As the school closures statewide continue to drag on, parents and students alike are becoming more concerned about when schools will be reopened for traditional in-person learning. The combination of restrictions from Gov. Newsom and the insistence of teachers’ unions that schools remain closed have left parents at a stalemate, unsure of what’s to come.<\/p>\n
The big victim in all of this is the students, of course. Children being forced into unfamiliar remote learning, not being able to socialize with friends, missing out on formative experience, and the list goes on. Perhaps school closures offer the benefit of preventing the spread of COVID-19, but at what cost?<\/p>\n
Another pressing question is who should be determining which costs are palatable? Gov. Newsom seems to think that he should have ultimate authority over such decisions, while teachers’ unions desire that power for themselves. Unfortunately, both Newsom and the unions are ignoring and disenfranchising the parents and students they’re supposed to serve.<\/p>\n
\nIncredibly, Sacramento unions are demanding that even schools that can safely open now remain closed until at least 2021 so that no one gets "a head start."<\/p>\n
— Kevin Kiley (@KevinKileyCA) October 13, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n