that they refuse to even properly do.
The poor clerks at Safeway or Walmart deal with 10x or 100x or more people per day that the teacher does and are in far greater jeopardy, their faces aren’t melting off from Covid left and right.
This is… all incorrect.